Script, music and lyrics by Geraldine Quinn
Performed by Geraldine Quinn
Directed by Declan Fay
Musical direction by Geraldine Quinn

★★★★★ Lilithia Reviews
★★★★★ Funny Tonne
★★★★ The Age

Ever since the epoch-making 1991 St John’s Regional College, Dandenong Talent Quest, Geraldine and her brother Nick shared a passion for music - two competitive siblings with one teenage dream. But he got a “normal job”, and she went into musical comedy - could things get any worse? Hell yes!

’The Passion of Saint Nicholas’ is a new original rock cabaret about following your heart, the friction of divergent paths, and keeping the band together when you lose your biggest cheerleader. From MICF 2022 Most Outstanding Show and Golden Gibbo Award nominee Geraldine Quinn, this is a beautiful, hilarious tribute to sibling rivalry interrupted by grief.

The debut season at Malthouse Theatre played to full houses in Melbourne International Comedy Festival, generating tremendously positive word of mouth. ‘The Passion of Saint Nicholas’ is a moving and funny cabaret about family, childhood dreams and moving forward with loss and love.

Media and reviews

Stage Whispers (review MICF 2024)
Lilithia Reviews (review MICF 2024)
Squirrel Comedy (review MICF 2024)
The Age (review MICF 2024)
ABC (Article - 7 June 2024)
Sydney Morning Herald (Article - 30 September 2024)

For Regional Victoria venue bookings, please see Regional Arts Victoria - 2025 Connecting Places Program

Original season supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants.

Show length: 60 minutes (no interval)

Technical requirements
Basic lighting rig, audio playback, FOH speakers, foldback wedge x 1,
vocal microphone x 1, straight microphone stand x 1
Full stage plot and technical specifications available on request.

Studio photographs - Evan Munro-Smith, art direction by Geraldine Quinn
Live photographs - Nick Robertson and Melbourne International Comedy Festival