Baddies are so much more fun to play': Priscilla Presley relishes Snow White panto role but admits she didn't understand the script

Priscilla Presley is as good as rock and roll royalty, so it is apt the she gets to play a queen.
However, despite hugely looking forward to treading the boards in Snow White, she admits that she didn't get the jokes at first.
Priscilla, 67, will star as the Wicked Queen in her first ever pantomime role, but has had to rely on her co-stars to explain the script to her.

 

Mean Queen: Priscilla Presley shows off her wicked credentials at a dress rehearsal for Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

 

Costume drama: Priscilla admits she didn't understand the script at first

 

Speaking to the Telegraph newspaper, she said: 'In all honesty, I really didn't understand the script when I first read it.
'One of my lines is: 'Go ahead and boo. Boo all you like’, and I thought, 'Should I be coaxing people to boo at me?'
Although she has experience of acting in both comic and straight roles, the panto arena is something she has never done before because it doesn't exist in America.

 

Carry me! Priscilla takes the weight off her witchy feet

 

Leggy lady! Priscilla does a bit of Angelina onstage

 

It's behind you: Co-stars Jarred Christmas and Warwick Davis also star in the panto and they helped Priscilla understand British humour

She is also relishing the opportunity to play the Wicked Queen as she finds mean roles juicer to execute.
She told the newspaper: 'Baddies are always so much more fun to play than goodies. My Wicked Queen will be mean and witty, and really full of herself.'
Performing 12 shows per week will be quite a strain on Presley but her long stay in the capital is also something she is grateful for.

 

Good experiences: Priscilla has been using her time in London to visit museums and galleries

Whilst in London she has been brushing up on British culture and history by visiting museums and art galleries in her time off.
Her daughter Lisa Marie Presley also lives nearby in East Sussex with her four children, so Priscilla will make the most of her time with them.
The actress will star next to Warwick Davis and Jarred Christmas in the show that starts its run on December 7.
She follows in the footsteps of Dame Edna and David Hasselhoff, who also appeared at the theatre in previous pantomimes.

 

Family ties: Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie, pictured earlier this year, have been spending more time together