Stage and screen performances Dame Edna Everage

1 stage , screen performances

1.1 1950s–1999
1.2 2000–2009
1.3 2010–present

stage , screen performances
1950s–1999

humphries played character @ comedy clubs, satirising atmosphere of 1950s melbourne suburbia. interview mrs everage 1 of programmes screened on hsv-7 s first day of programming in 1956. revue called rock n reel followed in 1958 @ new theatre in melbourne. appeared in televised revue shown on new year s eve, 1958, wild life , christmas belles.

the character s overseas debut, edna everage, in 1960s @ comedian peter cook s nightclub, establishment, in london s west end, received poor review bamber gascoigne, drama critic spectator. barry humphries cites cook being instrumental in launching edna s uk career. while first appearances @ establishment club flop, mousy edna being quiet please raucous crowd, 2016 interviewer william cook saw failure blessing, humphries spent sixties jobbing actor rather pampered star.

in 1972, character appeared barry mckenzie s aunt edna in film, adventures of barry mckenzie. in sequel barry mckenzie holds own, australian prime minister gough whitlam cameos @ close of film confer upon edna title of dame, henceforth known dame edna .

following lukewarm reception edna s appearances in humphries 1969 stageshow show , bbc television series barry humphries scandals , growing awareness , appreciation among british audiences edna emerged , humphries devised stage show titled edna everage housewife superstar presented in london s west end in mid-1970s. show featured monologues, songs , becoming edna trademark – interaction theatre audience.

in april 1976, edna made appearance in poke in eye (with sharp stick) – first of became amnesty international s secret policeman s ball series of benefit shows. edna performed song show , featured in film of show. appeared in 1981 amnesty show secret policeman s other ball. edna made cameo appearance in 1978 film sgt. pepper s lonely hearts club band. in 1979 subject of bbc arena mockumentary: la dame aux gladiolas.

humphries debuted character off-broadway in new york city in late 1970s, show received such poor review new york times humphries later joked thought, well, ll go broadway ll wait till critic s dead – , had wait 25 years. had wait quarter of century critic die.

dame edna s success grew in uk throughout 1980s , 1990s however, semi-regular stage , television shows. first tv specials in 1978/79 on bbc, became popular broadcaster itv after initial performance on audience with...dame edna everage in 1980, in front of audience of invited celebrities. went on perform 2 more audience with... specials (in 1984 , 1988), performer ever make 3 shows in series.

in 1987, edna starred alongside humphries s vulgar alter-ego les patterson in comedy feature les patterson saves world. in same year dame edna experience, ostensibly talk show described monologue interrupted total strangers aired, featuring high-profile celebrity guests such sean connery, mel gibson, joan rivers, , germaine greer (an old friend of humphries ), madge, silent, sour-faced bridesmaid , travelling companion . in 1989, show second season, time taking place in luxury penthouse suite guests stayed and, in case of douglas fairbanks, jr, did grocery shopping. subsequently, these shows aired in u.s. on pbs, broadening audience , enlarging fame. dame edna s neighbourhood watch reality/game show hybrid, aired in 1992, , saw , madge having @ invitation only, ladies audience member s houses, , evaluating housekeeping skills. u.s. television specials followed, did unsuccessful series aired 1 episode. appeared guest of phil donahue on talk show on 17 february 1993.

in 1997, appeared in television talk show dr dame edna kisses better. edna continued australian stage , television appearances including record 5 appearances guest presenter @ tv week logie awards , notable role co-narrator (along humphries , les patterson) of abc s australian social history series barry humphries flashbacks in 1999.

2000–2009

in 2000 , 2004, dame edna appeared on broadway, , toured america both shows. these ostensibly not performances , rather appearances , dame edna giving monologues , interacting audience members. 2000 show, royal tour, won drama desk award outstanding one-person show, , tony award.

during 2001 , 2002, dame edna appeared in fifth season of television show ally mcbeal playing guest role of claire otoms, client of show s law firm later became secretary @ same firm. character shared dame edna s voice , style , explicitly listed in opening credits being played dame edna everage (although barry humphries received credit in closing credits). claire otoms anagram of sitcom role .

in 2002 motion picture nicholas nickleby dame edna plays role of mrs. crummles, actress , wife of manager of provincial theatre company. barry humphries appears in film mr. leadville.

dame edna appeared @ party @ palace in london in 2002 referred queen jubilee girl .

