ICON AND ACTEWAGL CAT AWARDS 2016 NOMINATIONS
BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Andrew Kay
Uncle Vanya, Canberra Repertory Society
Brian Sudding
Play on, Queanbeyan City Council
Christiane Nowak
Playhouse Creatures, Pigeonhole Productions, Canberra
Don Ezard
Educating Rita, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Quentin Mitchell
Witness for the Prosecution, Canberra Repertory Society
Scott Halls and Bruce Buchanan
Lend Me a Tenor, Orange Theatre Company
BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION
Chris Zuber
Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Gowrie Varma
Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Heath Neville
Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Janet Cunningham
Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Lachlan Murray
Shrek the Musical Jr, BYTEsized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Mal, Donna and Amy Copeland
The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Trevor Carroll and Scott Halls
Mary Poppins, Orange Theatre Company
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Anna Senior
She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society
Anne Kay
Playhouse Creatures, Pigeonhole Productions, Canberra
Heather Spong
Uncle Vanya, Canberra Repertory Society
Helen Drum
Witness for the Prosecution, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Anna Senior
The Threepenny Opera, Canberra Repertory Society
Carla Marks|
Mor Bani, Bollywood Dimensions Studio, Canberra
Cate Clelland
The Little Mermaid, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Gabrielle Fraser and Di Johnson
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dreamcoat Productions, Merimbula
Jennie Norberry
Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Jessica Grantham-Lee
The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Mim Miley-Read
Beauty and the Beast, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Helen Poulos, Manola Zanetti et al
Alice, Aria Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
Janet Cunningham, Catherine Phillpott and Jessica Grantham
Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Wollongong
Jo Howard
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Kathryne Eden
On the Mantelpiece, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Lorraine Bennett
Wonderland, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, Canberra
The “Legs” teachers
Legs on Broadway, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
Chris Ellyard
Macbeth, Canberra Repertory Society
Hamish McConchie
Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
John Matkovic
Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Lachlan O’Dea and Peter Copeland
Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Stuart Thompson
Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
David Bunting
Researching, purchasing and developing the flying rig, Mary Poppins, Orange Theatre Company
Jennifer Hoy
Artwork, MPR – My Partner Rules, Molong Players
Sarah Bradbury
Masks, The Lion King Jr, Trinity Anglican College Albury, Albury
Brindabella Christian College, CAnberra
Scenic artwork (backdrops), Alice Through the Looking Glass
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Design and construction of the ship, The Little Mermaid
Thompson Quan Wing
(From Mackillop Fencing Club) Sword fight direction, Hamlet, Canberra Grammar School
JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
Appearance of Perry the newsagent
MPR – My Partner Rules, Molong Players
Cinderella’s costume change
Cinderella, New and Used Productions, Mittagong
Disappearance of the witches
Macbeth, Canberra Repertory Society
Elphaba taking flight
Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Max’s costume change to red suit
The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Razz revealed playing the saxophone
Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Fiona D’mello, Andy Hua and team
Script and lyrics, Murder She Prescribed, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Lucy Matthews
Script and music, The Last Time: A Story of Love, Lust and Desperation, Acoustic Theatre, Canberra
Louise Rostron
Script, Baby Boomers: The Musical, BB Ensemble, Canberra
Matthew Webster
Music, Playhouse Creatures, Pigeonhole Productions, Canberra
Peter Tucker
Script, ‘The Threepenny Macbeth’ in tenX10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Rachel Hogan
Adaptation of Machiavelli’s La Mandragola and The Prince in An Audience With Machiavelli, Spread the Wyrd, Canberra
Tim Hansen
Soundscape, Macbeth, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Jeremy Boulton
Music, Ash Girl, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Kathryn McLeod
Script, The Living End, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Laura Van der Zwart and Tasma Hunt
Willy and Wayne’s comedy routine, The Accused, Narrabundah College, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
Kate Blackhurst (Hecate), Michelle Lea Cooper, Antonia Kitzel, Kayla Ciceran, Lauren Aitken, Ella Horton and Alex McPherson
The Witches, Macbeth, Canberra Repertory Society
Rachel Gregg, Lynne Lindsay, Valerie Warry, Brigid Gregg, Sue Causer and Kirsty Clancy
The Calendar Girls, Calendar Girls, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Sue Barnes, Joy Rule, Angela Bennet, Kerry Provan, Lois Terry and Sue Lanham
The Calendar Girls, Calendar Girls, Young Theatre Company
The cast
Noises Off, Canberra Repertory Society
The cast
Playhouse Creatures, Pigeonhole Productions, Canberra
The cast
Stories in the Dark, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
The cast
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
Djembe Group
The Lion King Jr, Trinity Anglican College Albury, Albury
Jeremy Brown, Tristan Foon, Michael Jordan, David Leigh, Peter Smith, Tony D’Abrera
‘Rock Island’, The Music Man, Queanbeyan Players
