The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Patricia Quinn interview

It’s astounding – time really is fleeting. In 1975, a spark from Australia’s creative underground ignited a wildfire of rebellion, expression and belonging. Fifty years on, The Rocky Horror Picture Show still pulses with the same energy, testament to both the wild, loud powerhouses behind its genius, and the rituals that have become folded into the film’s very being. 

In 2013, Channel 9’s Mornings show interviewed the actor Patricia Quinn, who played Magenta in both the London stage show and Jim Sharman’s 1975 film (and was the model for the iconic red lips). As she relives the heady days of the show’s Royal Court Theatre run (playing to the likes of Vincent Price and Mick Jagger), and recalls falling in love with the film’s haute-camp set (pink laboratory, motorbikes), we see how far Rocky Horror had travelled from Richard O’Brien’s kitchen.

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