Claire's Pop Up Petit Cabaret Mardi Gras season presents Geraldine Turner (1)

Dinner and show $105 p/p 3 courses and 2x20 minute sets live

The show will contain more than a bit of Sondheim, obviously, as my tribute, plus some other loved music theatre pieces and American popular song from mainly the 20th century repertoire. I hope I can produce a few witty remarks on the night and that we all share

some pre Mardi Gras fun together. I always look forward to being at Claire's as it feels like singing in my living room for some old friends. Except at my house, the food could not possibly be as good. Come join us the night before Mardi Gras for some classic songs and the odd surprise and laugh!

GERALDINE TURNER …  OAM

Geraldine Turner's name is synonymous with Australian show business. Her latest project is a 3 CD release in The Great Australian Voices series from Desiree Records, which celebrates her recordings from 1975 to 2018. Also, she has just directed productions of two Mozart operas for the Yarra Valley Opera Festivaland directed and choreographed Les Miserables for MMS in Sydney.

She recently appeared in the operetta, Two Weddings, One Bride, for Opera Australia, before embarking on a nation wide tour of her one-person show, Turner’s Turn, which she continues to tour. Geraldine played the lead in Tom Davis’s new play, The Chain Bridge in Canberra. Her most recent outing on the musical theatre stage was her award winning performance in Ruthless, and on television, in the cast of House Husbands. Other recent stage performances were in a tour of Side by Side by Sondheim, in Alana Valentine's play MP and in White Rabbit, Red Rabbit.

Musicals include Wicked, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Into The Woods, Company, Chicago, Anything Goes, Cabaret, Kismet, Oliver, Guys and Dolls, Call Me Madam, Noel and Gertie, Mack and Mabel, Ned Kelly, Grease, The Witches of Eastwick, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and operettas La Belle Helene, HMS Pinafore and The Mikado.

Plays include, Inheritance, Steel Magnolias, Present Laughter, Don’s Party, The Forest, The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, The Elephant Man and The Vagina Monologues.

Films include Careful, He Might Hear You, The Wog Boy, Summerfield and Break of Day.

Geraldine has appeared in countless television series, TV movies, and shows whilst her cabaret and concert career has taken her around the globe. She was the first person to record a solo all Sondheim album, The Stephen Sondheim Songbook, which was followed by a Volume 2 Songbook, due to its popularity worldwide. Other albums include When we Met, Torch Songs, Once In a Blue Moon and her cast album of Chicagoand her award winning cast album of Anything Goes. Her latest album is a self titled three CD set in the Great Australian Voices series for Desiree Records.

Geraldine continues to perform, write and direct. She has received numerous Green Room Awards, Glugs Awards, Sydney Critic Circle awards, Mo awards, including a Gold Mo for Performer of the Year, and an Order of Australia for services to the arts.

The cabaret room capacity is now only 45 guests to adhere to the Covid 19 personal distancing rules

Anyone entering the premises must provide be double vaccinated and check-in with service NSW using the QR code

All reasonable steps are being taken to mitigate against the risk of transmission of infection within the venue (with reference to standard and additional cleaning measures as recommended by public health authorities and SafeWork NSW).

If you are exhibiting any flu-like symptoms, please stay home.