Winterwords festival goers will be in for a treat in two weeks’ time when award-winning rock cabaret writer-performer Geraldine Quinn performs her renowned cabaret show 'The Passion of Saint Nicholas’ in Beechworth.

Beside many appearances on a variety of shows, Geraldine is known for her appearances on Spicks and Specks and The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.

The performer said she loves bringing the show to audiences outside of Melbourne.

“It's a show about my massive family and we grew up around regional Victoria and New South Wales, so in a way it feels like it's coming home,” she said.

“I hope people will take away from the performance a huge sense of love and how when that person is gone from your life, everything you loved about, and with them, is carried on through you and your future path.

“And also some banging songs.”

On a Regional Arts Victoria tour, Geraldine said it has been wonderful to be involved in so many writer's festivals.

Geraldine will also be running a writing workshop 'Adapting a True Story' on Sunday morning, 24 August, after her performance the previous night.

“There were a lot of challenges bringing ‘Passion of Saint Nicholas' to the stage, given I felt a strong responsibility to my family but also wanted to tell a story authentic to me and my brother,” she said.

“It's fascinating talking to people about their ideas, and their own concepts of authenticity, and I hope that some of the revelations that I had in my process may be illuminating to others - and get them writing.”

Geraldine said the last time she was in Beechworth was for her parents' 50th wedding anniversary.

“We spent the summer weekend in a caravan park, the air thick with the smell of eucalyptus trees,” she said.

“If I remember correctly, the official family photographs took place in a disused asylum." (the former Mayday Hills Mental Asylum).

“Everyone got photos taken with their families, however I - as the child-free one - was not required to stand alone in a clearing for my photo...they just skipped me."

Winterwords celebrating words in every shape and form is being held with a session on 17 August and then with sessions between the 20 and 24 August.

The exciting program has a fabulous variety of both guest authors and presenters as well as local talent.

Geraldine’s performance – a headline act – is on Saturday, 23 August at 7.30pm in the Beechworth Soldiers’ Memorial Hall.

The program will also include two word-driven visual arts exhibitions with ‘Artwords and Winternudes' held daily in the Memorial Hall over the Winterwords' event.

Beechworth Books will also hold a night at it's premises with soup and mulled wine to spice things up for a winter’s evening.

Visit https://winterwords.com.au/ for more information, the program and to book tickets with six sessions offering a gold coin donation while two are free.