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Author	Topic:   Amateur production?
C	posted 4/12/05 9:49 PM       Hi. A couple of friends and I were considering putting on a production just for fun, but since we're total amateurs we don't really know where to start. Where can we get hold of a script?
Edward Marlowe	posted 4/13/05 10:33 AM     hi there..... the script you should be able to find from any big theatre merchandise company (or I'd try amazon and/or eBay as a first resort).The killer, however, is going to be the legalities. The rights to the stage show are owned by the Rocky Horror London company, and while they have permitted amateur groups to perform the show in the US, they have never given out amateur rights in the UK(unfortunately - on the evidence of the Big 30 production, I would be inclined to think that the official stage show could do with some healthy competition to perk it up a bit...). I'm not privvy to any inside information, but i don't see this changing in the near future.
Rob Bagnall	posted 4/13/05 11:20 PM       Yes, the script isn't difficult to get hold of, although most of us die-hard Rocky fans know it word-for-word already. Dress Circle usually stock it.Ed, I agree that the official UK tours could maybe do with a bit of healthy competition, but, as I've said many times, I am still not convinced that allowing amateur productions is the way to go. There are numerous repertory companies and independent professional theatres around the country that could inject a bit of freshness and originality into the design, staging and general dynamics of the show. I'd rather the professional companies take a crack at it before any amateur rights are made available in the UK.
Edward	posted 4/15/05 3:11 PM     Rob, Yes, i see your point on that one... I suppose I'm just *desperate* for someone to give us something better than the likes of the Big 30. IT would be great to see other creative visions in the show as well, plus smaller productions would have to be more creative by necessity - part due to smaller budgets (well hey, Rocky on stage or screen was always, at heart, a B movie...), and partly due to the lack of 'name' turns to sell the show on the basis of. Well, we can dream...
TheCriminologist	posted 4/21/05 1:18 PM       Does anyone know if the performance rights restriction is also valid for the rest of Europe and especially for a stage show to be performed in a different language ?
Rob Bagnall	posted 4/22/05 3:06 PM       Well, Rocky Horror Limited owns the worldwide rights to THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, so I would guess that any legitimate production anywhere in the world (in whatever language) would need to be cleared by them.
TimeWarpWebmaster	posted 4/23/05 8:35 AM       Yep, that's correct. Rocky Horror Company own the worldwide rights and only allow non-professional productions in North America. The USA is the one place that the show is totally eclipsed by the movie. One of my favourite questions from someone in the USA is "why did they make a show out of the movie then?" http://www.timewarp.org.uk TimeWarp The Official UK Rocky Horror Fan Club