Writer: Alan McHugh Director: Bob Tomson Reviewer: John Roberts The Empire Theatre’s annual pantomime may have undergone a change of producer, but that doesn’t mean the largest Christmas show in Merseyside has lost any of its glimmer and shine, in fact this year’s offering of Cinderella starring Duncan James (Prince Charming) and Jodie Prenger (Fairy Godmother) still provides a winning ...
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Writers: Jonathan Kiley and Alan McHugh Director: Jonathan Kiley Reviewer: Hannah Stamp Pantomime season rolls around once again and no expense has been spared in producing a glittering ensemble of stunning costumes and scenery to bring this fairy tale to life. However, while the production is certainly a feast for the eyes, it fails to produce the same delight for ...
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Writers: Stephan Elliot, Allan Scott Director: Simon Phillips Co-Choreographers: Ross Coleman and Andrew Hallsworth Reviewer:Chris Oldham Based on the 1994 cult Australian film, Priscilla Queen of the Desert begins inside a glitter ball, exploding onto the stage in a carnival of colour and light. It tells the story of two drag queens Tick/Mitzi (Duncan James), and Adam/Felicia (Adam Bailey), and ...
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Director: Simon Phillips Choreographers: Ross Coleman and Andrew Hallsworth Reviewer: Clare White Priscilla Queen of the Desert arrives at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton with an explosion of glitter balls and feather boas. Billed as the ultimate feel-good musical, the audience climbs aboard the Priscilla bus for an evening of flamboyant fun. And the wheels on the Priscilla bus have been ...
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Director: Simon Phillips Co-Choreographers: Ross Coleman and Andrew Hallsworth Reviewer: Dan English There's plenty of disco Down Under as Priscilla Queen of the Desert stops at Dartford as part of its U.K. tour. The Simon Phillips directed production follows two drag queens and a transgender woman as they travel across the desert, with the trio encountering a number of ...
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Book: Stephan Elliot &Allan Scott Director: Simon Phillips Reviewer: Lauren Humphreys The Priscilla bus has rolled into town once again and Tick, Bernadette and Adam and their gloriously garish set of wheels continue to draw in the crowds, over 20 years after the classic movie and ten years since it's first appearance as a stage musical. The tale of three ...
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Book by: Stephan Elliott &Allan Scott Director: Simon Phillips Reviewer: Matthew Bagnall Go West darling… If you’re looking for some hot stuff this evening then Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Regent Theatre might be just the musical for you. Based originally on the book by Stephan Elliott and Alan Scott and the film released in 2000, Priscilla is ...
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Director: Simon Phillips Writers: Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott Reviewer: Sharon MacDonald-Armitage Based on the Australian film of the same name Priscilla Queen of the Desert rolls into Southampton’s Mayflower theatre in a colourful display of glitter, neon Lycra and false eyelashes. Having had a long run in London’s West End and previous tours and with a strong fanbase, it ...
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