BEST SET DESIGN FOR A PLAY
Tom Berger
A Doll’s House Part 2, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST SET DESIGN FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION
Sam Aspinall and Candy Burgess
Ladies in Black, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
BEST COSTUME DESIGN FOR A PLAY
Helen Drum
A Doll’s House Part 2, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST COSTUME DESIGN FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
The costume team
Solid Gold
and
The Wiz … from Aus, Legs Performing Arts, Canberra
BEST COSTUME DESIGN FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Melanie Green, Louise Hutchinson, Nyla Collis, Linda Oldfield, Christine Corrin, Phoebe Williams, Emma Dyson, and Amelia and Pippa Green
Alice in Wonderland, Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Bonnie Neate, Suzy Piani and Alex Clifford
The Fold, The Training Ground, Canberra
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Telia Jansen
The Addams Family, Canberra Philharmonic Society
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Jack Costigan, Axis Rigging
Aerial work – flying of the dancer and the 3D cube, The Fold, The Training Ground, Canberra
JOHN THOMSON THEATRE MAGIC
The Camel
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Canberra Philharmonic Society
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Ed Wightman
Adaptation of the novel for the stage, Baby Jane, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The cast
The Wolves, Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL, DANCE OR VARIETY PRODUCTION
The cast
Come From Away, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Dorothy’s friends old & new
The Marvellous Land of Oz, Child Players ACT, Canberra
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Maisy Chinnery
As Dorothy, The Wizard Of Oz, Goulburn North Public School, Goulburn
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Jasper Cullen-Christopherson
As Tik-Tok in The Marvellous Land of Oz, Child Players ACT, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Leon Illades
As Pugsley in The Addams Family Young@part, Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Sophie Hart
As Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love, Marist College, Canberra
AND
Yzzy Bryant
As Mombi the Witch in The Marvellous Land of Oz, Child Players ACT, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Tessa Matthew
As Marmee March in Little Women the Musical, Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbity
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Wajanoah Donohoe
As Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Emma Piva
As Viola De Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love, Marist College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Toby Breach
As Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Hawker College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Antonija Johansen
As Jo March in Little Women the Musical, Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbity
GRAHAM ROBERTSON BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Oliver Boniface and Julien Daher with Harry Coates
In ‘Fall On Me’ in Southern Stars the Arena Spectacular: Unlimited, NSW Department of Education
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MONOLOGUE OR ONE-ACT PLAY
Chris Baldock
Gabriel’s opening monologue, When the Rain Stops Falling, Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Sian Gray
‘DOTY’, The Wiz … from Aus, Legs Performing Arts, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Richard Manning
As Morgan in The Drawer Boy, Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Joe Dinn
As Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Canberra Philharmonic Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Crystal Moore
As Alice Tinker in Vicar of Dibley Christmas – The Second Coming, Milton Follies
LOLA NIXON BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Amelia Andersson-Nickson
As Alice Beinecke in The Addams Family, Canberra Philharmonic Society
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Chris Baldock
As Angus in The Drawer Boy, Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Mitch Clarke
As Bert in Mary Poppins, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
AND
Ricky Bloomfield
As Fagin in Oliver!, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Lainie Hart
As Nora in A Doll’s House Part 2, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Talia Sigsworth
As Cinderella in Into The Woods, Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR A MUSICAL
Caitlin Schilg
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Canberra Philharmonic Society
BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Seussical The Musical
Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Wyana O’Keeffe
Seussical The Musical, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Phil Cunich
Treasure Island, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Jennifer Bond
The Addams Family Young@part, Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
BEST ORCHESTRA
Into The Woods
Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
AND
The Addams Family
Canberra Philharmonic Society
NORMA ROBERTSON BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Rowan Keyes
Into The Woods, Arcadians Theatre Group
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Chris Baldock
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
STEPHEN PIKE BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Kelda McManus
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Canberra Philharmonic Society
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
The Fold
The Training Ground, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Treasure Island
Oxley College, Bowral
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
The Addams Family Young@part
Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mockingbird Theatre, Canberra
TONI LAMOND BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Into The Woods
Arcadians Theatre Group, Corrimal
SILVER CAT (JOINT AWARD)
Georgia Pike-Rowney
For her collaborations over many years with Child Players to provide fun, yet artistically and musically satisfying educational and performance experience for young people
AND
Telia Jansen
For her support to community theatre in the ACT by sharing her high quality and sensitive audio technical expertise
GOLD CAT
Chris Baldock
For outstanding achievement in acting, directing, design, technical work, producing, training and theatre management through his work in Mockingbird Theatrics
CAT AWARDS COMMENDATIONS
The CAT Awards commends the following companies and individuals, and acknowledges the special contribution they have made over the last year to theatre and to the community.
BYTESIZED Productions, Albury
For cultural integration in Moana Jr
Edward Andrade
For Introducing musical theatre to Goulburn North Public School with The Wizard Of Oz
Child Players ACT, Canberra
Practical mentoring in the use of performers in their twenties in Ruddigore to mentor and teaching young people in the art of theatre
Southern Stars the Arena Spectacular
Providing opportunities for musical development for young instrumentalists from across Southern NSW
Ruth Ellevsen
Retiring after 25 years of as an outstanding educator at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, plus several years contribution to Southern Stars the Arena Spectacular
Ash Symes
For stepping into the role of Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Canberra Philharmonic Society, with 45 minutes notice
The Ballet Team, Wollongong
Inclusiveness in making dance performance opportunities accessible to the community
See Me Hear Me Theatre, Tumut
Efforts in inclusivity in making theatre accessible for people with diverse needs with Xander Starbuck – Space Cowboy
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Ongoing support to Companion House
Priya
For Starting up Black Cat Theatre with a focus on inclusivity and acceptance and for expanding into Black Cat training school
6th Position, Canberra
Staging sensory performances of The Nutcracker
Student technical team, Narrabundah College, Canberra
Who exclusively designed and handled all technical aspects of the production of Treasure Island
Rising Arts Productions, Camden
Support for local charities – this year for Women Illawarra, supporting victims of domestic violence via their production of We Are The Tigers
Tall & Short Theatre Co, Sutherland
Support of diversity and inclusiveness in productions of Grease and Chicago
The puppets from Avenue Q, Rehearsal Room, Campbelltown
For sterling service throughout NSW over the last 12 years and wishing them well in their retirement