TELSTRA COUNTRY-WIDE CAT AWARDS – WINNERS 2008

  1. BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
    Marissa Raymond
    The Tempest, University Theatre Ensemble, Wagga Wagga
  2. JOHN THOMSON BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL
    Peter Cox and Emily Hale
    The Wiz, Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga
  3. BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
    Liz Jenkinson
    Animal Farm, University Theatre Ensemble, Wagga Wagga
  4. BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL
    Sam Lloyd
    The Wizard Of Oz, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
  5. ACTEWAGL BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
    Chris Neal
    Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Supa Productions, Canberra
  6. CANBERRA REPERTORY AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
    Ewan Putnam-Hargreaves
    For creating the musical score, Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Supa Productions, Canberra
    AND
    Steve Goodchild and Ian Battersby
    For sound design and operation in The Dastardly Doctor Devereau, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
  7. ACTEWAGL MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
    Entry of Mr Goodbody and his beard
    The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
  8. BEST ORIGINAL WORK
    Andrew Hackwill and Jonathan Flack
    For original music for It Was That Way When I Got Here, Phoenix Players, Canberra
  9. BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
    Romko Hordynsky
    For original concept, script, lyrics and music for Slaves, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
  10. BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
    The cast
    Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Everyman Theatre, Canberra
  11. OC STUDIO AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
    The cast
    You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
  12. PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
    Jarrod Draper
    The Boy From Oz, Orange Theatre Company
  13. JIM’S TEST AND TAG FYSHWICK AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
    Jonathan Shepherd
    As Nick Bottom in Dream On, Chevalier College, Bowral
  14. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
    Jake Speer
    As The Lion in The Wiz, Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga
  15. JIM’S TEST AND TAG FYSHWICK AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
    Lizzie Kaye
    As Mr Wills in Year 9 are Animals, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin
  16. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
    Courtney Blanch
    As Eliza Doolittle in Olivia!, Music For Everyone, Canberra
  17. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
    Will Small
    As Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Hawker College, Canberra
  18. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
    Miranda Cookman
    As the Narrator in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Canberra Girls Grammar School
  19. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
    Will Collett
    As Oliver Warbucks in Annie, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
  20. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
    Claire Aumuller
    As Belle in Beauty and the Beast, James Sheahan Catholic High School, Orange
    AND
    India Dixon
    As Annie in Annie, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
  21. ACTEWAGL AWARD FOR BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
    Louiza Blomfield
    In ‘A Moment in Time’ in Baby Boomers—The Musical, BB Ensemble, Canberra
  22. QUEANBEYAN PLAYERS AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY
    Graham Robertson
    As Wacka in The One Day of the Year, Canberra Repertory Society
  23. UCU AND UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Daniel Wells
    As Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Canberra Philharmonic Society
  24. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY
    Kate Parkins
    As Sympathy the Learned in Arabian Nights, University Theatre Ensemble, Wagga Wagga
  25. LJ HOOKER FINANCIAL BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Amy Dunham
    As Holly in The Wedding Singer, Supa Productions, Canberra
  26. TEATRO VIVALDI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
    Chris Palframan
    As Adam in The Shape of Things, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
  27. TEATRO VIVALDI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Tim Sekuless
    As Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer, Supa Productions, Canberra
  28. TEATRO VIVALDI AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
    Leah Baulch
    As Evelyn in The Shape of Things, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
  29. TEATRO VIVALDI AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Georgia Pike
    As Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Canberra Philharmonic Society
    AND
    Trish Aumuller
    As Judy Garland in The Boy From Oz, Orange Theatre Company
  30. RICHARDS CONSULTING AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
    Janice Harris
    You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Orange Theatre Company
  31. CHANNELVISION AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
    Dale Tuckey
    The Boy From Oz, Orange Theatre Company
  32. DAVID SPICER PRODUCTIONS AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
    Pam Donnellan
    The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
  33. STAGE WHISPERS AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
    Peter Young
    You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Orange Theatre Company
  34. UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
    The Wiz, Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga
  35. UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
    Much Ado About Nothing
    Hawker College, Canberra
  36. BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
    The Shape of Things
    Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
  37. BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
    The Wedding Singer
    Supa Productions, Canberra
  38. ACT HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD
    Legs Dance Theatre, Canberra
    For involvement of children with special needs in dance
  39. BEST CONTRIBUTION (ON OR OFF STAGE) BY AN ACT SENIOR
    Brian Sudding
    For set design and construction for a variety of companies
    AND
    Dot Russell
    For stage management of a variety of companies
  40. ACTEWAGL IN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD
    Parkes M&D Society
    For their PACC Parkes concert with profits going to Parkinsons Disease
  41. UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA COMMUNITY THEATRE AWARD
    (FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIUBTION TO COMMUNITY THROUGH THEATRE)
  42. TELSTRA COUNTRYWIDE GOLD CAT AWARD
    Ian Croker
    For outstanding contribution as an actor and set and scenic design for many theatre companies