In an amusing tin-themed story from earlier this year, a theatre in Kent came into a spot of bother over the summer when, ahead of a touring production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show coming to the venue, they placed an order for 400 curly "Frank N. Furter" wigs to sell to fans during the show's week-long run.
Or at least the Dartford Theatre had thought they had ordered 400 wigs. Unfortunately there was a mix-up at the company who provided them, who supply all manner of party goods, from costumes and decorations through to food items.
The theatre opened up their dlivery to find not the wigs they had ordered, but instead 52 tins of 8 frankfurter sausages - just over 400 in total.
The theatre took the opportunity to laugh at themselves and post the mishap on their various social media channels, stating that they would be donating the tins to a local food bank.
I can't help but wonder if this might have been a bit of a publicity stunt to drum up some interest, ticket sales and good PR - perhaps that's me being cynical - but if true, it was a good idea! Personally I would have tried selling the tins as official merchandise or even interval refreshments - a tin of sausages would at least have created less noise than the usual bags of sweets being unwrapped. But given the rowdiness of most Rocky Horror fans, the frankfurters might well have ended up being lobbed onto the stage, and let's face it, no-one wants to be smacked in the gob with a sausage mid-song, do they?
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