| Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens | |
|---|---|
| Music | Robin Forrest & Jonathan Croose |
| Lyrics | Charlotte Mann & Mike Fidler |
| Book | Charlotte Mann |
| Premiere | 1995: Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is a cult science fiction musical reminiscent of The Rocky Horror Show . The 2006 West End run starred Faye Tozer and was choreographed by Bruno Tonioli. [1] The cast interact with the audience as if the audience were patrons of the club in which the musical is set.
The story revolves around a cabaret club called "Saucy Jack's", at which the performers become the victims of a serial killer as they try to leave to better themselves elsewhere.
In 1995 a group of four former students of the University of Kent, Johanna Allitt, Simon Curtis, Mike Fidler and Charlotte Mann, [2] set out to stage a production at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Their desired production Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" was already going to be playing and so instead they wrote their own piece. [3]
The original West End run of the show opened on 19 March 1998 at the Queen's Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. [4] It returned to the West End in 2006 for a short run at The Venue in London. [5]
The show was made available for amateur licence in 2004 through Samuel French Ltd. [6]
Other notable productions of the show include: