CAT AWARDS 2017 NOMINATIONS
Updated Tuesday 19 December
For rules and definitions covering the scope of the awards and eligibility for inclusion in particular categories, see:
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BEST SET FOR A PLAY
Sam Lloyd
A Murder is Announced, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Chris Baldock
A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Cate Clelland
Australia Day, Canberra Repertory Society
Ian Croker
Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, Canberra Repertory Society
Michael Sparks
Wait Until Dark, Canberra Repertory Society
Matthew Barry
Yes, Prime Minister, Boxboards Theatre, Leura
BEST SET FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION
Glenda Spiker
Annie, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Tim Hawkins
Beauty and the Beast, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Amy, Mal and Donna Copeland
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Nell Fraser
Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Adam Loughlin, Janet Cunningham and Saxon Reynolds
Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Brian Sudding
The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
BEST COSTUMES FOR A PLAY
Sam Lloyd
A Murder is Announced, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Helen Drum
A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Ron Russell
Blackadder, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Fiona Leach
The 39 Steps, Canberra Repertory Society
Anna Senior
Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST COSTUMES FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Sophie Rose King
Beauty and the Beast
AND
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Catherine Huang
Grease, Australian Defence Force Academy Performing Arts Company, Canberra
Hope Disher
Into The Woods, New and Used Productions, Mittagong
Christine Pawlicki and Barbara Denham
The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Angie Mason
The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
BEST COSTUMES FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Ange Fewtrell and Karen Malam
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
The ‘Legs’ teachers
Cinderella and Other Fractured Fairy Tales, ‘Legs’ Dance, Canberra
Amelia Black
Hairspray Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Jo Howard
Hamlet, Daramalan Theatre Company
AND
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The costume team
Neverland, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Aileen Priest
Slaves, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Ann Philippe, Joanne Crowe and Denise Hiser
The Mikado, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST LIGHTING
Chris Ellyard
A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Cynthia Jolley-Rogers
Australia Day
AND
Wait Until Dark, Canberra Repertory Society
Adam Loughlin
Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Peter Fordham
Murder in the Cathedral, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Shiva Prakash and Michael Li
Video production, Bedside Story, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Steve McGrath and Dick Boardman
Rigging and flying of the car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Bertram OíBrien, Pat Mortlock and Nigel Palfreman
Opening video, Eddies on Broadway, St Edmund’s College, Canberra
The Company
Magic effects, Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Christine Trull, Galen Ashley and Catherine Dillon
Stage management, Step Into the Limelight: Inspire, ACT Education Directorate
JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
Glitter shower over the audience during ‘Razzle Dazzle’
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Wink from Rapunzel’s Prince
Into The Woods, New and Used Productions, Mittagong
The entry of the Toy Soldiers
Neverland, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Reveal of the dead spirits
Slaves, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
The arrow through the apple
The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Fiyero flying in by rope a la Tarzan
Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
The way the broom flew in to Elphaba from offstage
Wicked, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Jeevan Haikerwal and Giordano Borzuola
Original script and music, Lenin: A Rock Opera, Fenner Hall, Canberra
Greg Gould
Script, The Inheritance, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Kitty Malam
Adaptation of story, The Snow Queen, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Matthew Webster
Original music, Wait Until Dark, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Gundaroo Public School
‘Ali Baba’, Anthology: Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival, Queanbeyan School Education Area
Chris Walsh and Bartholomew Bunk
Song settings for Ophelia’s song, Hamlet, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Ainslie School
‘Share the Love’, Step Into the Limelight: Inspire, ACT Education Directorate, Canberra
Bartholomew Bunk, Charlie Curry, Jack Curry, Nick Philp, Luke Wheelwright, Michael Wilson
Music, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The Greek Chorus
A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
The vocal ensemble
Stories in the Dark, Oxley College, Bowral
Georgi Lamond, Jordan Johnson, Rachel Reinits and Grace Juhasz
‘The Checkout’, tenX10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
The cast
The Laramie Project, Narrabundah College, Canberra
The ensemble cast
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The cast
The Vagina Monologues, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
Angie Drooger, Brittni Carroll and Erin O’Leary
As Violet, Judy and Doralee, 9 to 5, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
The ensemble
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Harry Coady, Dan Hunter and Jack Mahl
