‘I Am Woman’ starring Meredith O’Reilly

Meredith O’Reilly returns to Claire’s Kitchen Petit Cabaret for the 7th and final time before the venue closes in January 2026. Celebrating the music and songs of Carole King, Karen Carpenter, Billie Holliday, (Mama) Cass Elliott, Barbra Streisand and many more. Accompanied by John Martin on piano. Claire's Kitchen is a sumptuous yet intimate cabaret room in the heart of Sydney's famous Oxford St. The ticket includes an exquisite 3 course French dinner with menus choices available.

Meredith has been an entertainer for over 40 years. She sings regularly with her jazz quartet The Mezzanines and as guest vocalist with Dan Barnett Big Band and at Avalon Bowlo Wednesday Jazz Club. She was the singer with Horns Plus Big Band for 10 years. She’s performed 6 different one woman cabaret shows at Oxford Street’s Claire’s Kitchen from 2019 to 2025. Her one woman show Curtains! about the ups & downs of showbiz has played regional theatres and cabaret venues throughout NSW from 2019-2025 and will be seen again in 2026. 

In 2024/25 Meredith played Maria in the new smash hit Australian musical, The Grandparents Club & the sequel Cruising With The Grandparents Club touring NSW, QLD, VIC, S.A. & Tasmania. She played Grandma Addams in The Addams Family at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre. She was nominated for Helpmann & Green Room Awards for her role Hold Me-Touch Me in Mel Brooks’ The Producers (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane) and was nominated for a Glugs Award playing Sylvia St Croix in Ruthless, Sydney. In recent years she was in Opera Australia’s productions of My Fair Lady directed by Dame Julie Andrews &The Sound Of Music (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne), playing housekeeper Frau Schmidt for 6 weeks in Sydney. Other highlights include the first Aust/NZ tour of Les Miserables, Love Never Dies (Melbourne/Sydney), Hello Dolly! national tour, Chess (Melbourne) and The Rocky Horror Show (Sydney). She appeared in Gypsy directed by Nancye Hayes as Tessie Tura and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying as Smitty at Melbourne’s State Theatre. 

Meredith has performed in TV shows, commercials, has hosted radio programs and she narrated audio books for Vision Australia for 10 years.

6pm arrival for seating and three course dinner. Entree, 1st performance set; main, second performance set; then dessert.