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decade after the 1994 film, written and directed by Stephan
Elliott, a musical version of his road comedy grew the story's
global following.
Those staging the latest iteration at a venue in London's Soho
district say bringing the audience into the action in an
immersive production "Priscilla the Party!" was a natural
evolution.
"It always felt like it was very hard to keep audiences in their
seats. They were always wanting to stand up and dance anyway,"
said director Simon Phillips, who also directed the original
Priscilla musical.
Over the decades, much has changed and yet, in some ways, very
little.
"I think the fact that that particular group of people were
being seen as the heroes and heroines on stage (was) not a very
common thing at the time that it was made," Phillips said.
"It's a much easier sell now, but its message remains the same.
You know, it's a message of acceptance and finding family where
you find your family and all that kind of thing."
From March 25, audiences will be singing and dancing along to
classics such as "I will Survive", "It's Raining Men" and Kylie
Minogue hits. Booking is open until the end of September.
For the audience-members in drag, it will be a struggle to
compete with the cast.
"It's very demanding. You know, we are singing, we are dancing,
we are active. We're in heels. We're in corsets. We've got mic
belts. We've got big headpieces on, you know, so we're battling
everything, but we absolutely love it," said actor Reece
Kerridge, who plays the part of Adam/Felicia.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; writing by Barbara Lewis; editing
by Nick Macfie)
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