Kemnebi’s groupies, Slaves, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
The Policemen
The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
The ensemble
Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
The ensemble
Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Annie
Canberra Girls Grammar School
High School Musical
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Mary Poppins
Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong
The Senior Concert Band
Step Into the Limelight: Inspire, ACT Education Directorate
BEST ORCHESTRA
Beauty and the Beast
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Chicago
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Guys and Dolls
Queanbeyan Players
Into The Woods
ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Sweeney Todd
Dramatic Productions, Canberra
The Pirates of Penzance
Orange Theatre Company
Wicked
Orange Theatre Company
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
James Whalan
First time musical direction, 9 to 5, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Iliana Xirakis
‘Body Love’ dance, Canberra Youth Talent Show, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Sara Foster
‘Everyone Wants to Rule the World’ dance, Canberra Youth Talent Show, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Jeevan Haikerwal and Giordano Borzuola
Script and music, Lenin: A Rock Opera, Fenner Hall, Canberra
Saphyre Farrelly
Little Cosette, Les Miserables, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Harrison Butler
Several roles, The Laramie Project, Narrabundah College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Jamie Boyd
As Mike Teevee in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Max Etherington
As Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Noah Gorrell
As The Professor in Emil and the Detectives, Canberra Grammar School
Freddie Klein
As Lord Alfred Douglas in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Canberra Grammar School
Cedric Hely
As Father in The Book of Everything, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Mitchell Clarke
As Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Liam Jackson
As Corny Collins in Hairspray Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
AND
As Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Joshua Hinton
As Enjolras in Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Callum Doherty
As Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Nick Bermingham
As The Mikado in The Mikado, Chevalier College, Bowral
Leonidas Katsanis
As Prospero in The Night Circus, Batemans Bay High School, Batemans Bay
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Emily Joe
As the Shopkeeper in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Maia Schyvens
As Violet in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Gabby Stewart
As Ophelia in Hamlet, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Ella Moran
As Margot in The Book of Everything, Oxley College, Bowral
Freya Kenay
As Mother in The Book of Everything, Oxley College, Bowral
Sophie Marzano
As Mrs Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Anna Khan
As Grace in Annie, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Steph Maclaine
As Miss Hannigan in Annie, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Charlotte Kay
As Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Laura Evans
As Penny Pingleton in Hairspray Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Sophie Highmore
As Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Eloise O’Connell
As Ms Darbus in High School Musical, Trinity Anglican College Albury
Teadora Avramovic
As Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Mikayla Kerrison
As Regina Mckaig in Rock of Ages, Hawker College, Canberra
Susie Tod
As Justice Charlier in Rock of Ages, Hawker College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Isaac Wetherell
As Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Oliver Durbidge
As Hamlet in Hamlet, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Jack Rankin
As Flote in Red Noses, Marist College, Canberra
Ben Canute
As Tomas in Act 2 of Stories in the Dark, Oxley College, Bowral
Mitchell Latham
As Thomas in The Book of Everything, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Giselle Heron
As Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Jade Breen
As Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Zara McCann
As Gertrude in Hamlet, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Sienna Knowles
As Anna in Act 1 of Stories in the Dark, Oxley College, Bowral
Eva Mackevicius
As Anna in Act 2 of Stories in the Dark, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Noah Cairnduff
As Edna Turnblad in Hairspray Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Jesse Challis
As Troy Bolton in High School Musical, Trinity Anglican College Albury
Matthew Hearne
As Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Zacariah Ellevsen
As Marius in Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Byron Leitch
As Bert in Mary Poppins, Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Christie Tiyce-Mathews
As Belle in Beauty and the Beast Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga
India Cornwell
As Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Siena Elchaar
As Eponine in Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Tylah Heaney
As Fantine in Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Molly Stewart
As Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins, Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong
Ineka Voigt
As Drew Boley in Rock of Ages, Hawker College, Canberra
Meaghan Stewart
As Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Monique Grima
As Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Med Revue Band
