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| Fans in Rocky Horror record bid | |
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| More than a thousand fans of the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show have taken part in a bid to break the world record for the largest Time Warp dance. | |
| It is estimated that at least 1,500 people, many dressed in costumes, pelvic-thrusted their way into the record books on Brighton seafront. | |
| Show creator Richard O'Brien and the UK stage cast also took part. | |
| Guinness World Records has yet to confirm whether the attempt has fulfilled its criteria. | |
| The current world record was set by 192 people in Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in July 2008. | The current world record was set by 192 people in Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in July 2008. |
| I'm sure there will be participants in fishnet tights and stiletto heels and others wearing pink feather boas Ben Chamberlain | I'm sure there will be participants in fishnet tights and stiletto heels and others wearing pink feather boas Ben Chamberlain |
| More than 1,000 people took part in an unofficial mass Time Warp dance in Melbourne, Australia, in September 2008. | More than 1,000 people took part in an unofficial mass Time Warp dance in Melbourne, Australia, in September 2008. |
| Earlier Ben Chamberlain, spokesman for the current UK stage production, said: "There have been a number of unofficial attempts over the years, but we are very much hoping to beat them and in doing so thrash the current Guinness world record." | |
| He added: "Brighton on Halloween is going to be quite lively. We've got the show's creator coming down to lead the attempt alongside the cast of the current touring show." | |
| The Time Warp song, which includes dance step instructions as lyrics, has been covered by a number of artists and was a hit in the late 1980s for UK musician Damian. | The Time Warp song, which includes dance step instructions as lyrics, has been covered by a number of artists and was a hit in the late 1980s for UK musician Damian. |
| Alien transvestites | Alien transvestites |
| The Rocky Horror Show first opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1973. It began a six-night run at the Theatre Royal Brighton on 26 October. | The Rocky Horror Show first opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1973. It began a six-night run at the Theatre Royal Brighton on 26 October. |
| The plot revolves around young American couple Brad and Janet who accidentally stumble into a strange world of alien transvestites and overt sexuality. | The plot revolves around young American couple Brad and Janet who accidentally stumble into a strange world of alien transvestites and overt sexuality. |
| It was adapted for the cinema as The Rocky Horror Picture Show two years later and has generated an enthusiastic and dedicated following. | It was adapted for the cinema as The Rocky Horror Picture Show two years later and has generated an enthusiastic and dedicated following. |
| Audiences to both the stage and screen versions are encouraged to dress up like the show's characters. | Audiences to both the stage and screen versions are encouraged to dress up like the show's characters. |
| The mass Time Warp attempt took place at the Old Paddling Pool on the east side of the West Pier at about 1200 GMT and was filmed for the Paul O'Grady show on Channel 4. |