Sarah-Jane (SJ) Loxton has been a fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show since she was in school.

So, getting the chance to play the character of Magenta in the live shadowcast screening of the cult classic, gender-bending film is a dream come true.

Andrew Loxton is Riff Raff.

SJ said it’s the same for all the local shadowcast characters – from Nixie Wilson as Columbnia, and Christopher (Tiffer) Kitchener as Brad.

“We’ve all been devoted to the movie since as long as we can remember,” SJ said.

“I first saw it when I was in year 9 at high school and we watched it at a friend’s sleep over.

“The film grew on me more and more. I became a regular at the local video shop borrowing it over and over. 

John McPherson as Dr Scott.

“The guy at the shop said to me I had hired it so many times, I could have bought it for myself instead.”

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a musical comedy horror film, originally screened in 1975 – and it will be screened again in the Star Court Theatre on Friday June 18.

SJ, who is the venue manager at the theatre said this is the second time the film will have been screened there with the local shadowcast.  

“We did it 18 months ago, with most of the same cast,” she said. ”We were going to do it every six months, then Covid happened.

“So now we have had a lot of time to upgrade our costumes and props. We are all fanatics and particular about it just getting right.”

Kim Orams plays Rocky.

What to expect?

It’s not a boring movie. It features a monster designed by an alien transvestite scientist for sex, casual dinner-time cannibalism and tacky dialogue.

It’s not a standard movie screening. There’s props and heckling involved, as well as live actors in the room, wearing heels and corsets, mimicking the antics on the big screen.

SJ said she’s been able to get a copy of the film with all of the subtitles telling the audience what to do to participate – and when to pull props out of their props bags.

Ed Mortimer plays Dr Frank-N-Furter.

Audience interaction

“The whole audience gets a change to participate the fun,” she said. “There’s a lot of heckling.

“People in the audience get an audience script with the heckles – like the ones in the ‘Dr Scott, Janet, Rocky’ moment.

“We have updated the original heckles though, because the movie is a sexual awakening for Janet, and we should embrace it, rather than shame it with a derogatory heckle.”

Junia Wulf who is playing Eddie.

Elyse Dallinger, Elyse will be reprising her role as Janet.

Props

Some of the props you might use at the screening include a newspaper over your head while it’s raining, water pistols, a rubber glove when Frank snaps his in the lab, toast and glow sticks.

The Time Warp dancers will be there and the audience is encouraged to dress up in costume.”

SJ said tickets are selling out fast, so get in quick of you want to go – and you can use your NSW Discovery vouchers for it.

You are guaranteed to know at least one person in the show. –The cast includes a bunch of actors from Lismore Theatre Company and is directed by Kylie Fuad.

The antici...pation is over. The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Shadowcast screens on Friday, June 18, from 7pm to 9pm.

To find out more and buy tickets, visit, https://www.starcourttheatre.com.au/shows or https://www.facebook.com/events/1373006343079570/?active_tab=discussion

Nixie Wilson is Columbia.

Lisa Walmsley as The Criminologist.

Christopher (Tiffer) Kitchener, plays Brad.