THIS YEAR’S NOMINEES & WINNERS
THEATRE AWARDS
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall, THEATRE 180
Cicada, Barking Gecko Theatre
City of Gold, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA & Sydney Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Mary Stuart, Performing Lines WA in association with Fremantle Theatre Company for Perth Festival
WINNER | The Smallest Stage, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre for Perth Festival
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
Mama Stitch - Mandurah, Whiskey & Boots
Mosquito, Sunburnt Productions Co & Hayman Theatre Company
Salome δ, The Blue Room Theatre & Briannah Davis
SIT! (Or I'll Make You Sit), The Blue Room Theatre & Morgan Owen
WINNER | Takatāpui, The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & Daley Rangi
The Complete Show of Water Skiing, The Blue Room Theatre & Samantha Hortin
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
The Ensemble, Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
The Ensemble, City of Gold, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA & Sydney Theatre Company for Perth Festival
The Ensemble, SIT! (Or I'll Make You Sit), The Blue Room Theatre & Morgan Owen
WINNER | The Ensemble, The Complete Show of Water Skiing, The Blue Room Theatre & Samantha Hortin
OUTSTANDING NEW WORK PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
WINNER | Andrea Gibbs, Barracking for the Umpire
Arielle Gray, Luke Kerridge & Tim Watts, Cicada
Daley Rangi, Takatāpui
Kim Crotty, The Smallest Stage
Medina Dizdarevic with Zendra Giraudo, Crystal Nguyen & Lucy Wong, The Complete Show of Water Skiing
OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER PRESENTED BY MEAA
Abbey Morgan, Oil, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Crystal Nguyen, The Complete Show of Water Skiing, The Blue Room Theatre & Samantha Hortin
Lucy Wong, The Complete Show of Water Skiing, The Blue Room Theatre & Samantha Hortin
WINNER | Tinashe Mangwana, Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall, THEATRE 180
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES PRESENTED BY MEDIA SUPER
WINNER | Alicia Osyka, SIT! (Or I'll Make You Sit), The Blue Room Theatre & Morgan Owen
Grace Chow, The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker, Barking Gecko Theatre
Isaac Diamond, Pull the Pin, The Blue Room Theatre & Just Friends Theatre Company
WINNER | Joel Jackson, Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Kazimir Sas, Last Train to Freo, Fremantle Theatre Company
Mathew Cooper, City of Gold, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA & Sydney Theatre Company for Perth Festival
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES PRESENTED BY ARTIST MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA & MOORE CREATIVE ARTISTS
Ben Mortley, The Smallest Stage, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre for Perth Festival
Daley Rangi, Takatāpui, The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & Daley Rangi
WINNER | Georgia King, Mama Stitch - Mandurah, Whiskey & Boots
Hayley McElhinney, Oil, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Ian Wilkes, Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Kate Walsh, Mary Stuart, Performing Lines WA in association with Fremantle Theatre Company for Perth Festival
WINNER | Meyne Wyatt, City of Gold, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA & Sydney Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Michael Abercromby, Last Train to Freo, Fremantle Theatre Company
Pippa Grandison, Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Steve Le Marquand, Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Clare Watson, Barracking for the Umpire, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Luke Kerridge, Cicada, Barking Gecko Theatre
Matt Edgerton, The Smallest Stage, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre for Perth Festival
WINNER | Melissa Cantwell, Mary Stuart, Performing Lines WA in association with Fremantle Theatre Company for Perth Festival
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
WINNER | Izzy McDonald, SIT! (Or I'll Make You Sit), The Blue Room Theatre & Morgan Owen
Laura Liu, The Complete Show of Water Skiing, The Blue Room Theatre & Samantha Hortin
Sian Murphy, Pull the Pin, The Blue Room Theatre & Just Friends Theatre Company
DANCE AWARDS
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY HARLEQUIN FLOORS
And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole, Rachel Arianne Ogle for Perth Festival
WINNER | GLORIA, Co3 Contemporary Dance
Goldberg Variations, West Australian Ballet
Platinum: Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet
STATE, West Australian Ballet
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
WINNER | Petrushka (Game, Set, Match), Scott Elstermann
WALK, The Blue Room Theatre & Bobby Russell
OUTSTANDING DUET OR ENSEMBLE PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
David Mack & Tyrone Robinson, Petrushka (Game, Set, Match), Scott Elstermann
The Ensemble, Swan Lake, West Australian Ballet
WINNER | The Ensemble, Goldberg Variations, West Australian Ballet
The Ensemble, GLORIA, Co3 Contemporary Dance
OUTSTANDING NEW WORK PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole, Rachel Arianne Ogle for Perth Festival
WINNER | Petrushka (Game, Set, Match), Scott Elstermann
OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER PRESENTED BY MEAA
WINNER | Bethany Reece, And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole, Rachel Arianne Ogle for Perth Festival
Brent Carson, ALICE (in wonderland), West Australian Ballet
Luther Wilson, 'Killjoy' as part of GROUNDWORKS, STRUT Dance
Ruben Flynn-Kann, Swan Lake, West Australian Ballet
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Claudia Alessi, GLORIA, Co3 Contemporary Dance
WINNER | David Mack, Petrushka (Game, Set, Match), Scott Elstermann
WINNER | Dayana Hardy Acuña, Swan Lake, West Australian Ballet
Juan Carlos Osma, Goldberg Variations, West Australian Ballet
WINNER | Julio Blanes, Goldberg Variations, West Australian Ballet
