British comedy queen Dawn French is returning to Australian stages for the first time since 2016, as she presents ‘Dawn French Is A Huge Twat’.
It’s a one-woman stand-up show with quite the name, as Dawn explains: “This show is so named because unfortunately, it’s horribly accurate. There have been far too many times I have made stupid mistakes or misunderstood something vital or jumped the gun in a spectacular display of twattery.”
“I thought I might tell some of these buttock clenching embarrassing stories to give Australian audiences a peek behind the scenes of my work life. . . Roll up! Book early to see the telly vicar lady be a total twat on stage, live in front of your very eyes. And ears.”
Dawn is a much-loved figure in Australia, having toured most recently in 2016 with her first solo stand-up show ‘Thirty Million Minutes’, playing 38 shows across the country.
She’s one half of the groundbreaking comedy duo French & Saunders (with Jennifer Saunders) and she blazed a trail shaping TV comedy through the ‘80s and ‘90s, spoofing everyone from Oasis to The Corrs, and sending up films like ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Lord Of The Rings’.
French and Saunders forged separate – but equally successful – paths in the early ‘90s. Dawn starred in ‘Murder Most Morrid’, followed by the hugely successful series ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’, attracting more than 12 million viewers to its series finale.
Dawn is also a successful author, and big-screen actress.
Tickets go on sale 28 September at 12pm.
Dawn French 2024 Australia Tour Dates
10-11 April – Riverside Theatre (Perth)16 April – AEC Theatre (Adelaide)
17 April – AEC Theatre (Adelaide) - NEW SHOW
19 April – Civic Theatre (Newcastle)
20 April – Civic Theatre (Newcastle) - NEW SHOW
23 April – Palais Theatre (Melbourne)
24 April – Palais Theatre (Melbourne) - NEW SHOW
29 April – Wrest Point (Hobart)
3 May – Royal Theatre (Canberra)
8-9 May – State Theatre (Sydney)
14 May – The Star (Gold Coast)
16 May – Brisbane Convention Centre
