A new ‘UK first’ show starring the final five of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 will make its way to Manchester as part of an eight-stop tour.
‘The Fantastic Five of 14’ tour will see top five queens Angeria, Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden and Willow Pill head across the UK this October - with the show making its debut at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on Tuesday, October 4.
The tour promises to be a ‘night like no other’ as the queens perform in search of RuPaul's Drag Gods, the ultimate prize for a queen as they fight to win Ru’s crowning prize of the "Golden Chocolate Bar”.
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Produced by Werq The World producers Voss Events in cooperation with Academy Events and Cuffe and Taylor, ‘The Fantastic Five of 14’ tour promises to be a ‘glittering show that will leave audiences howling with laughter and whooping with joy’.
Ben Hatton, Director of Theatre Touring for Cuffe and Taylor, said: “RuPaul’s Drag Race is an absolute phenomenon. We are just about to complete the sold out The Official Series 2 tour of Drag Race UK, we have The Official Series 3 tour in the autumn and now we have these eight very special dates that will present a completely different dynamic for UK audiences.
“A night out with a RuPaul Drag Race show is a night out you will never forget. It is fun, it is bonkers and above all else, it is a night of pure unadulterated entertainment. Now, in a UK first we have RuPaul’s Drag Race US Season 14 touring here and we cannot wait to see what these queens will have up their frocks!”
The show - which also includes stops in Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Birmingham - will mark the queens' ‘first international foray’ since the popular reality TV show began earlier this year. RuPaul’s Drag Race has been a popular hit with viewers since it launched in 2009, where drag queens compete to be named the Next Drag Superstar.
Hosted by American drag icon RuPaul, the show has also had international versions from Thailand, Canada, Australia, Spain, France, Italy and, of course, the UK. The queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season three are also hitting the road later this year.
The full list of dates are below:
- 04 Oct - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
- 05 Oct - O2 Academy, Edinburgh
- 06 Oct - O2 Academy, Leeds
- 07 Oct - O2 Academy, Sheffield
- 09 Oct - O2 Academy, Bristol
- 10 Oct - O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London
- 11 Oct - O2 Academy, Birmingham
- 12 Oct - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday (April 15) from ticketmaster.co.uk.
