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Cast members from The Rocky Horror Show took a stand against religious demonstrators who have been protesting the show at Chester's Storyhouse all week.

On the third night of the show's run in Chester, religious protesters once again turned out with placards bearing Bible quotes, showing they were opposed to the show's themes of homosexuality and cross dressing.

On Tuesday, a couple made a defiant expression of their love by standing in front of the group and sharing a kiss, but tonight many of the show's cast members, including Strictly Come Dancing star Joanne Clifton, went a step further by taking part in a counter-demonstration on Hunter Street.

They joined others in with an an impromptu rendition of 'Time Warp' from the Rocky Horror Show, to great applause from people waiting to go inside Storyhouse to see the show.

LGBT+ supporter Dan Read who filmed the video told CheshireLive that some of the abuse given to those attending the show was 'abhorrent'.

"I was there supporting the LGBT+ community, many of whom are friends of mine, and I'm also involved in Chester Pride through my work with Music Is Now, so it was very important for me to be there and show support.

"The actions of the religious protesters is terrible and the abuse we and those attending the show received tonight was totally abhorrent. Personally I was shocked by some of the comments they made to people."

"A big thanks to Helen Rutherford-Gregory for organising such a great protest for a vital cause," he added.

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