A timely Time Warp tribute in memory of Tim Curry
The Marsh Family released a live parody of the song "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to honor the late actor Tim Curry. The performance draws a parallel between the show's choreography and recent actions by Britain's Patriot Platform, a masked anti-immigration group. The article contextualizes these events within a broader discussion of rising far-right movements in Europe and the United States.
- ▪Tim Curry, who played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, passed away last month.
- ▪Britain's Patriot Platform has been conducting masked protests and blockades, including at Dover and the Daily Mail offices.
- ▪The Marsh Family created a "Time Warp" parody to link the show's aesthetic to the activities of the Patriot Platform.
- ▪The article references the recent victory of the far-right AfD party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany.
- ▪The song "Time Warp" was written by Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley for the 1975 stage production.
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:53:29 +0000 |
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A timely Time Warp tribute in memory of Tim Curry Jason Weisberger 10:53 am Mon Sep 21, 2026 Tim Curry as Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Image: KerrysWorld / Shutterstock A month ago, a "Time Warp" parody would have been an easy tribute to Tim Curry. However, Britain's new Patriot Platform has been sending groups of masked, black-clad anti-immigration "activists" into the streets. Hundreds of these bigots blockaded Dover, demonstrators confronted the RNLI in Portsmouth, and the group's leader later marched masked followers into the Daily Mail's offices. The Marsh Family looked at the choreography and thought Rocky Horror.
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