Priscilla: Queen of the Desert The Musical

Priscilla: Queen of the Desert The Musical is honestly one of the best nights I have ever had at the theatre. Having seen the film a few times I knew the storyline and was very much looking forward to seeing how it would be transported onto the stage. My friend who accompanied me to the theatre had never seen the film so was not sure at all what to expect. Neither of us were disappointed in the slightest. Our fun night started when we bought our feather boa's at the box office and ordered our 'priscilla' flashing glass drinks at the bar for the interval. We took our seats and started chatting to our fellow theater goers who were a complete mix of people, ...  Read the complete review

If you haven't seen the movie of the same name, on which this musical is based-then let me initially explain-Priscilla is a bus- and should you decide to book your seats, then hold tight guys and gals - ring that bell, get ready to roll, cos it's gonna be a bumpy ride. Three friends, two who currently work as drag queens and one ex drag queen, (having been persuaded to come out of retirement), set out to go across Australia. They are not only going to do a club gig in Alice Springs, but also one of them is to be reunited with the club's owner-his ex wife and his son. The wife and son being the result of a momentary - well what can I say?- experiment on the ...  Read the complete review

Having seen the original film in the late 90's I was keen to see how this would be translated into a stage musical. Add to the fact that Jason 'Scott' Donovan was taking a leading role and I was itching to book my seats! (If you don't get the 'Scott' reference you are clearly not a big enough fan of early episodes of 'Neighbours'!) ~Background~ The film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, was first screened in 1994 at the San Francisco Film Festival to rave reviews. When it screened at Cannes there were fights to get to the best seats in the auditorium. In only a matter of day's distributors from all over the world secured the rights to ...  Read the complete review