Nobody looked twice at the leggy redhead standing by the bar in fishnet stockings, silk knickers and a basque that left little to the imagination.

Not even when he turned around to reveal a layer of stubble on his chin and a healthy-sized Adam's apple.

By day they wear suits and ties, jeans and trainers, but when the sun goes down and the Rocky Horror Show's in town, ordinary people are transformed into creatures of the night. The biggest, baddest rock musical of all is here for a week - and the response from Bradford last night was "Bring it on!"

The show's army of fans poured into the auditorium, all shapes, sizes and genders, sporting the obligatory Rocky uniform of stockings, suspenders, sky-high stilettos and basques.

A gaggle of girls in sparkly gold hats and skimpy shorts made their entrance as grown men in wigs trotted around on high heels, feather boas draped around their shoulders.

By the time the curtain rose, after a 20-minute delay due to a technical hitch, the excitement had reached fever pitch and the giddy crowd was putting on its own performance, sending a raucous Mexican wave rippling around the stalls.

Richard O'Brien's high camp homage to 1950s B-movies has been around for more than 30 years and was in danger of being stuck in its own time warp, but the show has had a facelift, giving it a fresh new look.

The stylish set was theatrical gothic, with nice new touches including Riff-Raff singing through a lit window during There's a Light and re-vamped sex scenes featuring amusing multi-media images.

My sister, a Rocky Horror devotee who spent her youth following the show around, enjoyed the new look, although thought there should've been more of a build-up to Frank's introduction.

The action raced by, largely thanks to Narrator Brian Capron who did a tremendous job nudging it all along, while retaining just enough of the traditional heckling.

There were great performances all round from a talented young cast with an infectious energy that had the crowd on its feet.

The show rests on a decent Frank N' Furter and, in the role, David Bedella was terrific; shamelessly camp but with the right balance of masculine sex appeal.

With every sideways look and dirty smirk, the Sweet Transvestite had the shrieking crowd in his palm.

Iain Davey also got it just right as Riff-Raff, looking uncannily like Richard O'Brien and filling the auditorium with a powerful voice.

A thrilling journey through the Time Warp. The show runs until Saturday.

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