ICON AND ACTEWAGL CAT AWARDS 2015 NOMINATIONS

 

BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Andrew Kay
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Canberra Repertory Society

Ian Croker
Gaslight, Canberra Repertory Society

Jarrad West
Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

Michael Sparks
The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

Sam Lloyd
The Wind in the Willows, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION

Adam Loughlin, Peter Copeland and Janet Cunningham
Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Amy, Mal and Donna Copeland
Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Chris Richards, Adam Loughlin and Peter Copeland
Alchemy, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Graeme Wiggins
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Romko Hordynsky, Peter Seedsman and Jaq Davies
2259—A Convenient Lie, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Anne Kay
Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

Cate Clelland
Much Ado About Nothing, Canberra Repertory Society

Joanna Campbell, Judy Hopson, Liz Shady
The School for Scandal, Mudgee Performing Arts Society

Sam Lloyd
The Wind in the Willows, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW

Robyn Ryan
The Wizard Of Oz, Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society

Anna Senior
Grease, Queanbeyan City Council

Danielle Burns
Mary Poppins, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga

D’Arcy Pierce
Miss Saigon, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra

Donna Copeland, Robert Manzini, Ricky Milne and Alexis McCaughtrie
Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Fiona Leach
Mary Poppins, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Aileen Priest
2259—A Convenient Lie, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange

Beth McConchie
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Catherine Phillpott
Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Jo Howard
Alice, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Karen Malam, Sarea Coates and Jessica Coates
Giants’ costumes, The BFG, Child Players ACT, Canberra

The “Legs” Company
The Good, the Bad and the Downright Cute, “Legs” Dance, Canberra

The Classical Ballet Centre Company
The Chocolate Factory, Classical Ballet Centre, Canberra

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER

Adam Loughlin, Peter Copeland and Lucy Armstrong
Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Adam Loughlin, Peter Copeland, Rosie Goderie and Nadina Zappia
Alchemy, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Amy Copeland, Peter Copeland and Gina Kat Bianco
Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Chris Ellyard
Gaslight, Canberra Repertory Society

Hamish McConchie
Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Phil Goodwin and Adrian Rytir
Mary Poppins, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Tim Hawkins and Rotation
Design and construction of Australial’s first ‘camming’ revolve, Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

The SACI (School of Arts, Creativity and Innovation) team
Construction of the elephant, Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Ian Croker
Scenic art, Gaslight, Canberra Repertory Society

James McPherson
Sound design, Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Michael Li
Video production, Into the Wards, ANU Med Revue, Canberra

JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE

Collapse of the pyramid
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Fish costume for girl in aerial routine
Saltwater, Batemans Bay High School

Mario Semia
Harmonica playing, Where’s Roger?, Molong Players

Reveal of the Giant in QE Bed
The BFG, Child Players ACT, Canberra

Scene change to the warehouse
Freud Notices His Fly is Undone, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra

Turning the pumpkin into the coach
Cinderella, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra

BEST ORIGINAL WORK

Alison Plevey, Katie Cawthorne and the CYT Actors Ensemble
Concept and script development, Skin, Canberra Youth Theatre

Cate Clelland and Fraser Findlay
Original settings of songs, Much Ado About Nothing, Canberra Repertory Society

Kirsty Budding
Original scripts for
‘An Idea’ from Hothouse, Budding Theatre, Canberra
and
The Art of Teaching Nothing, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Mark Kerston, Kevin Beatty and Peter Meers
Original script, Where’s Roger?, Molong Players

Nigel Palfreman
‘Hang on a Sec – I’ve got a message’ and ‘Sprung’ from Kids Don’t Talk, Alley Cat Productions, Canberra

Steven Bailey
Song ‘Duet for Dawn’, Dawn – One True Note, Blumerla Pty Ltd, Griffith

BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Chris Richards, Rosie Goderie, Nadina Zappia and Adam Loughlin
Original concept and concept development, Alchemy, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Francesco Lettera
Music for ‘Never-ending Corridors’, The Chocolate Factory, Classical Ballet Centre, Canberra

Jeremy Boulton and Nicolas Serray
Original music, Blood Wedding, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Kate Halcrow
Script, The Arrival, Canberra Grammar School

Marion Mieschke
Gundaroo Public School, ‘150 Not Out’, Connect, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival

Sally Whitwell
Original music, The Arrival, Canberra Grammar School

Sharon McCutcheon and Geoff Perrem
Original concept and realisation, Saltwater, Batemans Bay High School

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY

Hysterical girls
The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

The cast
Skin, Canberra Youth Theatre

The cast
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Narrabundah College, Canberra

The Giants
The BFG, Child Players ACT, Canberra

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL

Ensemble cast and crew
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

The cast
Clone (Frozen in Liminal tour The Musical), Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

