Glynn Nicholas

THE PERFORMER

Glynn Nicholas began his performing career in 1977 as a street performer in Munich .

In his ten-year street-performing career he traveled the world, won numerous national and international competitions (including the Australian national championship in 1986) and garnered a reputation as one of the best street entertainers in Europe .

From 1987 in a transition from solo performer to full-time producer / director his one-person and ensemble shows have received outstanding acclaim and have covered a vast ar ray of performance styles including theatre, opera, musicals, cabaret, open-air events, festivals, concerts, dance, vaudeville radio and television production.

He has appeared on national television in many national comedy shows, including his own series and is in demand in the corporate sector as MC, comedian and a character actor. He has written and starred in a number of workplace training videos for large corporations and is in constant demand as a collaborator with actors and writers alike.

More of his time is now spent as a director and international producer. In 2005 and 2006 his company will produce four new works and mount a co-production production of Certified Male in the United Kingdom

Glynn is Chairman of the Board of Big hART a National award winning organisation, working to re-engage marginalised communities & individuals through arts-based projects. From an initial grant of $15,000, Big hART has grown to become one of Tasmania 's biggest Arts and Social Policy exports.

Glynn still enjoys living in Melbourne and enjoys cooking and the cold weather.

PATE BISCUIT

A cross between Patsy Biscoe and the devil. Pate smiles for miles, is endlessly patronising, condescending and at heart a total bitch. She bullies her friend Bongo, the hand puppet, as she recounts horrific stories to the "children" in the audience.

SERGEANT SMITH

The vocally impaired Sergeant Smith is fat, not that smart, and a stickler for the law. Sergeant Smith enjoys giving advice to
members of the audience and singing.
He is easily moved to tears by beauty and has a Mars Bar habit.

Did we mention he is corrupt ?

Other characters include:

Testeroni the lusty Italian Fourth Tenor
Marcel Cliche, the French mime teacher
Detlef the German tourist others can be created as appropriate to the function .

STREET

In the 70's and early 80's, Glynn won a number of international busking
competitions and was voted Australia's busking champion in 1986. The 1998 Brisbane Expo saw his street act attract crowds so large that he was programmed to the main stage with crowds of over 2000 people. Prominent politicians, corporate chiefs and innocent by-standers have all joined Glynn in some of his hilarious sketches.

STAGE

1987 Support Act for The Nylons
"If you're going to the Nylons be early. Don't, whatever you do, miss the support act. He alone is worth the price of the ticket." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

1988 Scat and all That "Nicholas has such a close rapport with the audience that ad-libbing for him is effortless." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD"

"Nicholas has a beautiful voice: he's an outstanding talent both musically and comically." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

1988 Glynn with a Why?"But it is his delicate tone, humour and pathos in a single breath that makes his show a triumph." THE INDEPENDENT, EDINBURGH

"This is nit-picking - he's too talented for his own good." PUNCH

1991 - 1993 Kissing Frogs
"This show is a ripper - a spectacularly funny and entertaining display of talent, skill and exuberance." THE AUSTRALIAN

"Mime and acting skills rarely come better than this." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

1994 Pirates of Penzance
"Nicholas, as Major General Stanley, all but steals the show." THE AGE

1994 Crossing the Line
"This show crosses the boundaries and barriers of belief and illusion, taking us into a realm of sheer delight. The generosity of its spirit shines like a crystal." SUNDAY AGE

1997 Pumping Irony
"Feisty, flint-edged comedy is boldly, brashly alive in Australia, as Melbourne mirth-maker Glynn Nicholas demonstrates" SUNDAY HERALD SUN

1998 Complete Works of William Shakespeare
"I have never under-estimated Glynn Nicholas, however, here he rises to yet unseen comedic heights." SUNDAY HERALD SUN

1999 -2001 Certified Male
"Nicholas has the extraordinary skill to move you to paralytic laughter one instant and tears the next. Not that there is much time for crying in this non-stop cavalcade of mirth." WEST AUSTRALIAN

TELEVISION

1981 - 1985 Here's Humphrey
More episodes of Here's Humphrey featuring Glynn Nicholas were repeated than of any other Here's Humphrey presenter.
1989 - 91 The Big Gig, ABC TV
Regular appearances and host.
1996 The Glynn Nicholas Show, ABC TV 10-part sitcom

FILM

2004 Strange Bedfellows
Co-starring with Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) and Michael Caton (The Castle).

SUITABLE FOR

Corporate Entertainment - Team Building & Incentives - Concerts - Schools - Parties (big ones)

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