Queen of Ireland Panti Bliss is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk on tour to Australia and New Zealand in February 2025.

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.

Following record-breaking sold-out runs at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Soho Theatre in London and across 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.

Playing at:
Arts Centre Melbourne / 4-9 Feb 2025
Brunswick Picture House / 11-12 Feb 2025
Auckland Wintergarden / 19-23 Feb 2025
The Factory Sydney / 25-26 Feb 2025

A THISISPOPBABY Production

Tour supported by Culture Ireland and produced with Far & Away and Troubadour Presents. Originally co-produced by The Abbey Theatre.

Written & Performed by Panti Bliss
Directed by Phillip McMahon
Produced by Jennifer Jennings and Laura Rigney
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).