Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Tour was performed to promote the Yummy Yummy album. Most concerts were performed as "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party", a pantomime which also featured "Greg the Magician" and "Vanessa the Dancer", and may have been similar to the short story on the Yummy Yummy video, as some photos showing the same backgrounds from said short, as well as the prop for Jeff's birthday cake. Some standard Wiggles concerts were also performed. The Dorothy's Birthday Party shows formed one of the longest running Wiggles tours, first mentioned in December 1993 and last mentioned in January 1995. The December 1994 concerts at the Seymour Centre were referred to as "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Circus Adventure". Little is known about what these concerts were like. This is the first time The Wiggles performed special December concerts at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre. They would go on to do this in 1995 and 1996.
Songs[]
Known[]
- Dorothy the Dinosaur
- The Monkey Dance
- Vini Vini
- Uncle Noah’s Ark
- Henry The Octopus
- Hot Potato
- The Box Of Mystery
- Captain Feathersword
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
- I Am A Dancer
- Dorothy's Birthday Party
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- Get Ready To Wiggle
Rumoured[]
Cast[]
The Wiggles[]
Also Featuring[]
- Emma Buter (pantomime shows) or Murray Cook (regular) as Dorothy the Dinosaur
- Jeff Fatt as Henry the Octopus
- Anthony Field as Captain Feathersword
- Sue McAuley as Vanessa the Dancer
- Wags the Dog
Tour Dates[]
(Known dates)
- 20-24 December 1993 - Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW (referred to as Dorothy the Dinosaur's Birthday Party Holiday Pantomime)
- 3 January 1994 - Unknown venue, Kew VIC
- 4 January 1994 - Unknown venue, Clayton VIC
- 5 January 1994 - Unknown venue, Bundoora VIC
- 6 January 1994 - Unknown venue, Ringwood VIC
- 7 January 1994 - Unknown venue, Frankston VIC
- 12 January 1994 - Saint Peters Town Hall, Saint Peters SA
- 13-14 January 1994 - Glenelg Town Hall, Glenelg SA
- 15 January 1994 - Chaffey Theatre, Renmark SA
- 25 January 1994 - Master Builders Club, Wollongong NSW
- 28 January 1994 - Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith NSW
- 27 March 1994 - Penrith Leagues Club, Sydney NSW
- 6 April 1994 - Penrith Leagues Club, Sydney NSW (Note: The Wiggles played at 7:00pm and The Cockroaches at 11:00pm)
- 11 April 1994 - Moorabin Town Hall, Moorabin VIC
- 12 April 1994 - Nunawading Performing Arts Centre, Nunawading VIC
- 13 April 1994 - Lilydale International Club, Lilydale VIC
- 14 April 1994 - Rowville Community Centre, Rowville VIC
- 15 April 1994 - Williamstown Town Hall, Williamstown VIC
- 17 April 1994 - Caulfield Arts Complex, Caulfield South VIC
- 15 May 1994 - Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo NSW (Note: Members of The Wiggles and Incy Wincy performed under the name "Cowboy Bob and His Round Up Gang", in a show featuring Western action, music, campfire classics and magic tricks)
- 22 May 1994 - Australia's Wonderland, Sydney NSW (As part of Kidz Fest '94)
- 23 May 1994 - Hills Centre, Castle Hill NSW
- 24 May 1994 - Hurstville Civic Centre, Hurstville NSW
- 25 May 1994 - Balmain Leagues, Balmain NSW
- 26 May 1994 - Liverpool Memorial Club, Liverpool NSW
- 27 May 1994 - Glen Street Theatre, Frenchs Forest NSW
- 16 June 1994 - Nanango Cultural Centre, Nanango QLD
- 7 July 1994 - Hakoah Club, Sydney NSW[1]
- 17 July 1994 - Australian Museum, Sydney NSW (For Annual Dinosaur Day 1994)
- 29 October 1994 - Nowra Showgrounds, Nowra NSW
- 12 November 1994 - David Jones Department Store, Sydney NSW
- 3 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Heidelberg VIC
- 4 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Caulfield VIC
- 5 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Ringwood VIC
- 6 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Moonee Ponds VIC
- 7 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Kew VIC
- 8 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Geelong VIC
- 9 December 1994 - Unknown venue, Hoppers Crossing VIC
- 17 December 1994 - Carols in the Domain, Sydney NSW
- 19-22 December 1994 - Seymour Centre, Chippendale NSW (Note: Referred to as Dorothy the Dinosaur's Circus Adventure: A New Holiday Pantomime)
- Unknown dates, January - Brighton Town Hall, Brighton SA
- 16-22 January 1995 - Burnside Town Hall, Adelaide SA
Trivia[]
- Greg Page mentions in his book, Now and Then, that The Wiggles became burnt out after playing everyday for 21 days in a row in 21 different suburbs for the January 1994 tour of Victoria and that The Wiggles resolved to have a more reasonable approach to touring after the experience.
- This is one of the first Wiggles tours to use headset mics instead of stand-up microphones.
- It's currently unknown how many shows throughout 1994 were Dorothy's Birthday shows and despite some confirmed 'regular' concerts, references to Dorothy's Birthday concerts occur quite consistently from December 1993 to January 1995.
- This is the first and to date only (not counting the ones from the Dorothy the Dinosaur spin off) Wiggles concert to be story based.
- In some promotional material, 'The Wiggles' are referred to as a six-piece performing group, to include Emma Buter and Sue McAuley.