Shocking News! The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sequel Will Get London Stage Adaptation

Hot Patootie! Richard O'Brien's Shock Treatment, the 1981 flop film sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, will be adapted for the stage next year in London. According to BBC News, the new production will begin performances on April 17, 2015 and run through May 9 at the King’s Head Theatre. Opening night is set for April 21. Benji Sperring will direct the Tom Crowley adaptation.

In Shock Treatment, Rocky Horror couple Brad and Janet Major find themselves trapped in a TV game show, spookily predicting the rise of reality television.

The score features music by O’Brien (who wrote the score and book for The Rocky Horror Show) and Richard Hartley. Jim Sharman directed and co-wrote the original film, which featured a mix of faces returning from The Rocky Horror Show, such as O’Brien, Patricia Quinn and Nell Campbell, as well new additions, including Cliff De Young and Jessica Harper as a recast Brad and Janet.