Priscilla Queen of The Desert

When Bbloc announced they were planning to put on "Priscilla Queen of Desert" it cause a buzz to ripple through other theatre companies in the area. One group told me that they had lost all their young men because they had gone to be in Priscilla. If I had been thirty years younger I would have join the queue.

The Original West End production took London by storm and this amazing Bbloc Production took Bournemouth by storm. It was an outstanding production from start to finish. I am sure that the Bournemouth Pavilion has never staged a production, professional or otherwise, to match this one.

The atmosphere in the packed auditorium felt amazing as the audience joined in and sang along to many of the big production numbers and it was no surprise at all to see everyone on their feet during final number.

Playing the two drag queens, Tick (Lea Martin) & Adam, (Sam Compton) were two performers who are quite well known on the Bournemouth cabaret circuit, both of whom were fantastic, but it in my opinion Bryan Newman, playing the transgender woman Bernadette, stole the show with a totally believable and faultless performance.

Each and every member of the cast put their heart into this show and they looked as if they were enjoying every second. The flying Divas, Bob, Cynthia and Shirley were all superb. However, it was the magnificent costumes, wigs and head dresses that were specially made for this production by "Carry on Costumes" that gave the show its final polish. I think for once the sound system at the pavilion theatre was free of gremlins, and with the excellent orchestra the sound balance were near perfect.

This Bbloc production certainly rates as one of the best shows that I have seen. As the curtain came down at the end of the performance. I said to my wife "it is going to one hell of a party on Saturday night" her reply was "I want to come and see it again" and as soon as we arrived home she got on line and booked for the Saturday night.

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