The Gospel According to Paul: The Second Coming

Name: The Gospel According to Paul: The Second Coming
Start: 2026-11-06T18:30
End: 2026-12-20
Location: Sydney Theatre Company

When: Friday 6 November 2026 – Sunday 20 December 2026
Where: Sydney Theatre Company · Wharf 1 Theatre · Wharf 1 Theatre, Wharf 4/5 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay NSW 2000
Price: From $69

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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 Labor 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. “A hilariously funny, astute, inspiring show.” ( Limelight ) A soufflé might not rise twice, but this hit comedy will