The Chimney Sweeps ensemble
Mary Poppins, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Patrick Ellis and Liam Ellis
The Crickets, Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story, Marist College, Canberra

The Pink Ladies
Grease, Queanbeyan City Council, Queanbeyan

Nell Shephard (Crystal), Libety Thirsk (Chiffon) and Libby Malcolm (Ronnette)
The vocal trio, Little Shop of Horrors, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

Anne-Marie Fanning (Crystal), Taylor Cable (Chiffon) and Anali Duncan (Ronnette)
The vocal trio, Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Barnum
Canberra Grammar School

Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story
Marist College, Canberra

Cats
St Clare’s College, Canberra

Hairspray
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Hairspray
Trinity Anglican College Albury, Albury

BEST ORCHESTRA

Into The Woods
Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Legally Blonde
Wagga Wagga City Council

Little Shop of Horrors
So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Little Shop of Horrors
Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

Spamalot
Orange Theatre Company

Spring Awakening
Burton and Garran Hall Amateur Players, Canberra

PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Cole Hilder
The Creature, Frankenstein, Lexx Productions, Canberra

Ellen Trevanion
First time directing a musical, Miss Saigon, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra

Elyse Rouland
Tinker Bell, Peter Pan, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Gracie Townsend
Choreography, Hairspray, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

Jill Masters
First time directing, The Real Inspector Hound, NUTS, Canberra

John Truscott
Dance, The Good, the Bad and the Downright Cute, “Legs” Dance, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Alex Bryant
Fleshlumpeater, The BFG, Child Players ACT, Canberra

Jack Overton
Frederick Fellowes/Philip Brent, Noises Off, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

James MacAlpine
The Moon, Blood Wedding, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Jonah Bauer
Garry Lejeune/Roger, Noises Off, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Jeremy Boulton
Corny Collins, Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Jesse Challis
Corny Collins, Hairspray, Trinity Anglican College, Albury

Matthew Hajner
Edna Turnblad, Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Matthew Prow
Ryan Evans, High School Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

Sam Duggan
Hipockets Duncan, Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story, Marist College, Canberra

Zachary Vella
Young Peter, The Boy From Oz, Chevalier College, Bowral

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Annalivia Keaveny
Death as a Beggar-Woman, Blood Wedding, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Isabella Knowles
Soul 1, Telling Wilde Tales, Oxley College, Bowral

Rebecca Thiele
Brooke Ashton/Vicki, Noises Off, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Annalivia Keaveny
Velma Von Tussle, Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Bae McKibbin
Bad Joke Monster, Conundrum, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

Chelsea Bonanno
Jenny Lind, Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Emily Green
Sharpay Evans, High School Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

Imogen Smee
Penny Pingleton, Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Laura Evans
Margot, Legally Blonde Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

Lauren Moss
Miss Minchin, A Little Princess, Merici College, Canberra

Nina Wood
Motormouth Maybelle, Hairspray, Hawker College, Canberra

Sammy Barker
Mr Smee, Peter Pan, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Stephanie Vining
Marion Woolnough, The Boy From Oz, Chevalier College, Bowral

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Andrew Taylor
Lloyd Fellowes, Noises Off, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

Lachlan Grogan
Leonardo, Blood Wedding, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Max Van Der Kloster
James, ‘Hang on a Sec – I’ve got a message’ from Kids Don’t Talk, Alley Cat Productions, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Glynis Stokes
Lucy Evans, The Art of Teaching Nothing, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Katie Golding
BFG, The BFG, Child Players ACT, Canberra

Lucy Li
Hamlet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Narrabundah College, Canberra

Maddison Lee
In ‘Shutup slut’ from Kids Don’t Talk, Alley Cat Productions, Canberra

Mikayla Lewis
Dotty Otley/Mrs Clackett, Noises Off, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Alessandro Barilaro
PT Barnum, Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Andrew Howes
Munkustrap, Cats, Lyneham High School, Canberra

Benjamin Wilson
White Rabbit, Alice, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Jacob Sgouros
Peter Allen, The Boy From Oz, Chevalier College, Bowral

Morgan Flynn
Troy Bolton, High School Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

Toby Morwitch
Buddy Holly, Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story, Marist College, Canberra

William Rawson
Adam 8753C, 2259—A Convenient Lie, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Angela Sullivan
Elle, Legally Blonde Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

Grace Birmili
Vice President Eve FF2, 2259—A Convenient Lie, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange

Isabel Clarke
Belle, Beauty and the Beast Jr, New and Used Productions, Mittagong
and
Judy Garland, The Boy From Oz, Chevalier College, Bowral

Kristie Beedie
Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Michaela Lavers
Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray, Hawker College, Canberra

