The Diana Mixtape
The Diana Mixtape, a mash-up of The Crown, a Pride after party and a pop diva tribute concert. TuckShop reimagines the life of Princess Diana through the iconic outfits, the wigs, wit, and war paint of five RuPaul’s Drag Race titans. It’s camp and pure chaos from start to finish but above all it’s a bloody good time. From the very first moment the curtain drops, each queen on top of a road case under a single spotlight belting out Ava Max’s Kings and Queens, a performance that would give Girls Aloud a run for their money, I knew I was going to love it and I did.
Rather than one Diana, the show gives us five, and yes, they all work; Divina De Campo delivers her signature operatic belt and piercing comedic timing; Priyanka adds sass, edge and energy; Rosé is pure theatrical charisma and some show stopping numbers; Kitty Scott-Claus charms the tiara off everyone and Courtney Act brings elegance. Together, they form a chorus of Di-visions, each representing a facet of the People's Princess: the innocent bride, the media darling, the rebel, the mother, the saint and the girl next door. It’s a bold narrative choice and it mostly pays off. We’re not here to watch The Crown: The Musical. We’re here to watch a drag powered emotional remix of a woman who became a symbol far beyond the monarchy. Forget candlelight vigils. This Diana dances under a disco ball. The soundtrack is a relentless ride of modern pop bangers.
You can’t have a musical about Diana without a top supporting cast. Keala Settle is regal as The Queen as she delivers some hilarious lyric changes, Noel Sullivan gives a pompous King Charles (well prince back then) and Lucinda Lawrence gets everyone rilled up as everyone’s favourite baddie Camila, each bringing the charm and comedy to their caricatures. Christopher D. Clegg’s fast paced script and direction keeps us on our toes as it moves at a million miles but it’s witty and written with the cast in mind. Taz Hoesli’s Choreography is punchy, if occasionally chaotic, and let’s just leave the lip-syncs to the amateurs shall we as these girls are all singing 100% live and are top-tier.
Flawed? Absolutely. At times, the piece lacks the slickness and substance of a West End Musical. You can tell the rehearsal process was short but that being said you don’t come to a Tuckshop production expecting polished, you come for the chaos, the sass, the ad lib cover ups and the what on earth is going on here. Anything can happen, anything goes and it absolutely delivers.
The Diana Mix Tape isn’t trying to be a definitive biography and is not for traditionalists. . It’s a love letter. A queer tribute. A sparkling reclamation of a woman who, whether she intended to or not, became a symbol of rebellion, empathy, and fierce eyeliner. It’s camp with a conscience. Messy in places, moving in others but always unmistakably classic.
This show was reviewed on the 31st July 2025 at Here at Outernet, London where it runs until the 10th August 2025 before heading to The Lowry in Salford from the 19th-21st August 2025. Tickets here: The Diana Mixtape Musical - LIVE!
Review written by Sam Sadler
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Photo credit : Harry Elletson
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