The Wharf Revue is a series of
musical comedy
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revue
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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 Theatre ...
. Each show features four comedians – usually
Jonathan Biggins
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Early life and education
Jonathan Martin Biggi ...
,
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 New South Wales to newsage ...
, accompanied by a female performer – satirising media personalities and political events in sketches and songs. 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 previousl ...
,
Genevieve Lemon
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,
Jacki Weaver
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and
Helen Dallimore
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Early life
Dallimore grew up in Oxford, England and Sydney, Austra ...
(filling in), with
Amanda Bishop
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having been the regular performer since 2017.
The revue has become something of a
Sydney
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cultural institution.
Past shows
*November–December 2024, March-April 2025: ''The End of the Wharf As We Know It''
*2023: ''Pride in Prejudice''
*2022: ''Looking for Albanese''
*2021: ''Can of Worms''
*2020: ''Good Night and Good Luck''
*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''
* 2006: ''Revue Sans Frontieres''
*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''
* 2004: ''Fast and Loose''
* June 2003: ''Sunday in Iraq with George''
* 2002: ''Much Revue About Nothing''
* 2001: ''Free Petrol!''
* 2000: ''The End of the Wharf As We Know It''
* 2000: ''The Unofficial Visitors Guide to Australia'
See also
*
Culture of Sydney
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References
Australian comedy
2000 introductions
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