COMEDY, fantastic costumes and fake blood are coming to Weymouth Pavilion for ‘Vampires Rock – The Final Countdown’ in January.

Long before the world became obsessed with the likes of Twilight and True Blood, hit musical Vampires Rock paved the way for all things supernatural.

Opening its doors for the first time back in October 2003 at the Majestic Theatre Retford, Vampires Rock has become one of the most successful touring theatre shows in the UK today, playing to sell-out crowds year on year.

Telling the story of Baron Von Rockula (Steve Steinman), the show is set in the aptly-named club Live & Let Die.

The Baron is on the lookout for a new bride when along comes Pandora, a naive and geeky young singer looking to audition for a place in the club’s resident rock band.

And so the Baron then attempts to teach Pandora the ways of rock.

And of course the tale is told through a whole horde of rock anthems known and loved by all ages – hits by acts such as Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Meat Loaf, Queen and many more – one of the reasons the show is so popular with fans.

Vampires Rock creator and star Steve Steinman said: “The problem with a lot of musicals is that you have to see them a few times before you know the songs and can sing along, but the singing along is the fun part.

“I wanted to create something where you could come to the show and be part of it from the very first time.”

The show has gone from strength to strength over the years, with Steinman keen to add things to keep the fans coming back.

“Over the years we’ve added more dancers, more costumes, more pyrotechnics, we’ve introduced fire dancing and we recently added a silk dancing routine as well.

“And we always keep the tours fresh by changing some of the songs that feature. Of course there’s some that’ll never be missed out – I don’t think we’d ever get away with not doing Bat Out of Hell – the fans wouldn’t stand for that!”

The show has attracted some famous names in its time on tour too. In 2007 Eddie Ojeda of hit rock band Twisted Sister played guitar in the show, and he was followed by Toyah Wilcox, who toured in the show for two years as the Devil Queen, the long-suffering wife of Baron Von Rockula The show comes to the Pavilion on Sunday, January 11. See vampiresrock.com for more information.