More than five decades after it debuted as a sexually subversive, cult musical upstairs at the Royal Court, the Rocky Horror Show still has legs - even if they are now clad in a classier stripe of fishnets.
Richard O'Brien's "low-brow," smutty parody of sci-fi B movies became the original immersive theatre, with audiences dressing up as characters, and hurling comic interjections to the lovingly-remembered script.
There is still much of that bawdy, panto energy as the show, directed by Christopher Luscombe, rolls into the Dominion Theatre before heading off on tour.
And even if the Anne Summers aesthetic of basques and suspenders, may have dated, the memorable rock n roll songs, are still a blast, from Science Fiction Double Feature, to Sweet Transexual to The Time Warp which naturally brings the house down.
If you've never seen it, terminally vanilla couple Brad and Janet break down near a castle in the pouring rain, where they are lured inside the domain of mad pansexual, cross dressing scientist Dr Frank N Furter, (Jason Donovan) who seduces each in turn.
The array of hangers on include Riff Raff the butler, Magenta the maid, Columbia the groupie and Rocky the musclebound creature brought to life on Frank's slab.
All are on fine form here, as is Mawaan Rizwan as the narrator, fielding the audience heckles and ad libs with impeccable timing and a knowing eyebrow raise.
Connor Carson's chisel-jawed Brad and Lauren Chia's Janet are both vocally strong - they may be the straights among the grotesques, but they are the endearing through-line in all the craziness about space aliens beaming up to the planet of Transexual Transylvania.
Luscombe and choreographer Nathan M Wright wisely keeps the action hurtling along, lest the entire cast fall into a gaping plot hole.
Donovan goes hammer and tongs for Frank N Furter's camp vampiness, strutting about in heels and a dodgy wig.
While his vocals are excellent, his monstrous bitchy predator lacks charm, and misses the androgynous sexiness of a character who was surely modelled on Jagger and Bowie.
Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show runs at The Dominion Theatre West End until September 20 before heading on tour.
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