The antici...pation is over.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - a cult classic that flopped when it first came out in 1975 - is back in the Star Court Theatre this Friday, October 25, at 7pm.

And there will be a shadow cast of players acting out the story in front of the screen.

Come dressed in costume and be prepared to take part in an interactive ritual that the movie’s lovers have been doing for over 40 years.

If you are new to story of this sci-fi musical, there’s an opportunity to hold your newspaper over your head while it rains and call out in response to the character’s dialogue as the movie plays.

While outside supplies for the interactive screenings are prohibited, pre-approved items will be sold in grab-bags in the lobby during the event.

This is to avoid props like rice messing up the historic theatre.

Nixie Wilson will be in the shadowcast as Columbia.

The campy cultural phenomenon stars Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N. Furter, Susan Sarandon as Janet (dammit!) Weiss, and boyfriend Brad Majors played by Barry Bostwick.

It features a monster designed by an alien transvestite scientist for sex, casual dinner-time cannibalism and tacky dialogue.

But these are also the same reasons why the film has been a certified cult classic.

It’s also sparked a unique phenomenon: an audience-driven “shadow cast,” with groups of performers in heels and corsets simultaneously re-enacting the show on stage while the movie is running, with audiences yelling at the screen and dancing the Time Warp in the aisles.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is on at the Star Court Theatre this Friday, at 7pm.

Tickets cost $15-18 and can be bought online, or at the theatre.

To book:

https://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?&presenter=AUSTARCT&event=rocks&fbclid=IwAR0oMAZ26jwIu5tL5j2KJphadJHDJzy8PPQWvZw20oJwa7pfpPakEWIhXm0&tck=true