Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Reviews

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Average customer review: 4.5 star rating (4.4 Stars)

Number of reviews: 38

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5.0 star rating MRS JOAN MCCALL from KENT, ENGLAND.

BRILLIANT

BEST SHOW I'VE SEEN IN YEARS, ENTERTAINING AND ENJOYABLE FOR ALL. COSTUMES AND SPARKLE WARMTH AND PLEASURE. FROM A GROUP OF RETIRED FOLK FROM KENT.

5.0 star rating Rosa Ashby from Brighton,

PRISCILLA

Brilliant show. Well worth the money.

4.5 star rating Bea from UK

GREAT SHOW

Great show, very spectacular but agree do not buy tickets for balcony. My legs were numb by the end of the show.

4.0 star rating Jonny from England

DON'T BUY TICKETS IN THE BALCONY!!

Well, the show itself was excellent - everything you'd expect it to be. but a word of warning - DO NOT buy tickets for the balcony as you'll miss half the action! "Restricted view" doesn't cover it really!! Most of the action takes place at the very front of the stage - but you simply can't see it from the balcony seats (unless, I guess, you're on the very front row). Spend a bit more and get decent seats...

2.5 star rating Sarah B from Essex, UK

CANCELLED HALF WAY THROUGH!!!!!!

I can only give this 2.5 stars because I only got to see half of it!!! The show was cancelled after the interval without explanation; we think the bus broke - apparently this has happened before and if you are at the matinee as we were they chuck you out so they can fix it for the evening performance!!! Priscilla = great show, Palace Theatre = poor show!!!

2.0 star rating Karen from Brighton

GREAT DANCING BUT POOR DIALOGUE DELIVERY

Having seen the show some years ago in London I was really looking forward to it. I also know the film very well. Unfortunately the quality of the set was poor, and the delivery of the dialogue was as if the actors were reading it from the script. There was little continuity in the delivery so the impact of the jokes was lost, they just seemed crude. The sound quality was poor in that the orchestra completely obliterated the main leads. The three backing singers were very good and the dancers well rehearsed, the choreography was great. It was the main parts dialogue delivery that let the show down.

2.0 star rating Luis from London

NOT IMPRESSED

I have to confess I went thinking to watch a West End production and I got really disappointed. The whole show seemed to me a wannabe despite the cast’s efforts. Don’t get me wrong, the public clapped, danced and sang. However I felt I wasted my time and money. If you expect to watch a big production, this one seems like a cheap Xmas panto.

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