In ‘Soul Bossa Nova’, Bedside Story, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Emma Gaynor & Heidi Birkby
In ‘Stepsisters’ Lament’, Cinderella and Other Fractured Fairy Tales, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
Connor Hogan
In ‘Drifting’ guitar solo, Staged, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Kirsten Busby
In ‘Time to Say Goodbye’, Step Into the Limelight: Inspire, ACT Education Directorate
Wassa Wassa
Red Hill Primary School in ‘Yole’, Step Into the Limelight: Inspire, ACT Education Directorate
Mark Bolton
In ‘Press Pray’, tenX10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Jaiden McCartney
In Poi Balls routine, The Night Circus, Batemans Bay High School
Riley Wade and Emma Stammers
In Double trapeze act, The Night Circus, Batemans Bay High School
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Senior Dance Ensemble
‘Bushfire’, Anthology: Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival, Queanbeyan School Education Area
The dance ensemble
Beauty and the Beast, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Aiden Perry and Mia Cachia
‘Fix You’ dance, Canberra Youth Talent Show, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Jessica Potter
As Cinderella, Cinderella and Other Fractured Fairy Tales, ‘Legs’ Dance, Canberra
Senior National Team
‘Addams Family Dream’, ‘Fractured Alice’ and ‘War’, Cinderella and Other Fractured Fairy Tales, ‘Legs’ Dance, Canberra
John Truscott
‘Singin’ in the rain’, Eddies on Broadway, St Edmund’s College, Canberra
The Performance Class
‘Fairies’, Neverland, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Chris Zuber
As Marco in A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Silas Darby
As General von Schmelling in ‘Allo ‘Allo, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Neil McLeod
As Wally in Australia Day, Canberra Repertory Society
Sandy Glass
As Earl ‘Brother Boy’ Ingram in Sordid Lives, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Jerry Hearn
As Sir William Gower in Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, Canberra Repertory Society
John Dwyer
As Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister, Boxboards Theatre, Leura
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Ben Wilson
As Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, Queanbeyan Players
Greg Sollis
As Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
Tim Stiles
As Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Kevin Jones
As Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
Graham Sattler
As The Wizard in Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Grant Westcott
As Dr Dillamond in Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Jack Martin
As Fiyero in Wicked, Griffith Regional Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Myf Thompson
As Dora Bunner in A Murder is Announced, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Melissa Donges
As Helga in ‘Allo ‘Allo, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Micki Beckett
As Maree in Australia Day, Canberra Repertory Society
Alice Ferguson
As Miss Trafalgar Gower in Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, Canberra Repertory Society
Annabel Foulds
As Gloria in Wait Until Dark, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Anne-Marie Fanning
As Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Taylor Cable
As Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Rachel Thornton
As Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Alexandra Richards
As Nessarose in Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Catherine Litchfield
As Madame Morrible in Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Jenny Ellis
As Madame Morrible in Wicked, Griffith Regional Theatre
Joanne Darby
As Madame Morrible in Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Alexander Clubb
As Rodolpho in A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Knox Peden
As Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Pat Gallagher
As Brian in Australia Day, Canberra Repertory Society
Michael Turczynski
As Edmund Blackadder in Blackadder, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Matthew Barry
As Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Prime Minister, Boxboards Theatre, Leura
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Anthony Swadling
As Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Queanbeyan Players
Ryan Kitchens
As Jack in Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
David Pearson
As Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Gordon Nicholson
As Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Alan Moxey
As Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
Joel Beldham
As Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Candy Burgess
As Miss Marple in A Murder is Announced, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Karen Vickery
As Beatrice Carbone in A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Karina Hudson
As Catherine Carbone in A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Jess Waterhouse
As Emily Essington in The Inheritance, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Jenna Roberts
As Suzy Henderson in Wait Until Dark, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Kimmie Jonceski
As Belle in Beauty and the Beast, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Anastasia Feneri
As Roxie Hart in Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Amy Jenkins
As The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Ellie Dowling
As The Witch in Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Rebecca Cecil
As Little Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Lainie Hart
As Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Annemarie Hillermann
As Galinda in Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Deanna Farnell
As Elphaba in Wicked, Griffith Regional Theatre
Meredith Adams
