The Wharf Revue is a series of

musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

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s presented by the

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

. Each show features four comedians – usually

Jonathan Biggins Jonathan Martin Biggins (born 14 September 1960) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, director and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programmes. He was born in Newcast ...

, Phillip Scott and

Drew Forsythe Drew Forsythe (born 23 August 1949) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage, and television, as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programs. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, F ...

, accompanied by a female performer – satirising media personalities and political events in sketches and songs. The music and lyrics are largely written by Scott. Female Wharf Revue performers have included

Amanda Bishop Amanda Diana Bishop (born 10 December 1979) is an Australian actress and comedian, known for her comedy portrayals of Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, in the television comedy '' At Home with Julia''. Bishop had previous ...

Genevieve Lemon Genevieve Lemon (born 21 April 1958) is an Australian actress and singer who has appeared in a number of Australian television series and international film, including a frequent collaboration with Jane Campion for Academy Award-winning ''The P ...

and

Helen Dallimore Helen Dallimore (born 31 October 1971) is an Australian actress, known for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch, Glinda in the West End Theatre, West End production of ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. Early life Dallimore grew up in Oxfor ...

(filling in). The revue has become something of a

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cultural institution.

Past shows

*Oct to Dec 2019: Unr-Dact-D *Oct to Dec 2018: Deja Revue *Oct to Dec 2017: The Patriotic Rag *Dec 2016 Back with a Bite *Dec 2015 Celebrating 15 years *Dec 2014 Open for Business *Dec 2013 Whoops! *Dec 2012 Red Wharf: Beyond The Rings of Satire *Dec 2011 Debt Defying Acts *Dec 2010 Not Quite out of the Woods *Dec 2009 Pennies from Kevin *Dec 2008 Waiting for Garnaut *2007 Beware of the Dogma *8 November – 9 December 2006: Revue Sans Frontières *17 July – 15 August 2006: Best We Forget(20 June 2006) Stephen Dunne
Not enough fang to give this night the right bite
The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 5 October 2013. *16 November – 23 December 2005: Stuff All Happens *5–30 April 2005: Concert for Tax Relief *June 2003: Sunday in Iraq with George *Free Petrol

References

Australian comedy 2000 introductions {{Theatre-stub

Past shows

See also

References