![]() I still have that rather lovely childish, amateur approach to what I do.”Ĭraig McLachlan as Frank N Furter with Richard O’BrienĪlso key to Rocky Horror’s longevity is the way the show mixes that unbridled immaturity with more meaningful themes, says O’Brien. ![]() It’s probably derivative as hell and not terribly original, but when you’re 13 you don’t care. ![]() “I was still that 13 year-old-boy in his room drawing a comic, you know, writing a screenplay. “He was absolutely right since maturity was never my strong suit,” he says. Noting that when Tim Curry was asked of O’Brien’s age, he said he was “31 going on 13,” O’Brien explains that the secret to his hilariously vulgar script was an adolescent fearlessness in the power of what he was creating. O’Brien puts part of Rocky Horror’s success at the feet of his own childish approach to theatre. “But at the present time it shows no sign of slowing down.” “When it runs out of steam and the public no longer want it, then it’s time to let it go and let it become a piece of historical theatre,” O’Brien says. The 1975 Rocky Horror Picture Show film adaptation might stick in people’s minds, but the stage performance has toured consistently right up until this year, and is set to play the newly renovated Adelaide Festival Centre for two weeks starting this month. Ever since its debut in 1973, The Rocky Horror Show has delighted, horrified and inspired audiences across the globe.
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