Gillian Cosgriff

Gillian is a singer, writer, actor, musician, and comedian who graduated from the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2010 with a Bachelor of
Music Theatre. Theatre credits include: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child (Sonia
Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions); Come Rain Or Come Shine (Melbourne Theatre Company); Godspell (Hayes Theatre Company); Vivid White (Melbourne Theatre Company); Company (Watch This); and Loving Repeating (Vic Theatre Company). Television credits: Comedy Up Late, Upfront Gala, Tonightly, Offspring, House Husbands, Fat Tony & Co., Ricketts Lane, Get Krack!n, and Back In Very Small Business. She has toured extensively with her solo shows as a comedian and cabaret performer, most notably at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Leicester Square Theatre in London. She co-wrote the opera Lorelei for Victorian Opera with Casey Bennetto and Julian Langdon in 2018, which premiered at the Malthouse Theatre. In 2020 she directed Michelle Brasier’s show Average Bear, which was nominated for Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Awards: Best Cabaret (Melbourne Fringe), Green Room Award Writing (Cabaret), Green Room Award Artiste (Cabaret), Green Room Award Original Songs (Cabaret), Green Room Award New Australian Work (Opera).