BAFTA award winning comedian Mawaan Rizwan will be flaunting his fishnets and bringing his unique style of comedy to the role of the Narrator in Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical the Rocky Horror Show. Mawaan will play the role for a limited two-week run on 6 – 20 September at London’s Dominion Theatre as part of a new nine-month UK tour.
Mawaan Rizwan
Mawaan Rizwan is an actor, writer and comedian who found fame through his successful YouTube channel which quickly led to various TV roles in Definitely Not Newsround (CBBC) and Mega Awesome Super Hacks (Disney XD). No stranger to the comedy circuit, Mawaan performed at the Comedy Club Leicester Square and two consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival to rave reviews.
However, it wasn’t long before Mawaan was back on our screens in Two Weeks to Live (Sky One), Murdered By My Father (BBC Three) as well as being recognized as a writer on Sex Education. It was in 2023 that Mawaan received a BAFTA award for Juice (BBC Three) a surreal comedy series which he starred in, wrote and co-produced.
Mawaan said: “Rocky Horror was such a formative show for me as a performer, so I’m very excited and honoured to be a part of bringing it back. I can’t wait for audiences to experience this joyously anarchic classic once again!”
An exceptional cast – led by singing superstar Jason Donovan – will be bringing their biggest party yet to the West End. Brad will be played by Connor Carson, Janet by Lauren Chia, Riff Raff by Job Greuter and Magenta / Usherette by Natasha Hoeberigs. Columbia will be played by Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli, Rocky by Morgan Jackson and Eddie / Dr Scott by Edward Bullingham.
Jason Donovan
Also joining the fun and completing the cast are Phantoms Ryan Carter-Wilson, Arthur Janes, Hollie Nelson, Erica Wild with on-stage swing Alex Hetherington and on-stage swing/dance captain Stacey Monahan.
The Rocky Horror Show defies space and time as it continues to captivate audiences around the world featuring all the outrageous characters and infectious energy that has made the show a global phenomenon for over five decades.
Directed by Christopher Luscombe, the smash hit show features all the famous musical numbers which have made the Rocky Horror Show such a huge hit for 50 years and counting, including “Sweet Transvestite”, “Science Fiction/Double Feature”, “Dammit Janet” and, of course, the timeless floor-filler, “Time Warp”.