Sophie Edwards
Munkustrap, Cats, St Clare’s College, Canberra

Sophie Hopkins
The Storyteller, Peter Pan, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

Amy Jenkins
In ‘An Idea’ from Hothouse, Budding Theatre, Canberra

Craig and Terry Schofield, Dave Bracher and Tony Clarke
In ‘Jersey Boys’ from Strictly Musical, Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, Cooma

Feliks J Waltersdorf
In ‘Coulrophobia’ from tenX10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT

Louiza Blomfield
‘Alto’s Lament’ from Buzzing Broadway, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Pyramids
Saltwater, Batemans Bay High School

Sophie Edwards
‘Mack the Knife’ from Law and Order SEC, St Edmund’s College, Canberra

The cast
‘Goldfinger’ from A Taste of Tinseltown, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

The cast
‘Treating Royal Crabs’ from Into the Wards, ANU Med Revue, Canberra

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

Caitlin Shilg
Mr Mistoffelees dancer, Cats, St Clare’s College, Canberra

Grace Forbe and Jacob Brown
‘First Date’ from Who We Are—Calwell High School Dance Showcase, Calwell High School, Canberra

Mara Glass
The Candy Man, The Chocolate Factory, Classical Ballet Centre, Canberra

Olivia Smith
Scarecrow, The Tale of Dorothy Gale, Aria Dance Academy, Queanbeyan

The Souls
Telling Wilde Tales, Oxley College, Bowral

The Jazz team
‘Upside Down’ from The Chocolate Factory, Classical Ballet Centre, Canberra

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Chris Zuber
Grimani, Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

Duncan Driver
Reverend Hale, The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

Jack Helmore
Albert the Horse, The Wind in the Willows, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Jesse Tankard
Ben Hecht, Moonlight and Magnolias, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Josh Hayward
Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, Mudgee Performing Arts Society

Michael West
Charles Surface, The School for Scandal, Mudgee Performing Arts Society

Riley Bell
Rocco, Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Alexander Clubb
Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf, Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Colin Milner
George Banks, Mary Poppins, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Dave Collins
Roger, Grease, Queanbeyan City Council

David Preston
Orin Scrivello, DDS, Little Shop of Horrors, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

Jack Martin
Lefou, Beauty and the Beast, Griffith Regional Theatre

Will Huang
Dick, High Fidelity, Phoenix Players, Canberra

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Amy Dunham
Henriette, Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

Karen Vickery
Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Repertory Society

Maggie Hanthorn
Lady Sneerwell, The School for Scandal, Mudgee Performing Arts Society

Natalie Waldron
Suzette, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Canberra Repertory Society

Stephanie Gibbs
Mrs Poppenguhl, Moonlight and Magnolias, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Yanina Clifton
Mary Warren, The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

Zoe Priest
Abigal Williams, The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Amy Dunham
Liz, High Fidelity, Phoenix Players, Canberra

Bronwyn Sullivan
Miss Andrew and the Birdwoman, Mary Poppins, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Christine Wallace
Winnifred Banks, Mary Poppins, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Jade O’Halloran
Paulette, Legally Blonde, Wagga Wagga City Council

Janene Broere
Katisha, The Mikado, Queanbeyan Players

Miriam Miley-Read
Mrs Locks, Goldilocks, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra

Trish Aumuller
Miss Hannigan, Annie, Orange Theatre Company

Vanessa de Jager
Rizzo, Grease, Queanbeyan City Council

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Ben Russell
Younger Casanova, Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

Dave Evans
Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie, Queanbeyan City Council

Graham Robertson
Morrie Schwartz, Tuesdays with Morrie, Queanbeyan City Council

Peter Holland
Bernard, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Canberra Repertory Society

Rob de Fries
Robert, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Canberra Repertory Society

Simon Lovatt
David O Selznick, Moonlight and Magnolias, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Tony Turner
Older Casanova, Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Allyn Smith
Che Guevara, Evita, Dubbo Theatre Company

Brent Dolahenty
Emmett, Legally Blonde, Wagga Wagga City Council

Grant Pegg
The Baker, Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Jeremy Hoskins
The Engineer, Miss Saigon, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra

Kyle Nozza
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Lawrance Ryan
Hickory/Tinman, The Wizard Of Oz, Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society

Timothy Lancaster
Bert, Mary Poppins, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga

Will Collett
Chris, Miss Saigon, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Evie Hall
Moon, The Real Inspector Hound, NUTS, Canberra

Jo Darby
Shirley Valentine, Shirley Valentine, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT

Jo Gibb
Sybil, Fawlty Towers, Dubbo Theatre Company

Lainie Hart
Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, Canberra Repertory Society

Lexi Sekuless
Elizabeth Proctor, The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

