Geraldine Quinn
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- Songwriter
- guitarist
- singer
- comedian
- actor
Geraldine Quinn | |
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 Quinn in 2007 performing at Trades Hall, Melbourne | |
| Born | Geraldine Mary Quinn Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | St John's Regional College, National Theatre Drama School |
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Geraldine Mary Quinn is an Australian songwriter, guitarist, singer, comedian, and actor based in Melbourne. She has performed solo shows at many arts and comedy festivals, including Hex And The City in Adelaide, Melbourne, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2009), and Queen Bitch at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Geraldine Mary Quinn[1] was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and moved to Melbourne with her family at a young age.[1][2]
She attended St John's Regional College between 1987 and 1992. She trained as an actor at National Theatre Drama School.[3]
Career
Live performance
In 2007 Quinn performed at The Famous Spiegeltent with Paul Kelly in a celebration of his songs by leading cabaret artists including Eddie Perfect, Camille O'Sullivan, Paul Capsis, and Debra Byrne.[citation needed]
In 2007, 2008, and 2015, Quinn toured with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) Roadshow.[citation needed]
In 2009, she performed her show Hex And The City at Adelaide Fringe and in Melbourne, where it sold out, and then at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[4]
In April 2014, Quinn hosted the Upfront Gala at MICF.[5]
In July 2015, Quinn was asked to perform at the opening of the David Bowie Is exhibition in Melbourne.[6]
In 2018, Quinn performed her show Queen Bitch at the Malthouse Theatre for MICF. Daniel Ziffer of the Herald Sun gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as a "funfair ride of laughs and thrills" and "sharp and controlled".[7]
In 2023, Quinn performed her original show BROAD at MICF. The show was highly successful, receiving positive reviews in Australian Stage Online,[8]
Over the course of her career, Quinn has also performed and toured solo shows at the Sydney Big Laugh Comedy Festival, Bangalow Arts Festival, Brisbane Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival, New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Fringe World in Perth, and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.[citation needed]
Television and radio
Quinn has appeared on Australian TV shows Spicks and Specks, RocKwiz, Adam Hills Tonight, The Comedy Channel, Upper Middle Bogan, How To Stay Married and Get Krack!n. [9]
She was a regular guest on ABC Radio's The Conversation Hour. [10]
Music
Quinn has released several albums. [11]
In 2020, Quinn performed Casey Bennetto's song I AM as an entry in "SBS's Eurovision 2020 - Australia Decides", the competition to decide Australia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[12]
