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GALLERY: Rocky Horror Show inspires hilarity and stunning array of outfits at 50th anniversary show

The Rocky Horror Show was displayed in all its glory on Friday evening.

Audience members get dressed up for the show. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson
Audience members get dressed up for the show. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson
By Lottie Hood & Emma Grady

His Majesty’s Theatre was met with another night of rapturous applause as hundreds of ardent fans flocked to the city venue for the musical’s 50th-anniversary show.

It is a show like no other.

Inspiring wacky outfits and adult audience participation for 50 years now, the Rocky Horror Show was displayed in all its glory on Friday evening.

The special anniversary production was met with enthusiasm and joy and even some heckling in His Majesty’s Theatre. 

The production in celebrating half an century of “non-stop partying” as the show has become the longest continuous run of a contemporary musical anywhere in the world.

Our photographer Kami Thomson was there to capture some of the atmosphere on Friday night.

Best pictures of the Rocky Horror Show in Aberdeen

Ashleigh Tait, Simone Silcock and Helen Lund.
Rocky Horror Show fans.
Excited fans ready to watch The Rocky Horror Show.
Linda, Jennifer and Teddy Morrow.
Helen Lund and her earring.
Saskia Gray, Jemma Baillie, Leigh Addis and Dawn Gray.
Group of friends all dressed up.
Eilidh Grant and Tia Tonks.
Amanda Young and Judith Mutch.
Group of friends ready for a fun night ahead.
Friends in Rocky Horror Show inspired outfits.
Friends excited to see the show.
Rachel Thompson and Tracey Buchan.
Charlie Bremner and Laura Hunter.
Angela Davies and Dave Adams.

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