The Play

The sermon on the mount returns to Sydney for a victory lap as Jonathan Biggins – co-creator and star of The Wharf Revue and one of Australia’s favourite comic actors – transforms into the visionary reformer and rabble-rouser, Paul Keating.

Exploring the former PM’s landmark political achievements and personal obsessions, The Gospel According to Paul takes the light on the hill and shines it on a man who grew up in the Labour Party at the knee of Jack Lang, approached economics as an artform, and demanded we confront the wrongs of our past. This production from Soft Tread Enterprises captures Keating’s eviscerating Question Time wit and wraps it up in a Zegna suit.

With fresh takes on Keating’s recent media moments and zeitgeist zingers, no scumbag is safe in this show, not even our humble narrator. 

DATE: Wednesday 2 December 2026

TIME: 7:30pm to 9:00 pm

VENUE: Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 1 Theatre, at Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW 2000

TICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Sydney Theatre Company Box Office at [email protected] or Tel 9250 1777

Cherry and Lou-anne have purchased tickets M11, M12 Balcony

PRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Join us for pre-theatre drink and snack at the Wharf Restaurant and Bar.

RSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at [email protected] and

CC to Lou-anne Folder at [email protected]  BY 21 November 2026