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‘Riff Raff’
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- ‘Riff Raff’
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- Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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- Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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A statue of Riff Raff, a character from The Rocky horror show, stands on the site of the former Embassy Theatre. Richard O’Brien – the author of the cult musical, who also played Riff Raff in the film version (The Rocky horror picture show) – moved to Hamilton in 1957 and worked in a barber shop in the Embassy building. The late night, B-grade movies he saw at the theatre inspired the The Rocky horror show.
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- Date created
- 26 May 2010
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- Janine Faulknor
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- Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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- https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27313/riff-raff
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