the nostalgic barry humphries: roots tour featured humphries, edna, sir les , sandy stone around australia in 2003.

in 2003, had interview punctuated npr weekend edition s host scott simon s table-pounding laughter.

the character celebrated 50th birthday in 2005. mark occasion, in 2006, australia post featured edna on postage stamp , lord mayor of melbourne presented edna key city. toured australia stageshow barry humphries vengeance , appeared on camera humphries first time in interview ray martin australia s 60 minutes. appeared on screen @ closing ceremony of 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne while 1000 commonwealth dames danced around arena wearing purple wigs, garish costumes , gladioli, singing along song, ve made of melbourne  : s not small adelaide, compared canberra, s bliss, , if ve been melbourne, can give sydney miss.

on 20 may 2006 appeared on itv s coverage of prince s trust 30th birthday concert. during telethon-style segments of event, took part in game of blind date picking former x factor contestant chico slimani on actors roger moore , richard e grant.

in summer of 2006, dame edna appeared on tonight show jay leno alongside billy crystal. on 23 september 2006, during interview on parkinson, revealed returning itv in 2007 new chat show called dame edna treatment. show began on saturday 17 march 2007, set-up being edna runs health spa various famous guests come treatment.

on 17 december 2006 dame edna appeared guest panellist on abc tv show spicks , specks sang presenter adam hills. on 16 december 2007 appeared last guest on final episode of parkinson uk talk show. on 29 may 2008 appeared on graham norton show alongside ray mears , alanis morissette. on 8 august 2008 appeared on loose women on final show of year s series. on 12 september , 15 december 2008, , on 27 may 2009, made guest appearances on tonight show jay leno.

accompanied daughter valmai in america , sir les patterson in uk, dame edna again toured declared first last tour. on television in 2009, appeared in adverts publicise insurance company norwich union s change of name aviva, quoting change of name mrs everage. on 9 june 2009, appeared guest on late late show craig ferguson. on 17 july 2009, appeared guest on friday night jonathan ross. on episode of 1 show in september 2009 piece of graffiti on sunderland s penshaw monument read edna woz ere 09 , pair of everage s signature glasses drawn next it. dame edna performed last night of poms @ royal albert hall accompanying royal philharmonic orchestra on 15 september 2009 , on 21 september, appeared guest on channel 4 s paul o grady show , complained of burst appendix in australia, said of course happy in uk.

2010–present

bronze statue of dame edna @ waterfront city, docklands, melbourne

in 2010 dame edna collaborated cabaret pianist , singer michael feinstein two-person revue in entitled me , based on premise pair rivals forced work show s sake. show opened second production newly refurbished henry miller s theatre , planned run 18 march through 18 july 2010 (with previews beginning on 22 february). however, lukewarm reviews , low ticket sales led limited engagement being cut short , closing on 4 april 2010, after 27 previews , 20 regular performances. on 25 march 2010, appeared on television talk show view guest host promote production.

on 29 april 2011 appeared on bbc-1 broadcast william , kate: royal wedding , karl stefanovic , lisa wilkinson, covering wedding of prince william , catherine middleton @ buckingham palace, along tracy grimshaw , kathy lette @ westminster abbey.

on 18 march 2012 humphries announced retire dame edna character because beginning feel bit senior .

on 15 march 2013 dame edna everage appeared on red nose day 2013 guest star , judge comic relief masterchef competition between jack whitehall , micky flanagan.

in june 2013 dame edna returned in sydney opera house production of peter , wolf.

in 2013 dame edna announced final tour of uk. show opened in november 2013 @ london palladium before beginning uk tour in january 2014.

on 17 september 2014 appeared on celebrity squares.

on 11 february 2015 appeared on great comic relief bake off in aid of comic relief.

dame edna s glorious goodbye – farewell tour – began in seattle, washington @ moore theatre (15–18 january 2015) , continued on ahmanson theatre in los angeles (24 january 2015 through 15 march 2015) next traveling san francisco s orpheum theater (17–22 march 2015) on mccallum theatre in palm desert, california (30 march 2015 – 4 april 2015) toronto, ontario, canada s princess of wales theatre (9–19 april 2015) , concluding in washington, dc @ national theatre (21–26 april 2015.)

dame edna guest on michael mcintyre s big christmas show, broadcast bbc1 on christmas day 2015.

dame edna appeared briefly in absolutely fabulous: movie (2016) in non-speaking cameo, 1 of 2 characters played humphries in film.