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From: warwick!asz@topaz.arpa (Frank N Furter)
Subject: Re: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Date: 25 May 85 05:14:54 GMT
brust@hyper.UUCP (Steven Brust) writes:
>> Can anyone mail me a summary of the audience participation bits
>> from this film. I saw it once 4 years ago and can remember bits
>> of it but not it all and as its now been released over here on
>> video, I'd like to try and jog my memory.
>> Alan
>
>I, for one, will not. RHPS was sheer delight as a film until it
>was destroyed by the audience participation.
Actually it was a stage play first (presumably with audience
participation). Perhaps you're in the wrong generation to enjoy the
sheer brilliance of RHPS (:-)), which would NOT be the same without
audience participation - it is essential to the whole ethos to have
the participation.
Alex
... mcvax!ukc!ubu!snow!asz
The stage production ran in London about seven years ago at the King's
Road Theater. The film and stage productions were true to each other
(which came first is not clear to me). However, as a true fan of the
film, I was sorely disappointed by the stage production. Reason: No
audience participation!! Lots of laughter but not much else. One
hilarious exception: When Janet says "Well, I don't like a man with too
many muscles.", a man in the front row yelled out "I do!" and Frank
congratulated him. The other highlight was at the end of the show when
xeroxed copies of the steps to do the Time Warp showered down from the
ceiling. I keep it pressed in my book of memories.