Priscilla the Party! is a high-camp, feel-good night out – review
Ah, Priscilla – a film many of us will have fond memories of, and indeed may well have been a formative moment in many a queer person’s youth.
There already exists a stage show, which some will have experienced a while ago, and this new immersive production – Priscilla the Party! – is based on that, but with an updated selection of songs.
It’s opened at London’s new HERE at Outernet venue and will be playing all summer. It’s an immersive experience in the same way that Guys & Dolls has been at The Bridge Theatre over the past year – in that, while there are some seats, many audience members are stood in a ‘pit’ style configuration with the action happening around them, and are shepherded around as bits of staging move across the floor.
Actual audience participation is quite limited – although there is one significant role to be played by a willing volunteer – but the crowd is often encouraged to sing and dance along, and there’s a bit of back-and-forth with Gaye Cliché (Trevor Ashley), our host for the evening.
