The Wharf Revue 2024: TEOTWAWKI | cameronbsmithdesign

A woman in a black dress and a man in a grey suit stand at a 1950s microphone. Behind them are a man seated at a piano, a man standing, playing the bass and a man sitting at a drum kit, all in suits. A large projected image of the poster for this show is visible in the background. The two in the foreground are lit in cold white, the others are in shadow.

A woman in a blue sequin dress is singing into a microphone. Behind her is a man seated at a piano, a man standing, playing the bass and a man sitting at a drum kit, all in black. A large projected image of a black and gold invitation that reads “MIDWINTER BALL AT Parliament House, Canberra YOUR MC JACQUI LAMBIE” is visible in the background. The woman is lit in warm white, the others are in shadow.

On the left, a man in a white shirt, blue pants and tie. On the right, a woman in a red dress and yellow wig. They are lit in cool white.

Two men and a woman dressed in matching green tracksuits standing in formation. A large projected image of a white wall with the green text “BANDT” graffitied onto it is visible in the background. They are lit in warm white.

A man dressed as a woman in a red wig and blazer seated on a stool. To the left, a man seated at a piano dressed in a white blazer. A large projected image of a purple curtain is visible in the background. The first man is lit in cold white, the second is in shadow.

A man in a dark suit, looking to the audience. A large projected image of the gold text, "THE HON. PAUL KEATING", is visible in the background. He is lit in cool white.

The Wharf Revue 2024:
The End of the Wharf As We Know It

Written By Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott

Soft Tread Enterprises

Canberra Theatre, October 2024

Seymour Centre, York Theatre, November 2024

National Tour, February 2025

With Jonathan Biggins

Mandy Bishop

Drew Forsythe

Phillip Scott

David Whitney

Co-Direction Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe
Musical Direction Phillip Scott

Set Design Barry Searle
Lighting Design Matt Cox

Video Direction Todd Decker

Sound and Video Design Cameron Smith

Costume Design Hazel and Scott Fisher
Producer Jo Dyer

After twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue has decided to step away from public life.

“It’s an opportunity to spend more time with family,” said a spokesperson. “At the end of the day, this is about the need for renewal. We’ll serve one last term to max out the super and then try to pick up some kind of consultancy work or do a series of “Survivor” - look, it’s too early to say but it has been an honour to serve the Australian people.”

Many public figures who’ve appeared in the show regularly over the years are lining up for a place in the final hurrah: Keating, Howard, Downer, Costello, Gillard, Abbott, Carr and other throwbacks too numerous to mention. Those who bear the torch of democracy today: Lambie, Hanson, Bandt, Dutton and Albo - a veritable “Who’s that?” of Australian politics.

So join us for this joyous yet bitter-sweet send-off to one of the great national theatrical institutions - but please, no flowers by request.

The Sydney Morning Herald

"Countless uproarious moments....what a gift – not just to us but to the health of the political discourse."

Stage Noise ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"certainly the biggest laugh we’ve had all year"

CAMERON SMITH

Composition, Sound and Video Design

The Wharf Revue 2024:
The End of the Wharf As We Know It

The Wharf Revue 2024: The End of the Wharf As We Know It

The Wharf Revue 2024:
The End of the Wharf As We Know It