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Barry Humphries Resurrects Dame Edna for My Gorgeous Life

by Paul Cashmere on May 6, 2019

in News

Barry Humphries has put the defibrillator on Dame Edna and brought the old chook back to life. Humphries will star Edna in his new show ‘Dame Edna My Gorgeous Life’.

Humphries announced his retirement from live theatre in 2012. He then took his characters including Sir Les Patterson, Sandy Stone and Dame Edna out for what was meant to be one last time. However, like Kiss and Cher, the end if only the beginning.

Promoter Paul Dainty is backing the new tour. “Dame Edna Everage is a great Australian export, an iconic performer, artist and star of stage and screen,” Mr Dainty said. “She has toured the world since the mid 1950s and we are delighted she has emerged from retirement so we can welcome her home again.”

Dame Edna My Gorgeous Life national tour dates:

CANBERRA
Canberra Theatre Centre
Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 September

SYDNEY
Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney
Saturday 28, Sunday 29 September & Saturday 5 October

BRISBANE
Concert Hall, QPAC
Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 October

ADELAIDE
Adelaide Convention Centre
Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 October

GEELONG
Deakin’s Costa Hall
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 October

NEWCASTLE
Civic Theatre
Thursday 17, Friday 18 & Saturday 19 October

MELBOURNE
State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne
Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 & Friday 25 October

PERTH
Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Wednesday 30 October

Tickets to Dame Edna My Gorgeous Life national tour go on sale to the general public at 9am on Thursday 9 May. A TEG Dainty pre-sale starts 2pm Wednesday 8 May – register now at www.tegdainty.com

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