Jason Donovan joins cast of Priscilla tour

Jason Donovan will join the tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert at certain venues, reprising his role of Tick.

Donovan will visit Hull, Wimbledon, Bradford, Birmingham, Aylesbury, York, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Nottingham and Liverpool with the production, with Duncan James playing Tick for the rest of the tour.

The Australian actor played the same role in the West End and in the 2013 tour. His other stage credits include The King's Speech, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and The Sound of Music.

Based on the film of the same name, Priscilla Queen of the Desert features pop songs including "It's Raining Men", "Say A Little Prayer" and "Hot Stuff", and follows three friends travelling across Australia in a bus.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert runs at Manchester Opera House from 14-29 August 2015, Sunderland Empire (31 August-5 September), Mayflower Theatre Southampton (14-19 September), Regent Theatre Stoke (21-26 September), Theatre Royal Brighton (2-7 November), Congress Theatre Eastbourne (14-19 March 2016), Marlowe Theatre Canterbury (21-26 March), Kings Theatre Glasgow (29 March-2 April) and Torquay Princess Theatre (11-16 April).