Isitt said she had to have a virtual meeting with the pop diva, who was in Melbourne at the time, to tell her the story of the musical and convince her to come to the UK to film a scene that would feature in the stage show.
“She was so excited to revisit her old tracks and she came to meet me and then to rehearsal and I filmed her as a hologram of herself – she appears as in the mirror throughout the show. She looks amazing in this production,” Isitt said.
The stage show debuted in Manchester in 2023 before touring the UK in 2024, with the video of Minogue in every performance.
Isitt, best known for creating the Nativity! series of films starring Martin Freeman, David Tennant and Celia Imrie, said working with Minogue gave her an insight into how the diva approached her career.
“She never stops and her time is very precious. So she is quite serious about getting things right, she’s really professional and she really wants it to work,” she said.
“She’s fun, but she really takes the work seriously.”
Isitt said she enjoyed working with the star, because they both have a background in acting.
“She’s a good actress and I think we forget that at times,” she added.
“But she is a really decent actress and I’d like to work with her again in more of an an acting capacity and she’s still going strong.
“She’s a real pocket rocket.”
