The Gospel According to Paul: The Second Coming

Wednesday 23 September 2026, 7:30pm

Civic Theatre and Soft Tread Enterprises Presents

A soufflé might not rise twice, but this hit comedy will!

The sermon on the mount returns to our stages 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 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.
Running time 1 hr 30 mins, no interval. Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice.

Recommended for ages 15+. This performance contains coarse language.

Dates

  • Wednesday 23 September 2026 7:30 pm

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  • Adult from $65
  • Concession from $58
  • Under 17 from $50
  • Groups 8+ (pp) from $58
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Contact

  • Civic Theatre Ticket Office
  • (02) 4929 1977

Venue

Civic Theatre
375 Hunter Street
Newcastle
2300

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