Opened 29 April 1978 - Closed 10 June 1978 - Teater Arena Ghent Belgium
Book, Music & Lyrics by Richard O'Brien Original Music and Arrangements by Richard Hartley Translated by Hugo Heinen and Rene Solleveld Directed by Jaak Van de Velde Design by Jacques Berwouts Costume - Jacques Berwouts Choreography - Lilly De Munter Sound Design - Jean-Pierre Bouckaert, Raf Lenssens and Luc Vandeputte Sound - Jean-Pierre Bouckaert, Luc Vandeputte and Jacques Veys Frank N. Furter Daan Van den Durpel Usherette/Magenta Carmen Jonckheere Janet Linda Lepomme Brad Marijn Devalck Narrator Bert Van Tichelen Riff-Raff Wim Huys Columbia Chris Thys Rocky Paul Codde Eddie/Dr. Scott Jakob Beks Backing - Nancy Dee Music by HATCH (Tony Boast, Raf Lenssens, Walter Stes and David Warwick) Jacky Eddyn (saxophone)

Teatre Arena was registered in 1971 and ceased in 1986 due to financial difficulties. The staff joined the Koninklijk Ballet van Vlaanderen to form the musical department.

Arena was a medium-sized theater in Ghent (Ooievaarstraat 62). Subsidized by the Government with a fixed cast. Founded in 1968. First led by Frans Roggen, later under Jacques Veys, assisted by Walter Vanderwaelmen, (playwright) and Jo Gevers (director). Theater Arena started modestly in 1971 with a documentary revue about Bertold Brecht's life. On September 24, 1975, their first full-fledged musical premiered: Preservation (Davies - The Kinks), and by 1980 their repertoire was only musicals.

Photographs by Guido De Leeuw

Top to bottom: Paul Codde and Daan Van den Durpel, Bert Van Tichelen, Carmen Jonckheere and Chris Thuys, Linda Lepomme, Jakob Beks