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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Tuesday 7th–Saturday 11th September 2027

Bristol Hippodrome

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.

BLOC presents Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Audiences will boogie all night to 80s and 90s disco and pop anthems including It’s Raining MenI Will SurviveGo WestGirls Just Want to Have FunHot StuffVenusI Say a Little PrayerWhat’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!

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.

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BLOC is run entirely by volunteers. Performers audition each spring, but the company also needs people backstage, in wardrobe, on the front of house team and on the committee. No experience is required for most of it.