NORMAN PACE TO JOIN STEVE PUNT AND CHARLIE CONDOU AS THEY SHARE THE ICONIC ROLE OF THE NARRATOR IN UK NATIONAL PRODUCTION OF THE
LEGENDARY MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
Comedian Norman Pace will be joining the cast of the smash hit musical Rocky Horror Show next month. He will join fellow comedian Steve Punt and Coronation Street star Charlie Condou to share the legendary role of The Narrator on the UK tour which is currently smashing box office records in venues from Brighton to Liverpool, Birmingham to Sunderland.
Following critically acclaimed performances on the tour earlier this year, Steve Punt will reprise the role in Cardiff, Sunderland, Southampton, Wimbledon, York, Aylesbury, Nottingham, Richmond, Malvern and Stoke. In Bradford – back by popular demand – following his hilarious performance in Manchester, Charlie Condou will be slipping his suspenders back on for two performances on Friday 18th March.
Norman Pace will make his Rocky Horror Show debut in Torquay, and will then perform in Bradford, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dartford, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Woking, Leicester, Watford, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Glasgow, Southend and Bournemouth. The unique show also stars Diana Vickers, Ben Freeman and Liam Tamne.
Steve Punt has been half of Punt and Dennis for many years and has co-hosted The Now Show on Radio 4 since its inception in 1998. Steve also presents the university quiz The Third Degree and the light-hearted investigative show Punt PI for Radio 4. Steve’s TV writing and performing credits include Canned Carrott,The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Punt and Dennis, Mock the Week and Horrible Histories. In 2011 Steve played Eric Idle in BBC4’s Holy Flying Circus.
Norman Pace, one half of comedy duo Hale and Pace, has become an accomplished actor in his own right, with guest lead roles in BBC’s Casualty and ITV’s The Last Detective. He made his West End debut as ‘Amos Hart’ in Chicago in 1999 and has since gone on to perform in the UK tours of Honk, A Slice Of Saturday Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Satin ‘N’ Steel, Breakfast With Johnny Wilkinson, Donkeys Ears, Our Man In Havana, Dry Rot, Charley’s Aunt, Annie Get Your Gun and most recently One Man Two Guvnors.
Charlie Condou is best known for playing Marcus Dent in Coronation Street for four years and his successful column ‘The Three of Us’ in The Guardian. Charlie’s other television credits include Me, You, and The Apocalypse, The Impressionists and Midsomer Murders. On the silver screen, Charlie has starred in Good,Fred Claus and Charlotte Grey, while some of his theatre roles include Next Fall (Southwark Playhouse),Dying for It (The Almeida), The Changeling (Southwark Playhouse) and Shopping and F***king (UK Tour).
Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Showhas become the world’s favourite Rock N’ Roll musical. It has been performed worldwide for over 40 years in over 30 countries, selling out in Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Austria, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Director Christopher Luscombe created a stunning new production to celebrate the 40th Anniversary, which famously combines science-fiction, horror, comedy and music and encourages audience participation. This critically acclaimed version of the classic show, which tells the story of Brad and his fiancée Janet – two squeaky clean college kids who meet Dr Frank’n’Furter by chance when their car breaks down outside his house – is back by popular demand, embarking on a year-long national adventure starting in Brighton next month.
This musical extravaganza features all of its famous musical classics including “Science Fiction/Double Feature”, “Dammit Janet” and of course, the timeless floor-filler, “The Time-Warp”.
Many stars, including Russell Crowe, Tim Curry, Jerry Springer and Meatloaf have appeared in The Rocky Horror Show over the past four decades. Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, O’Brien’sRocky Horror Show is the boldest bash of them all. Be warned, this show has rude parts!
What the press have said about The Rocky Horror Show:
“Fresh, subversive, essential” – Daily Telegraph
“Panto for grown-ups – colourful, in your face, relentlessly energetic and high on audience participation” – The Times
“Hard to think of another musical quite as unique as this.” – Mail on Sunday
“So fast, so funny, so sexy” – Daily Mail
“Still the sexiest and funniest show in town” – Evening Standard
The Rocky Horror Show 2016 UK Tour Dates
Narrator
08 – 13 February 2016 Cardiff: New Theatre 0292 087 8889 Steve Punt
15 – 20 February 2016 Sunderland: Empire Theatre 0844 871 3022 Steve Punt
22 – 27 February 2016 Southampton: Mayflower Theatre 0238 071 1811 Steve Punt
29 February – 5 March 2016 Wimbledon: New Wimbledon Theatre 0844 871 7646 Steve Punt
07 – 12 March 2016 Torquay: Princess Theatre 0844 871 3023 Norman Pace
14 – 19 March 2016 Bradford: Alhambra Theatre 0127 443 2000 Norman/Charlie (18th)
28 March – 2 April 2016 Edinburgh: Playhouse Theatre 0844 871 3014 Norman Pace
4 – 9 April 2016 Belfast: Grand Opera House 028 9024 1919 Norman Pace
11 – 16 April 2016 York: Opera House 0844 871 3024 Steve Punt
18 – 23 April 2016 Aylesbury: Waterside Theatre 0844 871 7607 Steve Punt
25 – 30 April 2016 Nottingham: Theatre Royal 0115 989 5555 Steve Punt
02 – 07 May 2016 Richmond: Richmond Theatre 0844 871 7651 Steve Punt
09 – 14 May 2016 Malvern: Malvern Theatres 01684 892277 Steve Punt
23 – 28 May 2016 Stoke: Regent Theatre 0844 871 7649 Steve Punt
6 – 11 June 2016 Dartford: Orchard 01322 220000 Norman Pace
13 – 18 June 2016 Wolverhampton: Wolverhampton Grand 01902 429212 Norman Pace
20 – 25 June 2016 Sheffield: Sheffield Lyceum 0114 249 6000 Norman Pace
27 June – 3 July 2016 Woking: New Victoria Theatre 0844 871 7645 Norman Pace
4 – 9 July 2016 Leicester: Curve 0116 2423595 Norman Pace
11 – 16 July 2016 Watford: Watford Colosseum 01923 571 102 Norman Pace
18 – 24 July 2016 Bristol: Hippodrome 0844 871 7652 Norman Pace
25 – 30 July 2016 Milton Keynes: Milton Keynes Theatre 0844 871 7652 Norman Pace
1 – 6 August 2016 Canterbury: Marlowe Theatre 01227 787787 Norman Pace
8 – 13 August 2016 Glasgow: King’s Theatre 0844 871 7648 Norman Pace
15-20 August 2016-01-25 Southend: Cliffs Pavillion 01702 351135 Norman Pace
22 – 27 August 2016 Bournemouth: Pavilion 0844 576 3000 Norman Pace
05 – 10 September 2016 Aberdeen: His Majesty’s Theatre 01224 641122 TBC
12 – 17 September 2016 Norwich: Theatre Royal 01603 630000 TBC
19 – 24 September 2016 Eastbourne: Congress Theatre 01323 412000 TBC
26 Sept – 1 October 2016 Oxford: New Theatre 0844 871 3020 TBC
3 – 8 October Dublin: Bord Gais Energy +353 (1) 677 7999 TBC
10 – 15 October 2016 Birmingham: New Alexandra Theatre 0844 871 3011 TBC
Further dates and details to be announced
Please note that Diana Vickers, Ben Freeman, Paul Cattermole and Liam Tamne will perform through to 28 May 2016.
For online bookings and show times please visit www.atgtickets.com/rockyhorror
Ticket prices range from £10 – £51.90 (with additional booking fee)
Additional discounts are available for ATG Theatre Card Holders and Millennium Club Members.