Sally Carter, Henry McElroy, Grace Srzich, Ella Worsely, Max Bloomfield and Alex Reid
The Grandparents, Howlin’, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
The cast
Nunsense II: The Second Coming, Paragon Players, Wagga Wagga
The ensemble cast
Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The Mersisters
The Little Mermaid, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The students
Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Ash Girl
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Wollongong
Grease
Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Legally Blonde
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Wollongong
On the Mantelpiece
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
The Addams Family
Lyneham High School, Canberra
BEST ORCHESTRA
Catch Me If You Can
Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Godspell
Dubbo Theatre Company
Hairspray
Orange Theatre Company
Next to Normal
Phoenix Players, Canberra
Rock of Ages
Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Sweeney Todd
ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
The Last Five Years
Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
The Producers
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Angus McKean
Drummer, Nunsense II: The Second Coming, Paragon Players, Wagga Wagga
Bianca Riggio
Emily Bennett, Mr Bennett’s Bride, Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society
Birdee Sideris
As Ariel, Footloose, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Chelsea Neish
As Alice in Alice Through the Looking Glass, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra
Jackson Gibb
Singing and ensemble work, Godspell, Dubbo Theatre Company
Lara Cristofani
‘Quiet’ from Matilda, Canberra Youth Talent Show, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Liam Jackson
Dancing and focus and energy in the ensemble, The Music Man, Queanbeyan Players
Luca Yi
As Benjamin, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dreamcoat Productions, Merimbula
AND
As Pugsley Addams, The Addams Family, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Mae Walker
As Miranda, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Cooma Little Theatre
Olivia Smith
As The Duchess, Alice, Aria Dance Academy
Patricia Manley
As Pimple, She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society
Polly Taylor
As Ursula, The Little Mermaid, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
Thomas Whitelaw
Percussion, The Addams Family, Lyneham High School, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Ben Burgess
As Teddy Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Callum Wilson
As Mr Kingston in The Accused, Narrabundah College, Canberra
Jack Andrighetto
As Henry in Cosi, Canberra Grammar School
Jack Curry
As Razz in Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Liam Ellis
As Frederick Fellowes/Phillip Brent in Noises Off, Marist College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Gordon Suthers
As Coach Barrett in Howlin’, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Lachlan Grogan
As Callahan in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Matthew Hearne
As Warner in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Mitch Clarke
As Farquaad in Shrek the Musical Jr, BYTEsized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Patrick Galen-Mules
As Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
Pip Carroll
As Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Anna Di Dio
As Cherry in Cosi, Canberra Grammar School
Brodie Ackroyd
As Pamela in The Thirty-Nine Steps, Chevalier College, Bowral
Jessica Fellows
As Dab-Dab the Duck in Dr Dolittle’s Circus, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Lily O’Sullivan
As Sadness in Ash Girl, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Tegan Sharp
As Ruth in Cosi, Canberra Grammar School
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Anastasia Feneri
As Vivienne in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Billie Miles
As Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, St Edmund’s College, Canberra
Imogen Smee
As Margot in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Jessica Charbachi
As Paulette in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Kaitlin Nihill
As Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Kashmira Mohamed Zagor
As Ilse in Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Maisie Lyon
As Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Mia Healey
As Catherine in Pippin, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Corey Goodberg
As Ishmael Leseur in Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Daniel Talanine
As Lewis in Cosi, Canberra Grammar School
Duncan Brown
As Truffaldino in The Servant of Two Masters, Trinity Anglican College Albury, Albury
Jack Andrighetto
As Hamlet in Hamlet, Canberra Grammar School
Joshua Hammond
As Roy in Cosi, Canberra Grammar School
Lewis Hargrave
As Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Patrick Holman
As Richard Hannay in The Thirty-Nine Steps, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Annabelle Scobie
As Anna in Stories in the Dark, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Kaela Weine
As Ashgirl in Ash Girl, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Nicola Wetselaar
As Jennifer Mitchell in The Accused, Narrabundah College, Canberra
Phoebe Price
As Ashgirl in Ash Girl, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Pip Blunn
As Dotty Otley/Mrs Clackett in Noises Off, Marist College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Jack Martin
As Danny in Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Jeremy Boulton
As Emmet in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Oscar McLaughlin
As Rhino in Howlin’, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Peter Gedeon
As Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Pip Carroll
As Troy Bolton in High School Musical, Pied Piper Productions, Canberra
AND
As Moritz in Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Claire Allan
As Leading Player in Pippin, Oxley College, Bowral
Giorgia De Paoli
As Sandy in Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Jane Watkins
As Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Kaitlin Nihill
As Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
AND
As Wendla in Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Talia Sigsworth
As Elle in Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
‘Bound’
Members of the 14 and under Performance Troupe, Something Old, Something New – Something Borrowed (Something Blue), Eden Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
Tap solo
John Truscott, Legs on Broadway, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
The Caterpillar
Melissa Fawke, Wonderland, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, Canberra
‘Something Rotten’
National Team, Legs on Broadway, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
‘Gladiator Art Pop’
Senior National Team, Legs on Broadway, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
‘I Hope I Get It’
Senior Performance Group , The Nutcracker & The Best of Broadway, GDance Academy, Canberra
‘May the Best Hand Win’
Ballet Grade 3/4/Pointe, Alice, Aria Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Cathryn Youings
As Scarlet in Murder She Prescribed, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Kaitlin Nihill
In ‘The Girl in 14G’, Canberra Youth Talent Show, Budding Theatre, Canberra
‘Message in a Bottle’
On the Mantelpiece, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
‘Romeo and Juliet’
On the Mantelpiece, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Samuel Moore
As Detective Grey in Murder She Prescribed, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
‘The Bedside Tango’
Murder She Prescribed, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Brendan Kelly
As Tim Allgood in Noises Off, Canberra Repertory Society
Cameron Thomas
As Macduff in Macbeth, Canberra Repertory Society
George Pulley
As Charles Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society
Jack Foster
As Ariel in The Tempest, NUTS, Canberra
Neil McLeod
As Telegin in Uncle Vanya, Canberra Repertory Society
Shane Douthie
As Mr Hamilton in Fawlty Towers, The Other Theatre Company, Albury
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Fraser Findlay
As Sebastian in The Little Mermaid
AND
As Dr Dillamond in Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Jonathan Garland
As Frank Abagnale Senior in Catch Me If You Can, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Nelson Bowler
As Carmen Ghia in The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Steve Amosa
As The Wizard in Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Tony Falla
As Scuttle in The Little Mermaid, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Will Collett
As Anthony in Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Alice Ferguson
As Marina in Uncle Vanya
AND
As Janet Mackenzie in Witness for the Prosecution, Canberra Repertory Society
Elaine Noon
As Mrs Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Kate Harris
As Constance Neville in She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Rose Sexton
As Mrs Richards in Fawlty Towers, The Other Theatre Company, Albury
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Alex Halls
As Mrs Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Amy Jenkins
As Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
AND
As Johanna in Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Bronwyn Sullivan
As Madame Morrible in Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Helen McFarlane
As Jenny Diver in The Threepenny Opera, Canberra Repertory Society
Louiza Blomfield
As Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Michelle Klemke
As Rose Brice in Funny Girl, Supa Productions, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Adam Salter
As Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society
Andrew Forbes
As Frank in Educating Rita, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Arran McKenna
As Frederick Fellowes/Philip Brent in Noises Off, Canberra Repertory Society
Lewis Meegan
As Garry Lejuene/Roger Tramplemain in Noises Off, Canberra Repertory Society
Peter Fock
As Machiavelli in ‘The Prince’, An Audience With Machiavelli, Spread the Wyrd, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Alexander Clubb
As Frank Abagnale Junior in Catch Me If You Can, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Allyn Smith
As Jesus in Godspell, Dubbo Theatre Company
Callum Bodman
As Melchior in Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Daniel Downing
As Leo Bloom in The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Jesse Zammit
As Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dreamcoat Productions, Merimbula
Scott Radburn
As Max Bialystock in The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Spencer Cliff
As Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Alex Rapp
As Rita in Educating Rita, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Bonnie Owen
As Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)
Emma Wood
As Romaine in Witness for the Prosecution, Canberra Repertory Society
Jenna Roberts
As Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Canberra Repertory Society
Lainie Hart
As Dotty Otley/Mrs Clackett in Noises Off
AND
As Yelena in Uncle Vanya, Canberra Repertory Society
Yanina Clifton
As Sofya in Uncle Vanya, Canberra Repertory Society
Zoe Priest
As Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Georgie Juszczyk
As Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Hayley Fragnito
As The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dreamcoat Productions, Merimbula
