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IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK

QUEEN OF IRELAND

PANTI BLISS

QUEEN OF IRELAND PANTI BLISS

Queen of Ireland Panti Bliss is TOURING HER LATEST SMASH-HIT SHOW

If These Wigs Could Talk meets notorious drag queen Panti at 55, after a lifetime of accidental activism, far-fetched shenanigans and making a full time show of herself, now taking a moment to question what her purpose and place in this changing world is.

Expect salacious stories, impassioned polemics, and some seriously funny soul searching as Panti takes us from rural Mayo to London’s glittering West End to the Irish Ambassador’s residence in Vienna, as the answer to her existential question presents itself where she least expects it.

With record-breaking sold-out runs at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Soho Theatre in London, Australia, New Zealand and North America, Panti invites you to learn from her ridiculous mistakes, laugh at her glittering failures, and share in her triumphs, in this big, beautiful and brilliant night out.

Glittering and glorious

the sunday TIMES

Electrically revealing and masterful

IRISH TIMES

Hilariously vivid…mesmerising

The Reviews Hub

All Hail the Queen

Broadway Baby

CREDITS

Touring supported by Culture Ireland. Originally co-produced by The Abbey Theatre.

Written & Performed by
Panti Bliss

Directed by
Phillip McMahon

Produced by
Jennifer Jennings

Original Set Design
Molly O’Cathain

Costume Design
James David Seaver

Sound Design
Jenny O’Malley

Tour Lighting
Suzie Cummins

Original 2022 Lighting Design
Sinéad McKenna

Stage Management
Adam Doyle

Graphic Design by
Niall Sweeney, Pony Ltd

Publicity Images by
Patricio Cassinoni

Promotional video by
Olga Kuzmenko

PR by
Conleth Teevan

If These Wigs Could Talk has previous played: The Abbey Theatre (Nov/Dec 2022), Vicar St, Dublin (May 2023), The MAC Belfast (May 2023), Soho Theatre London (May/June 20223), Galway Comedy Festival (Oct 2023), Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto (June 2024), Irish Arts Center, New York (June 2024), Solas Nua & Studio Theater, Washington DC (July 2024), Puca Festival (October 2024).

PREVIOUS TOUR DATES

November 2022

The ABbey Theatre, Dublin

May 2023

Vicar Street, DubliN

May-June 2023

Soho TheaTre, London

October 2023

GALWAY COMEDY FESTIVAL

JUNE 2024

Buddies in bad times, Toronto

Irish Arts Centre, New York

JUNE 2024

A SOLUS NUA & STUDIO THEATRE, WASHINGTON DC

4–9 FEBRUARY 2025

Arts Centre, Melbourne

11–12 FEBRUARY 2025

Brunswick Picture House, NSW

19–23 FEBRUARY 2025

Auckland Wintergarden, NZ

26–25 FEBRUARY 2025