Priscilla - Queen of the Desert

Synopsis

Sydney drag queen Mitzi and her two fish-out-water friends, Felicia and Bernadette, are heading west across the desert to Alice Springs in their battered old bus. They are each on their own personal journey of discovery, but together they put on a show unlike anything the locals have ever seen before. The musical is fashioned around disco hits including I Love the Night Life, I Will Survive, Shake Your Grove Thing and Finally. Based on the Oscar-winning film.

Our Review:

Simon Tavener - 25 February 2013

Back in the mid 1990s, I first saw the original film of Priscilla and thorougly enjoyed the quirky and engaging story of three drag queens and their journey across Australia in their bus - Priscilla. Sadly bad weather made it impossible to get to London on the day I had tickets and so I was delighted when it was announced that the touring version would be making a stop in Oxford.

Maybe it was this heightened expectation that meant that the end result was somewhat disappointing.

Make no mistake, there are many good things about this version. The costumes are spectacular, the company work is full of energy, enthusiasm and great skill. The music (a mixture of live and pre-recorded) is pitch-perfect and gets the party going with a real bang. The show is stolen by the brilliant performances of Richard Grieve (Bernadette) and Graham Weaver (Adam/Felicia) - both of whom honour the original creators of the roles whilst never resorting to copying them.

It is just a shame th...

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