Oscar Valdes, Goldberg Variations, West Australian Ballet
WINNER | Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson, Petrushka (Game, Set, Match), Scott Elstermann
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Rachel Arianne Ogle, And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole, Rachel Arianne Ogle for Perth Festival
WINNER | Scott Elstermann, Petrushka (Game, Set, Match), Scott Elstermann
MUSICAL & OPERA AWARDS
BEST PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
WINNER | La Traviata, West Australian Opera, Opera Queensland & State Opera South Australia
Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
WINNER | The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PRESENTED BY SANDY ANGHIE
The Ensemble, CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
WINNER | The Ensemble, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
The Ensemble, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
OUTSTANDING NEW WORK PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
WINNER | David Milroy, Panawathi Girl
Emma Jayakumar & Sher Rill Ng, Our Little Inventor
OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER PRESENTED BY MEAA
Georgia Unsworth, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
Lila McGuire, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Manuao TeAotonga, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
WINNER | Samantha Clarke, La Traviata, West Australian Opera, Opera Queensland & State Opera South Australia
Wimiya Woodley, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES PRESENTED BY MEDIA SUPER
Brendan Hanson, CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
Brett Peart, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
WINNER | Rachel Monamy, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
WINNER | Rachelle Durkin, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Vincent Hooper, CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
WINNER | Brendan Hanson, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
Dixie Johnstone, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
Elethea Sartorelli, CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
Georgia Unsworth, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
Grace Chow, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
WINNER | Paul O'Neill, Tosca, West Australian Opera
Samantha Clarke, La Traviata, West Australian Opera, Opera Queensland & State Opera South Australia
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, MOVEMENT DIRECTION OR CHOREOGRAPHY
Allen Blachford, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
Drew Anthony, CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
Eva Grace Mullaley, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Matt Reuben James Ward, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
WINNER | Michael McCall, The Addams Family, Zealous Productions
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION OR CONDUCTING
WINNER | Joe Louis Robinson & Joshua James Webb, CHICAGO - A Musical Vaudeville, Drew Anthony Creative
Kate McNamara, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Wayne Freer, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
OVERALL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE PRESENTED BY CIRCUITWEST
Mama Stitch - Mandurah, Whiskey & Boots
Salome δ, The Blue Room Theatre & Briannah Davis
Takatāpui, The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & Daley Rangi
WINNER | Telephone, The Last Great Hunt
The Smallest Stage, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre for Perth Festival
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Anesu Matondo, Takatāpui, The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & Daley Rangi
Feels, 'Killjoy' as part of GROUNDWORKS, STRUT Dance
Peter McAvan, WALK, The Blue Room Theatre & Bobby Russell
WINNER | Tim Collins, Cicada, Barking Gecko Theatre
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING
David Milroy, Panawathi Girl, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for Perth Festival
WINNER | Emma Jayakumar, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Rachael Dease, Mary Stuart, Performing Lines WA in association with Fremantle Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Tom O'Halloran, The Glass Menagerie, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Adelaide Harney, You're So Brave, The Blue Room Theatre & Georgi Ivers
Chloe Ogilvie, Cicada, Barking Gecko Theatre
Kristie Smith, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
WINNER | Lucy Birkinshaw, The Glass Menagerie, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
Mark Haslam, GLORIA, Co3 Contemporary Dance
OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN
Bruce McKinven, And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole, Rachel Arianne Ogle for Perth Festival
WINNER | Bruce McKinven & Amalia Lambert, Mary Stuart, Performing Lines WA in association with Fremantle Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Matt McVeigh, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Owen Davis, Trust Me, It’s the End of Our World After All, The Blue Room Theatre & Beyond the Yard Theatre
Tyler Hill, Cicada, Barking Gecko Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER | Bruce McKinven & Amalia Lambert, Mary Stuart, Performing Lines WA in association with Fremantle Theatre Company for Perth Festival
Maeli Cherel, Dick Pics in the Garden of Eden, The Last Great Hunt
Matt McVeigh, Our Little Inventor, West Australian Opera in association with AWESOME Festival, West Australian Young Voices and Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Opie Robinson, WALK, The Blue Room Theatre & Bobby Russell
Zoë Atkinson, Oil, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
David King
Sue Peacock
THE ARTIST RELIEF FUND’S STUDENT ENDOWMENTS
SUPPORTED BY MINDEROO FOUNDATION
Aboriginal Performance Cadence McNamara
Acting Riley Warner
Dance Ruby Brazzalotto
Music Theatre Jake Binns
Performing Arts Marie-Eve Cigna
Production & Design Verity Wyllie