Late in 2016, singer-songwriter, fruit-pusher and maybe witch Benn Bennett returned to the stage after a far-too-long hiatus with the enchanting 'Occasional Suburban Witch'; a cabaret collaboration Bec Matthews and Sarah Ward celebrating the wo

#23 - Scott Brennan

Feb 1st, 2017 1h 2m

It's 2017! Where better to start than with an old friend, much theatre/Dr Who nerdiness, and absolutely filthy sexual content. Seriously - **STRONG ADULT/SCIFI CONTENT** Scott Brennan and I met twenty years ago when we were both cast in an amat

#22 - Gillian Cosgriff (part 2)

Dec 23rd, 2016 1h 4m

Part 2 of my conversation with Gillian Cosgriff which, I am slightly chastened to admit, was recorded a full year ago (21 December 2015). She was still writing To The Moon And Back, a show which is now award-nominated, and it turns out we're bo

#21 - Casey Bennetto

Nov 27th, 2016 1h 6m

What accent does your dog have? Would 'Wuthering Heights' have been even better if Bronte had incorporated an alien abduction into the plot? How expensive IS working with a band? And wait - HOW many nieces/nephews does Quinn have now??? Recor

#20 - Karen From Finance (AKA Richard Chadwick)

Nov 20th, 2016 59m 39s

Richard Chadwick has only been performing as Karen From Finance in the drag/cabaret/burlesque scenes for three and a half years and already he's made sparkling waves across the globe. From his viral mash up of former Prime Minister Julia Gillar

#19 - Queenie van de Zandt (Part 2)

Oct 30th, 2016 51m 14s

Part 2 of my conversation with music theatre/cabaret star and creator of Jan van de Stool (as seen on Australia's Got Talent - ROBBED! SHE WAS ROBBED!). Originally recorded in January 2016, we talk about people who call people "toxic", forgiven

#18 - Jenny Wynter

Oct 9th, 2016 55m 22s

Oof, this is a great episode, I reckon. The thumbnail just doesn't do it justice (it's really hard putting text on fountains, guys - REALLY HARD). Wynter's a smart cookie and we have a good, thorough chat about independent producing. Smeriously

#17 - Tomas Ford

Aug 28th, 2016 52m 25s

Covers vs original cabaret! Deal or No Deal! River Phoenix! Marrying young! Aaaand why we're not big fans of the Australian Football League. After 5-odd weeks of medical ridiculousness (follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to work out wh

#16 - The Live Jamboree

Jul 24th, 2016 1h 15m

WE DID IT! After a guerilla season of Bang On The Strillers live at The Butterfly Club in January 2016, Quinn put her welfare cheque where her mouth is an coralled some of the best cabaret writers/singer/performers in the industry together to r

#15 - Ash Flanders

Jun 17th, 2016 50m 40s

Actor, performance maker and cabaret artiste Ash Flanders (Sisters Grimm) joins me for the second Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2016 special to talk about inbred dogs (yeah, I mean pugs), music theatre cabaret, brothels, stand up versus cabaret, b

#14 - The Birthday Loyalty Club

Jun 6th, 2016 49m 26s

In 2013, 'Slutmonster and Friends' blew Melbourne Fringe audiences away, winning a highly commended nod in the Fringe awards. It was frankly one of the most depraved and disgusting and hilarious things ever committed to theatre. And none of us

#13 - Karlis Zaid (Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2016)

May 31st, 2016 47m 25s

*Content warning - We discuss violence in this episode, in the context of writing about dark stories. If you feel like this may be a topic that brings up issues for you, go back and have a listen to Michelle Brasier's episode - she's a bubbly

#12 - Matt Gilbertson

May 14th, 2016 58m 49s

Adelaide Fringe cabaret king Matt Gilbertson (aka Hans the German) and Geraldine Quinn met at The Adelaide Fringe Bar through mutual friend Lori Bell more years ago than either of them care to remember, and together are two of the most be-sequi

#11 - Kai Smythe

Apr 23rd, 2016 47m 10s

In episode 11, Geraldine talks to fellow musical pan-artist (although he's made a lot more films than I have) and Hairy Soul Man Kai Smythe about festivals vs "fistivals", candle-making parents, non-childproof comedy spots, how bloody adorable

#10 - Alexis Dubus

Mar 19th, 2016 47m 9s

Before UK comedian Alexis Dubus caused an international stir with a measured, and initially private, Facebook post about the Adelaide Fringe glut, I was chasing the sparkly-eyed UK dynamo for a podcast chat. How fortunate, for it makes me look

#9 - Queenie van de Zandt (part 1)

Feb 26th, 2016 37m 10s

Part 1 of Quinn & Queenie's kitchen rambles - neuroscience, Elvis Costello, learning to sight-read in your 40s, Margaret Fulton, ceramic owls and inappropriate rubbing.Episode 9 is the first half of Quinn's conversation with actor, singer, cab

#8 - Gillian Cosgriff (part 1)

Feb 4th, 2016 41m 30s

Part 1 of my conversation (aka The Cabaret Book Club) with Melbourne-based singer-songwriter (and actor, comedian, etc. - grossly overachieving) Gillian Cosgriff.She's from Brisbane, she studied in Perth but she lives here in Melbourne (so t

#7 - Jude Perl

Jan 4th, 2016 56m 59s

Jude Perl is a singer-songwriter based in Melbourne who is about to embark on her second solo show. She's an American. She spent about a year in a cult when she was a tiny child. But she lives here now, and is only in one cult - the cult of bei

#6 - Michael Dalton

Dec 12th, 2015 53m 33s

Michael Dalton (also known by his alter ego's name Dolly Diamond) is an international theatre and cabaret star who lives across the road from a hospital (trust me, the relevance becomes clear as the podcast rolls along). Originally from the Uni

#5 - Wes Snelling (part 2)

Nov 25th, 2015 43m 8s

Part 2 of the Quinn/Snelling conversation includes discourse on some of Australian television's deep dark past, various animal attacks (including some startling revelations about Wes's country upbringing) and whether or not there is a bicycle h

An update on Episode #5

Nov 25th, 2015

HEY THERE CATS AND KITTENS!The next episode of Bang On The Strillers is currently being edited, featuring Wes Snelling (part 2) where we discuss family/animal trauma, Return to Eden and I confess one of my most embarrassing moments which is on

#4 - Michelle Brasier

Nov 8th, 2015 49m 52s

*Strong language warning*Note - both my guests and I do make informed choices to swear sometimes (not constantly, but the worst words you can think of may pop up), most often for comic effect. It's not a question of intellect or poor vocabular

#3 - Wes Snelling (part 1)

Oct 26th, 2015 49m 31s

In his twenty years on the scene, Wes Snelling has been one of Melbourne's and Australia's most impressive cabaret and comedy performers. He is a mentor, director, dramaturg, musician, actor, speaker and all-round inspiration who has generally

#2 - Becky Lou

Oct 16th, 2015 35m 21s

My second guest was the first recorded (late August 2015), so while the conversation is sparkling, the room is a little bouncy and the levels are a little low. But there's still a wealth of joy to be had from the brain of Miss Becky Lou, intern

#1 - Mike McLeish

Sep 27th, 2015 49m 27s

Explaining ice to children. Weapons at Book Week. A lot of coffee. Rock cabaret ginger Geraldine Quinn chats to singer-songwriter and cabaret/music-theatre charmer Mike McLeish about juvenilia, street gangs, clarifying the perils of drugs to ch

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