Bristol Hippodrome, until October 29 QUEEN: once upon a time they were a bit of a Marmite act, but now their music and legendary performances have supergroup iconic status.

Which makes this musical featuring dozens of their songs a must-see, and it’s quite simply a fantastic evening.

It’s almost 10 years since Ben Elton got together with Brian May and Roger Taylor to write this show, and it has got better and better. This touring production has a freshness and some wonderful moments.

In fact, having seen in at The Dominion in its first year, I think it’s even better now – still the same great music but somehow funnier, and even more accessible.

Noel Sullivan plays Galileo with James Dean styling and swagger, and no little irony as he leads the resistance against manufactured pop (I do Hear’say he’s got a great voice for rock) while Amanda Coutts’ Scaramouche more than stands her ground as his ‘rock chick’, with great comic timing and a witty tongue. Her shock-haired styling owes a lot to ’70s punk – anyone else remember Lene Lovich?

I loved Earl Carpenter’s smooth-suited, Bond-villain Khashoggi, and he has some of the show’s best lines: I’ve never understood the significance of Tinky Winky, either.

Killer Queen Ashley J Russell struts her leather-clad stuff, but meets her match in the ex-reality TV stakes in Jenny Douglas, who brings fire, passion and poignancy to Meat the doomed Bohemian.

This is a great night out for all ages: ‘best three hours ever,’ was the vote from my teenage daughter as we left. Being a well-brought-up girl, she could singalonga Rhapsody with the best.

For us dedicated fans, not ashamed to admit that we could answer all the Queen quiz questions in the programme, it was an extra treat to have May the maestro join the finale to belt out the guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody. Long live our noble Queen.