Based on the iconic 1994 Australian film, the musical follows two drag queens and a transgender woman as they travel across the Australian Outback aboard a lavender bus named Priscilla! Along the way, they discover friendship, acceptance and the importance of being unapologetically yourself, all wrapped up in a heartwarming story packed with comedy, spectacular costumes and an iconic soundtrack.
Audiences will boogie all night to 80s and 90s disco and pop anthems including It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, Go West, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Hot Stuff, Venus, I Say a Little Prayer, What’s Love Got to Do With It and Finally.
With fabulous characters and dazzling choreography, Priscilla Queen of the Desert promises to be an unforgettable celebration of love, laughter and self-expression.
Put on your sequins and get ready to party!
Creative Team & Auditions
Applications for director, musical director and choreographer are now open. Check out the news post for more information, including the application packs. Closing date is the 18th October.
Auditions for ensemble and principal members of company will take place in Spring 2027. Send us your details and we’ll be sure to let you know the details.
About the show
Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical
Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Based on the Latent Image/Specific Films Motion Picture
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Produced by NULLARBOR PRODUCTIONS
In association with MGM ON STAGE
Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations by Stephen ‘Spud’ Murphy
Developed for the Stage and Originally Directed by Simon Phillips
The original motion picture was written and directed 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.