Full casting announced for the upcoming UK tour of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Photo credit: Darren Bell
Hit musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert had to pause its UK tour due to the Covid-19 restrictions last year but has today announced its official reopening at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on 23 June 2021 and full casting.
Following Cheltenham, the tour will visit Leeds Grand Theatre, Hull New Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Glasgow King’s Theatre, New Wimbledon Theatre, Oxford New Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Palace Theatre, Southend, Curve Leicester, Bristol Hippodrome, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, New Victoria Theatre Woking, and Churchill Theatre, Bromley. After that mammoth tour schedule, there’s also hope for a return to the West End for the popular show.
Full casting has been also been announced today with Miles Western set to play Bernadette, Nick Hayes as Adam/Felicia and Edwin Ray as Tick/Mitzi.
They are joined by Daniel Fletcher (Bob), Rebecca Lisewski (Marion), Kevin Yates (Miss Understanding), Gracie Lai (Cynthia) and Ronan Burns (Frank). The Divas will be played by Claudia Kariuki, Rosie Glossop and Aiesha Pease. The cast is completed by Emma Katie Adcock, Jak Allen Anderson, Allie Daniel, Martin Harding, Clarice Julianda, Jemima Loddy, Nathan Ryles, Tom Scanlon, and Jermaine Woods.
Priscilla, based on the Oscar-winning film, tells the story of three friends who head to Alice Springs in their rundown old bus to put on the show of a lifetime. You can expect plenty of glitter, feathers, and feel-good dance numbers.
This new production has direction from Ian Talbot, choreography by Tom Jackson-Greaves, design by Charles Cusick Smith and Phil R Daniels, lighting by Ben Cracknell, and sound by Ben Harrison.
It’s produced by Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin, Matthew Gale and Jason Donovan; marking Donovan’s first time as a producer, with him having performed in the cast of the original West End production, and two UK tours.
For more information on the tour, please click here.