Madeleine Fitzgerald
Berthe, Boeing Boeing, New and Used Productions, Mittagong

Steph Roberts
Edith, Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Jessica Garraway
Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Kelly Roberts
The Witch, Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Meredith Adams
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga

Nicky Pummeroy
Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company

Philippa Murphy
Cinderella, Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Tina Robinson
Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Queanbeyan Players

Vanessa de Jager
Cathy, The Last Five Years, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Veronica Thwaites-Brown
The Baker’s Wife, Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Alison Plevey and Katie Cawthorne
Skin, Canberra Youth Theatre

Jamie Winbank
Much Ado About Nothing, Canberra Repertory Society

Leanne Nicol
Legally Blonde, Wagga Wagga City Council

Michelle Heine
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Rosanna Goderie
Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Trish Brown, Kym Darmody, Caitlin Shilg and Genevieve Hall
Cats, St Clare’s College, Canberra

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Anita Collins
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

Brett Spokes and Michelle Mordecai
Hairspray, Trinity Anglican College, Albury

Jarrod Schindler
Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story, Marist College, Canberra

Kimberley Steele
Cats, St Clare’s College, Canberra

Ruth Ellevsen
Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY

BJ and Nick Anyos
The BFG, Child Players ACT, Canberra

Emily Tutin
Noises Off, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

Emma Wood
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Narrabundah College, Canberra

Fran Curtis
Blood Wedding, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Kate Halcrow
The Arrival, Canberra Grammar School

BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Dene Kermond
Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story, Marist College, Canberra

Janet Cunningham
Hairspray, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Kate Price
The Boy From Oz, Chevalier College, Bowral

Sally Hendrie
Cats, St Clare’s College, Canberra

Simon Hughes
Barnum, Canberra Grammar School

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Brian Irvine
Annie, Orange Theatre Company

Damien Slingsby
Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

David Wall
Legally Blonde, Wagga Wagga City Council

Diane Pascoe
Evita, Dubbo Theatre Company

Greg Oehm
Little Shop of Horrors, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

Nichole Ingram
Mary Poppins, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga

Shannon Brown
Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

Amber Little
Moonlight and Magnolias, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Jarrad West
Casanova, Canberra Repertory Society

Jordan Best
The Crucible, Canberra Repertory Society

Liz Bradley
Tuesdays with Morrie, Queanbeyan City Council

Walter Learning
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Canberra Repertory Society

BEST DIRECTIOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW

Amy Copeland
Little Shop of Horrors, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Carissa Campbell
Legally Blonde, Wagga Wagga City Council

Christine Bray
Evita, Dubbo Theatre Company

Lou Vella
Little Shop of Horrors, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

Richard Block
Into The Woods, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Stuart Morgan
Mary Poppins, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga

BEST DANCE PRODUCTION

Alchemy
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

The Chocolate Factory
Classical Ballet Centre, Canberra

The Good, the Bad and the Downright Cute
“Legs” Dance, Canberra

LBEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Barnum
Canberra Grammar School

Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story
Marist College, Canberra

Cats
St Clare’s College, Canberra

Conundrum
Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

Hairspray
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

The Boy From Oz
Chevalier College, Bowral

BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY

Blood Wedding
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Noises Off
Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra

Out of Order
Oxley College, Bowral

Telling Wilde Tales
Oxley College, Bowral

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Narrabundah College, Canberra

BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW

A Taste of Tinseltown
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Into the Wards
ANU Med Revue, Canberra

Saltwater
Batemans Bay High School

Strictly Musical
Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, Cooma

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

Casanova
Canberra Repertory Society

Don’t Dress for Dinner
Canberra Repertory Society

Moonlight and Magnolias
Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Much Ado About Nothing
Canberra Repertory Society

Shirley Valentine
Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT

The Crucible
Canberra Repertory Society

Tuesdays with Morrie
Queanbeyan City Council

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Evita
Dubbo Theatre Company

Into The Woods
Dramatic Productions, Canberra

Legally Blonde
Wagga Wagga City Council

Little Shop of Horrors
So Popera Productions, Wollongong

Little Shop of Horrors
Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

Mary Poppins
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Mary Poppins
Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga

IN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD

ANU Med Revue
Donating proceeds from Into the Wards ($9000) to Companion House, Canberra

Danuta Mrowka
Step Into the Limelight: Light, ACT Education and Training Directorate, Canberra, for outstanding work with a range of kids in role of stage manager

Australian Defence Force Academy Performing Arts Company
Donating all profits from Fame to Legacy and for providing performance opportunities for ADFA cadets

Justin Watson
Ickle Pickle, Canberra, for providing opportunities for young people to be involved in theatre

Orange Public School
The total involvement of all 670 children in the school in a theatrical experience with You’ve Been Framed