After an eight year absence from big musical theatre, Jeremy Stanford suddenly finds himself cast in a leading role of one of the most expensive and eagerly anticipated Australian musicals ever; Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical. Involved from the outset, starting with the workshop of the first script, he navigates the auditions, the nerve-wracking rehearsals and finally, the incredibly fraught lead up to the world premier of this hit show. It's a wild bus trip through a landscape of big personalities, high stakes, tantrums and creative blocks. Along the way he limbers up his rusty musical theatre muscle and investigates the outrageous world of drag as he attempts to recreate the role of Tick, the character made famous in the film by Hugo Weaving. '...reveals a taste for juicy gossip equal to that of any queen...' Steve Dow, Sun-Herald '...not only interesting to theatre fans but also anyone who has seen the movie or ever thought about putting on a pair of heels for the heck of it.' DNA Magazine '...reveals a taste for juicy gossip equal to that of any queen...' Steve Dow, Sun-Herald '...not only interesting to theatre fans but also anyone who has seen the movie or ever thought about putting on a pair of heels for the heck of it.' DNA Magazine Jeremy Stanford has had long and varied career as a performer, which was kicked off with his portrayal of Buddy in The Buddy Holly Story. He went on to play many lead roles in other plays, TV shows, and musicals most notably recreating Hugo Weaving's role of Tick in Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical which inspired his first book, Year of the Queen about his rocky journey through the creation of the show. Jeremy then retrained as a film maker at The VCA School of Film and Television and set up his own media company for which he developed content for TV and Film. In 2013, he directed and co-wrote his first feature film, The Sunset Six. Since then he's split his time as a writer, actor, and director. His first novel, Rapture will be released in 2018. Jeremy lives in Melbourne.