PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT is back with a dazzling UK and Ireland tour from February 2026!
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‘THE GREATEST DISCO ANTHEMS EVER TO FILL A DANCE FLOOR’
The Telegraph
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 ‘THE BEST FEEL-GOOD SHOW SINCE MAMMA MIA!’
Sunday Express

About the show

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, based on the Oscar-winning groundbreaking film, is back with a dazzling, brand new 30th anniversary tour production.

The Broadway and West End musical comedy sensation follows three friends on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip across the Australian Outback to stage the show of a lifetime. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT is a joyous celebration of unity, love, and being unapologetically yourself.

Starring Adèle Anderson (Fascinating Aïda) as Bernadette, Kevin Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing, Chicago) as Tick/Mitzi, Nick Hayes (Groundhog Day, Remembrance Monday) as Felicia/Adam, and Peter Duncan (Hairspray, Pretender) as Bob/Preacher, this production is bolder and more fabulous than ever.

Directed by Olivier Award-nominee Ian Talbot OBE, with jaw-dropping choreography by Olivier Award-winner Matt Cole, and stunning, all-new costumes by BAFTA-winner Vicky Gill (Strictly Come Dancing), this musical extravaganza is packed with an iconic soundtrack full of your favourite 80s and 90s disco and dance anthems, including; HOT STUFF, IT'S RAINING MEN, I WILL SURVIVE, GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN, FINALLY and many more.

Be fierce, be fabulous, and get ready to SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING once again!

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Cast

Adèle Anderson
Bernadette
Kevin Clifton
Tick / Mitzi
Nick Hayes
Felicia / Adam
Peter Duncan
Bob
Dakota Starr
Alternate Bernadette
Leah Vassell
Diva
Bernadette Bangura
Diva
Jessie May
Diva / Shirley
Garry Lee
Miss Understanding
Billie Hardy
Marion
Isabella Glanznig Santos
Cynthia
Jak Allen-Anderson
Farrah / Young Bernadette
Alexander Emery
Frank
Sario Solomon
Jimmy
Mary Suarez
Ensemble
Tia Antoine-Charles
Ensemble
Olivia Bella
Ensemble
Nathan Ryles
Ensemble
Michael Afemare
Ensemble
Fionan O’Carroll
Ensemble
Alexander Gage
Ensemble/Swing

Creative Team

Ian Talbot
Director
Matt Cole
Choreographer
Andrew Exeter
Set And Lighting Designer
Sam Holmes
Associate Director
Thomas Charles
Associate Choreographer
Vicky Gill
Costume Design
Ben Harrison
Sound Designer
Leo Flint
Video Designer
Craig Forrest-Thomas
Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Designer
David Grindrod CDG
for Grindrod Burton Casting
Casting
Simon Phillips
Developed for Stage
Stephen “Spud” Murphy
Musical Arrangements
Stephen “Spud” Murphy & Charlie Hull
Orchestrations
The original motion picture was written by Stephan Elliott, produced by Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn, executive Producer Rebel Penfold-Russell and was financed with the assistance of the Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited and the New South Wales Film and Television Office.