The full cast have been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
Kevin Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One; Chicago, UK Tour) will play Tick/Mitzi, Nick Hayes (Groundhog Day, The Old Vic) as Felicia/Adam, and Peter Duncan (The Dame; Edinburgh Festival/ Park Theatre, Pretender; Playhouse East) as Bob/Preacher.
The cast will join previously announced Adèle Anderson who will play the role of Bernadette. Adele is best known as one-third of the internationally acclaimed satirical cabaret trio Fascinating Aïda.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is set to hit the road bursting onto stages across the UK and Ireland opening at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 19 February 2026 and touring through to July 2026.
Full cast includes: Dakota Starr (Priscilla The Party at Outernet, Fisherman’s Friends The Musical; UK and international tour) as alternate Bernadette, Leah Vassell as Diva 1 (Oliver!; West End, Kinky Boots, Storyhouse Chester), Bernadette Bangura as Diva 2 (Moulin Rouge; West End, Hairspray, UK Tour), Jessie May as Diva 3 and Shirley (Beetlejuice) Gary Lee as Miss Understanding (Ghost; UK Tour), Billie Hardy as Marion (Chicago; Japan Tour, The Time Traveler’s Wife; Apollo Theatre), Isabella Glanzing Santos as Cynthia (Frozen; Theatre Royal Dury Lane; Fame, West End) Sario Solomon as Jimmy (If/Then; Savoy Theatre, Grease the Musical; UK Tour). Jak Allen-Anderson as Farrah/Young Bernadette (Addams Family; UK Tour, Pippin; Theatre Royal Dury Lane), Alexander Emery as Frank (Come Fall in Love; Manchester Opera House, Love Never Dies; Asia Tour), Michael Afemaré, Tia Antoine-Charles, Olivia Bella, Alexander Gage, Fionan O’Carroll, Nathan Ryles, Samuel Stokes and Mary Suarez.
Directed by Olivier Award-nominated Ian Talbot OBE with choreography by Olivier Award-winner Matt Cole and set and lighting design by Andrew Exeter, the sassy and joyous Broadway and West End hit musical follows the hilarious and heart-warming journey as three friends travel across Australia in a dilapidated bus nicknamed Priscilla to put on the show of a lifetime.
The rest of the creative team include Sam Holmes (Associate Director), Ben Harrison (Sound Designer), Leo Flint (Video Designer), Craig Forrest-Thomas (Hair and Make Up Designer) and David Grindrod CDG for Grindrod Burton Casting (Casting).
Featuring a hit parade of dance floor classics as well as garnering international acclaim, at its core, Priscilla Queen of the Desert’s enduring appeal lies in its heartfelt exploration and celebration of identity, diversity and the journey toward self-acceptance. Challenging societal norms, and the importance of embracing one’s true self, the characters confront prejudice and adversity, they also discover the strength found in unity, friendship and the beauty of authentic expression.
Packed full of dazzling dance routines, a sparkling array of spectacular costumes and an iconic soundtrack of 80s and 90s disco anthems including ‘Hot Stuff’, ‘It’s Raining Men’, ‘I Will Survive’, ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’, ‘Finally’ and more, Priscilla Queen of the Desert is an exuberant celebration of acceptance and belonging, bursting at the seams with humor, heart and spectacle.
UK & Ireland Tour Dates for Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Manchester Palace Theatre
Thu 19 — Sat 28 Feb 2026
King’s Theatre Glasgow
Mon 02 — Sat 7 Mar 2026
Liverpool Empire
Mon 09 — Sat 14 Mar 2026
Southampton Mayflower
Mon 16 — Sat 21 Mar 2026
Birmingham Hippodrome
Mon 23 — Sat 28 Mar 2026
Theatre Royal Norwich
Mon 30 Mar — Sat 4 Apr 2026
Theatre Royal Newcastle
Mon 06 — Sat 11 Apr 2026
Edinburgh Playhouse
Tue 14 — Sat 18 Apr 2026
Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff
Mon 20 — Sat 25 Apr 2026
Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Tue 28 Apr — Sat 2 May 2026
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Mon 04 — Sat 9 May 2026
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE WOKING
Mon 11 — Sat 16 May 2026
Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
Mon 25 — Sat 30 May 2026
Belfast Grand Opera House
Mon 01 — Sat 6 Jun 2026
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE DUBLIN
Mon 08 — Sat 13 Jun 2026
THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON
Tue 16 — Sat 20 Jun 2026
CURVE THEATRE LEICESTER
Mon 22 — Sat 27 Jun 2026
ALHAMBRA THEATRE BRADFORD
Mon 06 — Sat 11 Jul 2026
HALL FOR CORNWALL TRURO
Tue 14 — Sat 18 Jul 2026
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