The breathtakingly buff Brendan Irving is returning to the stage to play the character of Rocky in the naughty but ever so nice smash hit musical, The Rocky Horror Show.
Opening in Melbourne on July 13 at Her Majesty's Theatre, audience members should prepare for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek.com.au
Brendan returns to the The Rocky Horror Show after thrilling audiences in the 2014 and 2015 sold out seasons. His credits include international exposure on stage performing in Broadway Up Close and Personal at the John F. Kennedy Centre in Washington DC and the Rick Jensen directed cabaret Bound for Broadway in New York. Back home in Australia Brendan has starred in An Officer and A Gentleman and The Bodyguard, The Musical.
Brendan is also an accomplished aerial acrobat specialising in silks and trapeze and is a resident aerialist of Sydney's Slide Lounge El Circo. "I cannot wait to reprise the role of Rocky for Melbourne theatregoers, they have always been the most enthusiastic to giving themselves over to absolute pleasure!"
To keep the ever so buff body Frank N Furter demands, Brendan's week looks like this IN 7 DAYS BRENDAN........ Does 150 + CHIN UPS
Eats 4 dozen EGGS in no less than 50 meals Accumulates at least 30 Minutes in a HANDSTAND Completes 5 BODYWEIGHT Training Sessions Does 3 WEIGHT LIFTING Sessions The Rocky Horror show starring Todd McKenney in the lead role of Frank n Furter and Shane Jacobson in the honored role of the Narrator is a guaranteed night full of hilarity and madness!
Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show has become the world's favourite rock n' roll musical. It has been performed worldwide in over 30 countries in every continent (except Antarctica) and has been translated into more than 20 languages. In September 2015 The Rocky Horror Show was streamed live from the Playhouse Theatre London to over 600 screens across the UK and Europe with an all-star cast including Richard O'Brien, Anthony Head, Emma Bunton and Stephen Fry. It opens next month in Stratford, Ontario as part of the Canada Shakespeare Festival.
Tickets are on sale now from Ticketek for the Melbourne season commencing July 13 at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Videos