b r a v e c r e a t u r e s

For an old show pony, its funny that I dont go to see much in the way of Theatre at the moment. But on Saturday night I got an opportunity to remedy that a little. A chance encounter at Sleaze with an old mate, Steph, and I was off to see the world premiere of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the stage musical".

Let me clarify something right now, I didnt dress up, but it did occur to me.

I will cut to the chase, the show is clever and funny, its well worth going to see. It very much follows the film, while still managing to inject its own spectacle and humour so even though I know the film back to front I still find myself very absorbed in the show.

The performances are great, all of he leads do a good job, treading a fine line between simply recreating the screen performances and breathing new life into the characters. In some ways I actually felt warmer about Bernadette on stage than on screen.

One of the stand out successes for the show is unsurprsingly the costomes. Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardneer have been reunited and their respective strengths shine though, both incredibly creative and excellently executed. All of the production numbers come alive a sparkle in ways that even the film didnt manage.

All up its a tremendous show. If your travels take you to Sydney, stop off at the tack-o-rama Star City Casino and get back in touch with your FemNine side with a night with our old friend, Priscilla.