The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien

If I were a primary school teacher maybe that wouldn’t be the case.” I’m very lucky that I’m in showbiz where I can be this eccentric person and therefore it’s allowed. “Being transgender is a nightmare for many people. That wasn’t intended but I’m grateful it’s helped other people feel less isolated or lonely.” It helped him, too. Speaking to the Guardian, he expressed insights into gender and sexuality as only a lifelong champion for queer rights could.ĭoes Richard think Rocky Horror contributed to the discussion of gender and sexuality? He played Riff Raff-and unwittingly inspired a second cult classic about the fluidity of gender and identity. He wasn’t just the writer of the musical. The film adaptation included Richard, too. The hit musical introduced audiences to the eponymous character Doctor Frank-N-Furter, made timeless by Tim Curry. I’ve had an excessive lifestyle’ ( The Guardian ) It was only meant to run three weeks!” - Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien: ‘I should be dead. “It’ll be 50 years old in three years’ time.

I was one of those people who held off getting too excited about things in case they got taken away.” That said, he will admit to some astonishment at its longevity. The Rocky Horror Show follows two wholesome American sweethearts, Brad and Janet, who stumble upon a spooky tumbledown mansion where they are relieved of their inhibitions by Frank-N-Furter, the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.ĭuring the show’s first transfer, “the penny dropped that there was a life to this piece that we hadn’t anticipated.

The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien