Priscilla has a hot date in Manchester

Published: 23 December 2012
Reporter: David Upton

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert will open at Manchester Opera House on Saturday February 9 and runs to February 23.

Jason Donovan will reprise the role of Tick, the part he played when the show originally opened in the West End.

As well as Priscilla, his other West End credits include the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Richard Grieve will play Bernadette having previously played the part of Tick in the West End and Graham Weaver will play Felicia.

Based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical is the adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more.

The musical originally opened in Australia in 2006 where it ran for two years before opening in the West End for a further two years. The show recently played a hugely successful season on Broadway. Along the way, it has won numerous awards including the prestigious Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Costume Design.

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