Virginia Gay
For enquiries regarding Virginia Gay please contact Sue Muggleton via email or on (02) 9319 7744.
VIRGINIA GAY
Virginia is currently filming the second series of the Network 7 success Winners & Losers. She also performed her one woman cabaret show titled “Dirty Pretty Songs” selling out The Famous Spiegletent. Early in 2010, she completed a six month tour with the Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf Revue Pennies From Kevin, where she polished her impression of Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Prior to that, she spent three and a half years playing Nursing Unit Manager, Gabrielle Jaeger, in All Saints for the Seven Network. She also took part in the Seven Network’s It Takes Two, where she reached the semi finals.
Virginia has was awarded the Coles Myer Vocational Student of the Year (WA), the Sangora Education Foundation Award, and a DIVA for Best Show 2009, for her Cabaret Gentlemen Prefer Blokes.
She graduated from WAAPA in 2005.
Prior to being accepted into WAAPA, she studied at Sydney University where she attained a B.A. in English Literature and Performance Studies.
Television:
2011:
Winners & Losers Francis James Series Lead
Series 2 Seven Network
2010/2011:
Winners & Losers Francis James Series Lead
Seven Network
2006/2009:
All Saints Gabrielle Jaeger Series Regular
Seven Network
2008:
It Takes Two Celebrity Singer Seven Network
Theatre/Cabaret:
2011:
Dirty Pretty Songs
The Famous Spiegeltent – Victorian Arts Festival
2010:
Pennies From Kevin Julia Gillard Sydney Theatre Company
Rommy Rommy Old Fitzroy Theatre
Dirty Pretty Songs Cabaret Show Noosa Festival
2009:
Sing For Your Suffer –
One Woman Cabaret Showqueen and The Old Fiztroy Hotel
Gentlemen Prefer Blokes Civic Theatre and The Adelaide Cabaret Festival (DIVA Award Winner 2009)
2008:
Breast Wishes Lyn Sydney Theatre
Dir: Jason Langley
Not for Profit Production Company
Virginia is a regular performer at Trever Ashley’s Showqueen, Sydney’s Premiere Cabaret Venue, at Light the Night, the World Aids Day Concert, The Coogee Carols and many other fundraising nights.
At WAAPA she appeared in the following productions:
2005:
The Tempest Prospero Dir: Kate Cherry
The Greeks Polyxena Dir: Gillian Jones
The Heidi Chronicles Susan Dir: Melanie Beddie
The Butcher’s Dance Polly Adler Dir: Chris Edmund
2004:
Marat/Sade Singer Dir: George Shevtsov
Ivanov Shabyelska Dir: Gillian Jones
Love of the
Nightingale Niobe Dir: Leith McPherson
Short films:
2005:
Gushy Jodie Dir: Damien Spiccha
Once Upon a Time Gabriella Dir: Clare Marshall May
2004:
Experiments in
Thesbianism Sunflower Self directed mockumentary
Other:
Virginia hosted the Erotic Fan Fiction nights for the Sydney Writer’s Festival, 2009, and regularly plays Theatresports and Longform Impro at the Roxbury.
Virginia has extensive experience as an MC and has made appearances on Good News Week, and Out of the Question.
She sings jazz, blues, musical theatre at a professional level. She is proficient in the Piano, Ukelele and the Trombone.