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Tonight we (Lynne,

london1952 and I) gave "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" a second chance, after the preview that had to be cancelled a few weeks ago because of problems with Priscilla herself (the bus).

Priscilla is a name that appears in the New Testament and that became popular in England with the Puritans.
Well those poor Puritans would have had a seizure tonight!

The show was simply fantastic!
Yes it is probably all about being camp, costumes to die for and it is true the plot is much thinner than in the film (as pointed out by a few reviews in the papers).... but frankly who cares?
Everybody in the theatre had a hoot: it's a standing ovation every night!

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: London, SE20

Lynne, Adrian and I went to see a preview of the musical at the Palace theatre tonight.

It was a full house and there was a lovely atmosphere: it was obvious from the very beginning that everybody was determined to have a great time.

When the curtain went up, the costumes and the songs started. And it was fabulous for about 20 minutes; then after a long wait and an early interval, the show was cancelled.

The 5 and half ton bus on the stage was apparently to blame as it didn't want to behave.
Maybe. Personally, I blame Bernadette: one just shouldn't run over kangaroos, koalas and Teletubbies on the way to Alice Springs. It's bad karma.

Current Mood: disappointed
Current Location: London, SE20