The show, part of the group’s Fur Coat And No Knickers Tour, features stunning costumes, sensational sets, show-stopping numbers from Rhianna, Lady GaGa, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Take That and The Village People, and a cast of 16 beautiful women — who happen to be men.

Film enthusiast Rob Foxon returns to the Palace on Thursday, October 13, with his Railways Remembered series — this time looking at the 1950s.

This carefully researched programme of rare archive films reflects on the 1950s as a decade of consolidation after wartime hostilities to complete modernisation, a transition from the steam age to diesel and electric traction to 100mph running.

Joseph Lee Jackson, of Newark, becomes Freddie Mercury again when his Queen tribute band, Mercury, takes to the stage the following night.

Joseph not only wears authentic clothing, but also sounds and looks like Freddie Mercury.

The production, which features a spectacular light show, includes hits such as We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Radio Ga Ga, Bohemian Rhapsody, and I Want To Break Free.

The film Oranges And Sunshine (15) starring Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson and David Wenham, will be screened on Monday, October 10.

Directed by Jim Loach, it tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times — the forced migration of children from the UK.