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Entertainment

The Rocky Horror Show hits 40 – in pictures

Rocky Horror Picture Show: Programme Cover of Rocky Horror Picture Show
The programme from the original Rocky Horror show production, shown at the Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court in 1973 Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Tim Curry as Frank N Furter
Tim Curry as Dr Frank N Furter at Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in 1973 Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff, Patricia Quinn as Magenta and Jonathan Adams
Richard O'Brien (left) as Riff Raff, Jonathan Adams as the Narrator and Patricia Quinn as Magenta, in the original production at the Royal Court Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Richard O'Brien, Little Nell, Rayner Bourton and Tim Curry
Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff, Patricia Quinn as Magenta, Little Nell as Columbia, Rayner Bourton as Rocky and Tim Curry as Frank N Furter in the original stage show Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Tim Curry as Frank N Furter
Tim Curry as Frank N Furter in 1973 Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley
Richard Hartley and Richard O'Brien writing the Rocky Horror Show Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror 2: Rocky Horror Picture Show film still
Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry and Richard O'Brien in the film version, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in 1975 Photograph: 20th Century-Fox/Everett / Rex Features
Rocky Horror 2: Still from the Rocky Horror Picture Show film
Riff Raff, Frank N Furter and Magenta in The Rocky Horror Picture Show Photograph: The Ronald Grant Archive
Rocky Horror 2: Tim Curry in a still from the Rocky Horror Picture Show film
'He's just a sweet transvestite from Transexual, Transylvania' ... Tim Curry in the film Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
Rocky Horror 2: Tim Curry as Dr Frank-N-Furter
Dr Frank N Furter: smooth operator Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Anthony Head as Frank N Furter
Anthony Head as Frank N Furter at the Piccadilly theatre in 1991 Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Jason Donovan in Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jason Donovan as Frank N Furter in 1998 at the 25th anniversary tour and production of the musical at the Victoria Palace Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Jason Donovan in 1998 during 25th Anniversary Tour
Jason Donovan as Frank N Furter in the 1998 version of the musical Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Nicholas Parsons as The Narrator
Nicholas Parsons as the Narrator in the 25th anniversary tour Photograph: Rocky Horror Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Michael Aspel as The Narrator
Michael Aspel as the Narrator in a 2006 production Photograph: Martin Evening/Rocky Horror Show
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