Bill Star Ben Richards Reveals Himself As A Drag Queen (In Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Musical)

Ben Richards, musical star and former copper on the soon to be axed police series The Bill, will be soon be hitting the stage in a far more flamboyant style when he replaces Jason Donovan in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical on June 1st.

Adapted from the 1994 film, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical by the original writer Stephan Elliot, this musical follows two transvestites and a transsexual who jump on an old battered bus to take their Sydney cabaret show to the Australian outback.

First premiering at the Palace theatre in March 2009 with a cast made up of Jason Donovan, Tony Sheldon and Oliver Thornton, the new cast will see Thornton continue as Adam with Don Gallagher as Bernadette and John Bowe as Bob.

Winning Best Costume Design Laurence Olivier award for the musical, Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel have ensured that none of the spectacular of the film, for which they won an Oscar has been lost.

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical tickets are available from LondonTheatreDirect and Theatre Tickets Direct.