Geraldine Turner

Turner's Turn

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Produktbeschreibung

Geraldine Turner shares poignant stories of her relationship with her parents and siblings and the many years of commitment required to make it to the top. She describes frankly the highs and disappointments of a life in show business, the challenge of maintaining personal relationships alongside a demanding schedule of rehearsals and performanc...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Holland Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781760794439
• ISBN-10: 1760794430
• Artikelnr.: 64363037

Autorenporträt

Geraldine Turner, OAM is synonymous with Australian show business. She has become a public favourite and a consummate performer in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. As a child, Geraldine Turner appeared in Aladdin, The Sleeping Princess and as a regular performer on Queensland's Cottee's Happy Hour. A further 10 years training in classical ballet and five years studying classical singing allowed her to pursue a more varied career. Geraldine Turner has wowed theatre audiences in musicals like Oliver, Chicago, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, operas and operettas like La Belle Helene and HMS Pinafore: and plays including Present Laughter and Don's Party. She has performed across Australia as well as New York, London, Vancouver, San Francisco and Africa. Her films roles include Careful He Might Hear You and Summerfield. On TV, Geraldine Turner has been a panellist on Beauty and the Beast, as well as acting in G.P, Natural Causes and That Man's Father. Geraldine Turner has won several awards including two prestigious Green Room Awards (in 1984 for her role as Nancy in Oliver and again in 1989 for her role as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. She also won two Mo Awards, the first in 1989 (again for Anything Goes) - and in 1988 for her performance as Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd.