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| Geraldine Quinn is Fox Poncing |
Geraldine Quinn is a local legend, rock star, cabaret
goddess and this fox is here to ponce for you in her Green Room-nominated show.
Even after a decade on stages all over the world, this new
show lays in a question about whether Quinn has made the right choices in her
career and life. The show is not super serious, though; the singing and
three-piece band rock too much for Fox
Poncing to feel actually contemplative.
Quinn’s song-writing prowess is easily matched with the
name-checked Tim Minchin, whose talents weren’t really noticed until he went
overseas. And she’s a vocal chameleon, jumping from high octane rock-and-roll
and then slowing down for a tribute to the kind of self-reflection you might
hear on Triple J Unearthed.
It’s amazing to me that she hasn’t been cast in a musical
somewhere along the way, but in the meantime, she’s written a great “musical
theatre” song where she can over-enunciate lyrics while deploying emphatic
choreography to full effect.
One small issue with the performance on Thursday night, the
sound mix was a little off – the great band seems to drown out Quinn’s singing
somewhat and I only caught half of her brilliant lyrics. The energy on stage
and in the audience kept the show entertaining, even though I was missing bits.
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