STREWTH! IT'S ALF IN HEELS!
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Home and Away's Alf joins the **Priscilla Queen Of The Desert** cast in September
**Ray Meagher**, best known for his role as **Alf Stewart** in the long-running Aussie soap **Home and Away**, will join the London cast of [**Priscilla Queen Of The Desert**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/648/Priscilla-Queen-Of-The-Desert-tickets.aspx) on 30th September. Ray has been a regular in the antipodean show for 22 years and has also appeared in Australian classics Prisoner: Cell Block H and A Country Practice.
Ray will replace **John Bowe** as Bob in the camp spectacular telling the outrageous yet touching tale of the road trip of three friends, a transsexual and two drag queens, through the Australian outback. He will join current cast members **Oliver Thornton**, **Ben Richards** and **Don Gallagher**. Meagher also portrayed the role in the Sydney production in 2007.
**Priscilla Queen Of The Desert** is the successful stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1994 film, **The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of The Desert**. It opened at The [**Palace Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/8/Palace-Theatre.aspx) in March 2009 with fellow Australian and one-time star of rival soap Neighbours, **Jason Donovan**. The feelgood show features classic disco hits such as I Love The Nightlife, Go West, I Will Survive and Don't Leave Me This Way and will also ensure you never look at a ping pong ball in the same way again!
[posted by James, 13:35, 20/07/2010]