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Paul Quinn was understudy and assistant director to Brian Syron on The Seagull 1972 .  He played The Devil, understudied all male roles and was assistant director to Victor Enameljanov on Three Cuckolds 1973.  He directed Elizabeth 1 1976 ("a “production clean and crisp and right on the mark”), Enter A Free Man 1977 (a "skilful sad little comedy" displaying an  “overall high standard of staging and performance”) and The Radioactive Horror Show 1978 at the urging of its author John Romeril who hoped the New would do “the bloody thing”.
 
Paul Quinn was understudy and assistant director to Brian Syron on The Seagull 1972 .  He played The Devil, understudied all male roles and was assistant director to Victor Enameljanov on Three Cuckolds 1973.  He directed Elizabeth 1 1976 ("a “production clean and crisp and right on the mark”), Enter A Free Man 1977 (a "skilful sad little comedy" displaying an  “overall high standard of staging and performance”) and The Radioactive Horror Show 1978 at the urging of its author John Romeril who hoped the New would do “the bloody thing”.
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Paul Quinn trained with Jean Trundle, founder of the Brisbane Arts Theatre.  In 1965 he was awarded a Trinity College of Music certificate in Speech.    After moving to Sydney he studied at the Rathbone Academy in Alexander Technique and script interpretation with Stella Adler in 1973 at Bondi Pavilion, her trip arranged by Brian Syron.  He trained in stunt fighting, and did classes with Margaret Barr, went on an Arts Council tour with a puppet show, was an extra on Riptide and did a TV ad for Polycolour Shampoo.

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PAUL QUINN

Slim and dark-haired, Paul Quinn joined Sydney NT in 1967 after moving from Brisbane NT. He acted, directed, taught Voice, was on Management Committee at various times as Workshop Co-ordinator, Artistic Director and Playreader, and for a short period handled Publicity and was the theatre's cleaner.

As an actor he was in one show after another: War And Peace 1968, Niugini! 1971, the revue It’s Time to Boil Billy 1972, What’s New 1973, The Empire Builders 1974, Captain Weerns in The White House Murder Case 1974, Martini in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest 1975, The Freedom of the City 1975, Maurice Margaret in John Grant’s Journey 1974, Nugget in a revival of Reedy River 1973, And A Happy New Year 1976, The Caucasian Chalk Circle 1977, The Merry Wives of Windsor 1977, Enemies 1978, Knock Knock 1978, Richard’s Cork Leg . In 1979 he was one of the Rusty Bugles actors invited by casting agent Hilary Linstead to contact her.

Paul Quinn was understudy and assistant director to Brian Syron on The Seagull 1972 . He played The Devil, understudied all male roles and was assistant director to Victor Enameljanov on Three Cuckolds 1973. He directed Elizabeth 1 1976 ("a “production clean and crisp and right on the mark”), Enter A Free Man 1977 (a "skilful sad little comedy" displaying an “overall high standard of staging and performance”) and The Radioactive Horror Show 1978 at the urging of its author John Romeril who hoped the New would do “the bloody thing”.

Paul Quinn trained with Jean Trundle, founder of the Brisbane Arts Theatre. In 1965 he was awarded a Trinity College of Music certificate in Speech. After moving to Sydney he studied at the Rathbone Academy in Alexander Technique and script interpretation with Stella Adler in 1973 at Bondi Pavilion, her trip arranged by Brian Syron. He trained in stunt fighting, and did classes with Margaret Barr, went on an Arts Council tour with a puppet show, was an extra on Riptide and did a TV ad for Polycolour Shampoo.