The Wharf Revue is back, and heading west
IF COMEDIAN Drew Forsythe had his way, Malcolm Turnbull would still be prime minister - purely for practical purposes. Changes like the one recently has flow on effects for the script of Forsythe’s long-running comedy show The Wharf Revue.
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IF COMEDIAN Drew Forsythe had his way, Malcolm Turnbull would still be prime minister.
Not for any particular political preference — purely for practical purposes.
Changes like the one recently, which saw Scott Morrison instated as prime minister, has flow on effects for the script of Forsythe’s long-running comedy show The Wharf Revue.
But when you work in political satire, you have to stay on your toes.
Written by Forsythe and Jonathan Biggins, The Wharf Revue has entertained audiences for years and will open at Riverside Theatres this week.
Forsythe said Morrison “has thrown us a bit of a curveball” but the team would adapt as it has done in the past.
“When Turnbull unseated Abbott in one night’s notice we had to rewrite a whole section and fit that in,” he said.
Biggins and Forsythe will be joined on stage by Rachael Beck and Douglas Hansell to reflect on the political year that was — both in local and overseas current affairs.
The show begins with a retrospective pantomime telling a reworked version of Cinderella, set when Malcolm Turnbull was opposition leader.
Then there is the Revue’s take on global politics featuring United States president Donald Trump.
“And then of course along the way Pauline Hanson drops in … (former Greens senator) Bob Brown meets (senator) Sarah Hanson Young and tries to teach her to become a true Green, the ALP have a caucus meeting,” Forsythe said.
The only thing known for sure is no one — no matter what side of politics they are on — will be safe from satire.
The Wharf Revue: Deja Revue is on at Riverside Theatres in Parramatta from September 13-15 and The Joan in Penrith from September 20-22.