Edinburgh Fringe hit Don’t Tell Dad About Diana is coming to London, with two shows set to take place at Underbelly Boulevard Soho this May.
A queer coming-of-age story set in 1997 Dublin, it explores the tension between leaving home and staying to build something new, anchored in Hannah Power and Conor Murray’s distinctive creative partnership and lived experience.
This high energy comedy follows two Irish teenagers obsessed with Princess Diana, their patron saint of misfits. As they secretly prepare to compete for the crown of Alternative Miss Ireland with their outrageous Princess Diana drag act, they do so under the shadow of hardline nationalist families ahead of the Good Friday Agreement.
In a year marked by Ireland’s first gay kiss on Fair City, Eurovision on home soil, and Boyzone dominating the charts, the story explores friendship, identity and grief at the crossroads of adolescence, and the impact of mourning a cultural icon.
But when Diana’s sudden death becomes a real-life tragedy, it begins to unravel their secret, their friendship, and their plans to leave Ireland.
From deeply personal roots, Don’t Tell Dad About Diana is created by performers and real-life best friends Power and Murray, and inspired by their own lives, friendship and questions of identity that have shaped them.
Blending drag, melodrama, ceremonial flair and cinematic narration, it captures a city on the brink of change, from chokers for every mood to Spice Girls posters and the soundtrack of Now That’s What I Call Music 38.
The creative team also includes director Emma Finegan, producer Rua Barron, dramaturg/AD Austin Hughes, set & props designer Gabe Gilmour, lighting designer Ferdy Emmet and sound designer Theo Foley.
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana plays Underbelly Boulevard Soho on Tuesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 28, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Don’t Tell Dad About Diana, credit Erica Verling (image supplied)