Geraldine Quinn is one angry woman- and with just cause. Voicing with vitriol the fears of certain women everywhere, hers is a backlash show against the embarrassing realisation that the most influential female-led piece of TV entertainment in recent popular culture is a show depicting modern women, despite being successful, attractive and intelligent in their own right, as wishing nothing more than a husband and 2.4 children as they are not truly fulfilled otherwise.
Geraldine herself is 35, single, child-free (child-less in her friends’ eyes) and what’s more: ginger to boot. Geraldine depicts herself as a modern pariah; a “witch” because of these symptoms, and thus the title of the show. Geraldine’s diatribe talks us through her persecution by way of facebook updates, all too familiar flat-share woes and other examples of her everyday life, all interjected with self-penned songs.
Her delivery is at times frenetic, at others hilarious. She is self-deprecating and very natural onstage. Her original songs have outstanding lyrics and often complex melodies and are definitely the strongest aspect of her performance here. At times however her show feels patchy with bizarre linking devices, an implausible catalyst and a slightly unsatisfying conclusion. At times her songs or rants can come across on the wrong side of bitter to be truly funny which is unfortunate as Geraldine Quinn is a gifted comic songstress. Her show will be off-putting and bitchy to some, but will appeal to women sick of dealing with friends with couples and will serve as a refreshing catharsis if you are questioning your situation in life at present. A brave attempt worth checking out.
3/5 
Bobbi Carmichael
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