The Rocky Horror Show made its stage debut upstairs at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1973, but here in Australia, there’s a sense of national pride in its stubborn, decades-long success: we claim it as our own.
It’s a fair shout: Jim Sharman, who ushered in a new era of musicals with his influential Australian productions of Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar in the 70s, directed its first outing. He also later directed the 1975 film adaptation, which he also co-wrote with O’Brien, as well as its sequel, Shock Treatment.
