The Gospel According To Paul

The sermon from the mount finally arrives in Adelaide as one of Australia’s favourite comic actors, Jonathan Biggins, becomes Paul Keating – visionary, reformer, rabble-rouser – in the hilarious hit The Gospel According to Paul.

Exploring Keating’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, treated economics as an artform, and demanded we confront the wrongs of our past. It recaptures some of the former PM’s eviscerating Question Time wit and wraps it up in a double-breasted Zegna suit.

No scumbag is safe in this show, not even our humble narrator.

I’m so happy we can bring this show back in 2021 after it was shoved offstage by a pandemic in 2020! Keating and Biggins remain two of the sharpest raconteurs the country has produced. You’ll love it. Mitchell

Run time: Approx. 85 minutes (no interval)

Content:
Some strong language and adult themes

“You’d swear he’s Keating. Hilarious” Limelight ★★★★★

“Biggins almost out-Keaters Keating…If only we had someone this clever running the country” Crikey

“Biggins Finest Work” Sydney Morning Herald ★★★★½

“Biggins has the gestures, the jowls and the swagger of Keating so aptly the audience knows they’re in for the real deal” Artshub

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Captioned Performances
Wednesday 28 April, 11am and 6:30pm

Audio Described Performances and Pre-Show Briefing
Tuesday 27 April, 5.00pm (briefing), 6.30pm (performance with post-show Q and A)
Saturday 2 May, 12.30pm (briefing), 2pm (performance)
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Venue Access

The Gospel According To Paul is being held at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre.

The recommended Dunstan Playhouse and Space Theatre drop off zone is at the northern end of the Riverbank Footbridge on War Memorial Drive (walk across the Footbridge to Dunstan Playhouse) or at the Intercontinental Hotel (walk north between the Intercontinental Hotel and Railway Station along the lane way to the Riverbank). There is also a drop off area and two accessible car spaces on lower Festival Drive, accessible from the west via Montefiore Road.

Getting to the Venue

Adelaide Festival Centre is easily accessible by public transport, including the tram (stop at Railway Station), trains, buses and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.

For more information visit https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/

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State Theatre Company South Australia is following advice from the Australian Government Department of Health and SA Health regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will continue to do so as the situation changes in South Australia and around the country. Please visit our Terms & Conditions of Sale page for COVID safe venue information.

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Tangent

Join our esteemed panel on Monday 29 March for our Tangent Talk on The Gospel According to Paul.

Post Show Q&As

We hold Q&As with our artists and creative teams so that you can ask questions about the production.

Post Show Q&As for The Gospel According to Paul will be held after the following performances:

• Tue 27 Apr 2021, 6:30 pm 
• Wed 28 Apr 2021, 11:00 am