Priscilla Queen of the Desert

An Australian comedy written by Stephen Elliott with music by Guy Gross, this is an uplifting adventure of three friednds, two drag performers and one transgender woman traveling across the desert from Sydney to Alice Springs performing their unique style of Cabaret.

They hop on board a battrered bus called "Priscilla" searching for love and friendship ending up finding more than they ever dreamed of.  This gender bending musical has a cult following wherever is it performed.

The Society used recorded track this year instead of an orchestra, with the bus taking up so much of their working space it allowed them much more room on the stage for all the dance sequences,  The Choreography was outstanding and the costumes were fantastic.

Neil Broadbent, (Bernadette Bassenger) portrayed the role of the transsexual perfectly, the two drag queens (Mitz Mitosis "Tick"/Anthony Belrose, Felicia Jollygoodfellow/ Adam Whitley) characterised by Joe Medlock and Dominic Comber-Moccia, were an absolute delight to watch.  All three extracted every ounce of humour and fun from their roles.   There was a lovely duet with Tick and his son Benjamin when they eventually met in Alice Springs.

The three Divas worked hard providing excellent backing throughout,  Along with good support from all other principals, the whole show sparkled and radiated with enthusiasm of the performers. This fast moving, very colourful production was a superb evening's entertainment.

Congratulations to everyone involved both on stage and behind the scenes.

© NODA CIO. All rights reserved.