As Elphaba in Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Sally Collins
As Elphaba in Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Simone Crossley
As Galinda in Wicked, Griffith Regional Theatre
Siobhon McSweeney
As Galinda in Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Teegan McKeen
Beauty and the Beast
AND
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Lisa Collins
The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
Jamie Schmich
Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Kathryn Fisher
Wicked, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Natalie Guile
Annie, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Amy Howes
Mary Poppins, Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong
Romko Hordynsky
Slaves, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Kate Cunich
Stories in the Dark, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
BJ Anyos
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Joe Woodward
Hamlet, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Phil Cunich
Stories in the Dark
AND
The Book of Everything, Oxley College, Bowral
Lucy Cronan
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Fiona Mahl
Annie, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Lachlan Murray
Beauty and the Beast Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Janet Cunningham
Les Miserables, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Jacqui Hitchcock
Mary Poppins, Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong
Crystal Mahon
Rock of Ages, Hawker College, Canberra
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Peter Copeland
Beauty and the Beast
AND
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Jenna Hinton
Guys and Dolls, Queanbeyan Players
Katrina Tang
Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Nicholas Griffin
Les Miserables, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Leonard Weiss and Elizabeth Alford
Sweeney Todd, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Annalie McRae
The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
Amy Denford and Graham Sattler
Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Chris Baldock
A View from the Bridge, Canberra Repertory Society
Cate Clelland
Australia Day, Canberra Repertory Society
Amber Little
Sordid Lives, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Fiona Jowett
The Vagina Monologues, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Ben Wilson-Hill
Yes, Prime Minister, Boxboards Theatre, Leura
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Amy Copeland
Beauty and the Beast
AND
Chicago, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Spencer Cliff
Into The Woods, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Tim May
The Pirates of Penzance, Orange Theatre Company
Bruce Buchanan
Wicked, Orange Theatre Company
Don Hillam
Wicked, Griffith Regional Theatre
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Cinderella and Other Fractured Fairy Tales
‘Legs’ Dance, Canberra
Neverland
Classical Ballet Centre
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Annie
Canberra Girls Grammar School
Hairspray Jr
St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Les Miserables
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Mary Poppins
Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong
Rock of Ages
Hawker College, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Child Players ACT, Canberra
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Canberra Grammar School
Hamlet
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The Book of Everything
Oxley College, Bowral
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW
Bedside Story
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Step Into the Limelight: Inspire
ACT Education Directorate
tenX10 playfest
Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
A View from the Bridge
Canberra Repertory Society
Australia Day
Canberra Repertory Society
The Vagina Monologues
Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Wait Until Dark
Canberra Repertory Society
Yes, Prime Minister
Boxboards Theatre, Leura
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Beauty and the Beast
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Chicago
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Into The Woods
ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Sweeney Todd
Dramatic Productions, Canberra
The Addams Family
The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
The Pirates of Penzance
Orange Theatre Company
Wicked
Griffith Regional Theatre
Wicked
Orange Theatre Company
CAT AWARDS COMMENDATION
NOTE: This is a non-award category.
The CAT Awards commends the following companies and acknowledges the special contribution they have made over the last year to theatre and to the community.
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
For donating all proceeds of Bedside Story to Companion House assisting survivors of torture and trauma
Queanbeyan Players
Fifty years contributing to quality theatre in Queanbeyan and the ACT
Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
Fifty years of contributing to quality theatre in Albury Wodonga
The Cook Collective: the Free-Rain, Phoenix Players and Supa costume teams
For donating materials and time towards a range of aid projects involving sewing clothing and reusable sanitary items for underprivileged women and girls
Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
For supporting White Ribbon in its campaign against violence towards women, through performances of The Vagina Monologues, and for successfully presenting a rarely done and challenging piece of theatre, and achieving high production and performance standards
Dramatic Productions, Canberra
For raising over $4,000 for a variety of Canberra charities and community groups by donating a percentage of the takings from the run of Sweeney Todd