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Event

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Venue

Lyric Theatre (1997-2011), Pyrmont, NSW

First Date

7 October 2006

Opening Date

7 October 2006

Last Date

2 September 2007

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Yes

Description

"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" is based on the Oscar-winning film. It's an "on-stage" road movie with attitude and a busload of outrageous costumes and characters. Three fish out of water.. Mitzi, Felicia and Bernadette are heading west across the desert to Alice Springs in their battered old bus. They are each on their own personal journey of discovery, but together they put on a show unlike anything the locals have ever seen.

Description Source

Press Release

Primary Genre

Music Theatre

Secondary Genre

Musical
Drag

Related Events

Is part of tour Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , Regent Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 6 October 2007
Is part of tour Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , The Civic, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 May 2008
Is part of tour Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , Lyric Theatre (1997-2011), Pyrmont, NSW, 7 October 2008

Organisations

Back Row Productions, Production Company
Specific Films, Investor
Garry McQuinn, Investor
Michael Hamlyn, Investor
Allan Scott Productions, Presenting Company
John Frost, Investor
Michael Chugg Entertainment, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Joshua Arkey	Actor	Benjamin
Trevor Ashley	Actor	Miss Understanding
Danielle Barnes	Actor	Diva
Damien Bermingham	Actor	Ensemble
Sophie Carter	Actor	Diva
Sean Cary McGrath	Actor	Ensemble
Michael Caton	Actor	Bob
Amelia Cormack	Actor	Diva
Lena Cruz	Actor	Cynthia
Alec Epsimos	Actor	Benjamin
Indigo Felton	Actor	Swing
Zoe Gertz	Actor	Swing
Michael Griffiths	Actor	Ensemble
Nick Hardcastle	Actor	Adam (Felicia)
Mark Hodge	Actor	Dance Captain
Genevieve Lemon	Actor	Shirley
Ben Lewis	Actor	Frank
Marney McQueen	Actor	Marion
Christina O'Neill	Actor	Ensemble
Kirk Page	Actor	Jimmy
Kurt Phelan	Actor	Ensemble
Damien Ross	Actor	Young Bernadette
Daniel Scott	Actor	Adam (Felicia)
Rowan Scott	Actor	Benjamin
Rohan Senior	Actor	Ensemble
Tony Sheldon	Actor	Bernadette
Joel Slater	Actor	Benjamin
David Spencer	Actor	Ensemble
Jeremy Stanford	Actor	Tick (Mitzi)
Dean Vince	Actor	Ensemble
Jeremy Youett	Actor	Ensemble
Andrew Hallsworth	Assistant Choreographer
Stephen Gray	Assistant Musical Director
Chris Twyman	Associate Lighting Designer
Ross Coleman	Choreographer
Stephen Gray	Conductor
Tim Chappel	Costume Designer
Lizzie Gardiner	Costume Designer
Simon Phillips	Director
Carl Bonwick	Executive Producer
Nick Schlieper	Lighting Designer
Cassie Hanlon	Make-up Artist
Charlie Hull	Musical Arranger
Stephen 'Spud' Murphy	Musical Arranger
Michael Chugg	Producer
John Frost	Producer
Michael Hamlyn	Producer
Allan Scott	Producer
Dean Bryant	Resident Director
Brian Thomson	Set Designer
Michael Waters	Sound Designer
Phillip Serjeant	Stage Manager
Malcolm White	Technical Director
Stephan Elliott	Writer
Allan Scott	Writer

Resources

Article: Erin McWhirter, The Canberra Times, 7 October 2006, 13
Article: Helen Musa, Panorama, 9 September 2006, 6
Article: The first burst, Limelight, July 2007, 14
Article: the first burst, Limelight, July 2007, 14
Programme: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, 7 October 2006
Review: Bryce Hallett, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 October 2006, 11
Review: Deborah Jones, The Australian, 9 October 2006, 13
Review: Helen Musa, Relax, 15 October 2006, 8

Works

Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert

Text Nationality

Australia

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Programme	PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Flyer	PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme	Mark Gogoll

Data Reviewed By

HaydenBarltrop on 14 July 2022

Event Identifier

69221

Dataset

AusStage