EPISODE · Feb 20, 2019 · 1H

Actor/Director/Playwright/Satirist - Jonathan Biggins

from STAGES with Peter Eyers · host Peter Eyers

Jonathan Biggins loathes all forms of social media. When I invited him onto STAGES, he told me he'd never listened to a podcast! I was thrilled to introduce him to the format. As one of Australia's preeminent writers, actors, directors and speakers, he comes with quite an intimidating pedigree. I tread carefully, only to be met with his immense charm and insightful opinions. Mr Biggins is thoroughly engaging and armed with the wit we know and crave. He is perhaps best known as one of the creators and performers of the Sydney Theatre Company's WHARF REVUE - a popular date on the Sydney calendar for the past 20 Years! In our discussion we analyse the workings of comedy and how we've perhaps lost the ability to laugh at ourselves. Jonathan was born in Newcastle; his parents meeting at university doing amateur drama. No wonder then that he has embraced a broad career in the arts ... achieving excellence in whatever role, form or medium he has turned his hand to. Soon he commences a tour of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL - a biographical account of our great visionary and reformer, Paul Keating. And at year's end another joyous offering from the WHARF REVUE. He is responsible for some of the biggest laughs I have ever had in the theatre - so it was with great joy - and considerable curiosity, that I sat down with Jonathan Biggins.