Friday, December 5

Tag: Here at Outernet

The Diana Mixtape – HERE at Outernet
London

The Diana Mixtape – HERE at Outernet

A “riotous royal romp” as reverent as it is raunchy, The Diana Mixtape is a hoot and a half! A jukebox musical as much as a drag concert, the show chronicles Diana’s life and love lustily. Photo: Harry Elletson Drag superstars Courtney Act, Priyanka, Divina De Campo, Rosé, and Kitty Scott-Claus shine as various iterations of the people’s princess each uniquely dolled up for the occasion and flanked by an inexhaustible army of backup dancers. Keala Seattle is resplendently regal as Queen Elizabeth but of the supporting cast it is Lucinda Lawrence who stuns and strikes as Camilla, a character so potently satirized that the audience boos hysterically from her first lighting cue. Both funny and fierce, this experience is a glorious camp celebration of both the real Diana and her actua...
Priscilla the Party! – Here at Outernet
London

Priscilla the Party! – Here at Outernet

Immersive theatre is all the rage in 2024. From Guys and Dolls to Mamma Mia! plenty of stories are returning to the stage with an up-close-and-personal twist. At London’s HERE at Outernet, it’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’s turn to get in on the immersive fun with Priscilla The Party!  Until the end of September, Priscilla The Party! is transforming HERE at Outernet into the sparkling, disco ball-covered Cockatoo Club, where audiences are brought right into the iconic story of acceptance and self-empowerment. Seated tickets are available, but those who have a standing ticket (like I did) watch the show from the dancefloor, where parts of the stage move, and actors sometimes weave through the crowd. The party starts before the show even begins, with a series of cabaret perform...