Justine Hogan
As Sherrie Christian in Rock of Ages, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Kirrah Amosa
As Elphaba in Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Philippa Murphy
As Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, Supa Productions, Canberra
Vanessa de Jager
As Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, Supa Productions, Canberra
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Faith Peters
Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Michelle Heine
The Little Mermaid,
AND
Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The choreograpy team
On the Mantelpiece, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Rosie Goderie
Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Teagan McKeen
The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Matthew Segrave
Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Ruth Ellevsen
Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Stephen Barrett
On the Mantelpiece, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Timothy Bowyer
The Addams Family, Lyneham High School, Canberra
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Emma Wood
The Accused, Narrabundah College, Canberra
Joe Woodward
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Kate Price
The Thirty-Nine Steps, Chevalier College, Bowral
Pip Carroll
Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Simon Hughes
Hamlet, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Don Hillam
Grease, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Janet Cunningham
Legally Blonde, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Petrina Mansfield
The Living End, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Romko Hordynsky
Howlin’, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Aaron Kernaghan
The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
David Willis
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dreamcoat Productions, Merimbula
Katrina Tang
Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Nicholas Griffin
The Little Mermaid
AND
Wicked, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Nichole Ingram
Rock of Ages, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Rhys Madigan
Next to Normal, Phoenix Players, Canberra
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Cate Clelland
Noises Off, Canberra Repertory Society
Geoffrey Borny
Uncle Vanya, Canberra Repertory Society
Jordan Best
Playhouse Creatures, Pigeonhole Productions, Canberra
Michael Turczynski
Educating Rita, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Tony Turner
She Stoops to Conquer, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Amy Copeland
The Producers, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Andy Hua and Fiona D’mello
Murder She Prescribed, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Gowrie Varma
Sweeney Todd, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Grant Pegg and Kelly Roberts
Spring Awakening, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Kelda McManus
Next to Normal, Phoenix Players, Canberra
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Legs on Broadway
“Legs” Dance, Canberra
Mor Bani
Bollywood Dimensions Studio, Canberra
The Nutcracker & The Best of Broadway
GDance Academy, Canberra
Wonderland
Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Grease
Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Howlin’
Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Legally Blonde
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
The Addams Family
Lyneham High School, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Hamlet
Canberra Grammar School
The Accused
Narrabundah College, Canberra
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW
Canberra Youth Talent Show
Budding Theatre, Canberra
Murder She Prescribed
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
On the Mantelpiece
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Step Into the Limelight
ACT Education and Training Directorate
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Educating Rita
On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Noises Off
Canberra Repertory Society
Playhouse Creatures
Pigeonhole Productions, Canberra
She Stoops to Conquer
Canberra Repertory Society
Uncle Vanya
Canberra Repertory Society
Witness for the Prosecution
Canberra Repertory Society
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Next to Normal
Phoenix Players, Canberra
Spring Awakening
Phoenix Players, Canberra
Sweeney Todd
ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
The Little Mermaid
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The Producers
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Wicked
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
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.
Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
The Little Mermaid
For creating opportunities in the performing arts for children in the Bathurst region
Dreamcoat Productions, Merimbula
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
For donating all profits to the Sapphire Coast Advocates for Social Justice to assist them in their work
Trinity Anglican College Albury
The Lion King Jr
For involving every child in the school in years 3 to 6
Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Discovery
For providing opportunities for students in the Queanbeyan area to participate in theatre
ACT Education and Training Directorate
Step Into the Limelight
For providing opportunities for students in the ACT to participate in theatre
Phoenix Players, Canberra
Next to Normal and Spring Awakening
For adventurous programming and for raising awareness of mental health and youth issues
Young Theatre Company
Calendar Girls
For raising money for Can Assist
Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Calendar Girls
For raising money for Can Assist