9 April 2018
Comedy Theatre
greenroom.org.au
Tonight the 35th Green Room Award winners were announced in a ceremony at the Comedy Thearte; the nominees were announced in February.
The Green Room Awards are Melbourne’s only peer-assesssed performing arts industry awards.
Cabaret
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| YUMMY |
Artiste: Gillian Cosgriff for 8 Songs in 8 Weeks (Gillian Cosgriff, The Butterfly Club as part of MICF)
Ensemble: YUMMY, Valerie Hex, Karen From Finance, Tanzer, James Andrews, Beni Lola, Hannie Heldsen, Benjamin Hancock and Zelia Rose (YUMMY, Melba Spiegeltent as part of MICF)
Writing: Gillian Cosgriff for 8 Songs in 8 Weeks(Gillian Cosgriff, The Butterfly Club as part of MICF)
Original Songs: Jude Perl for Roommates: The Musical and Let's Hang Out (Hot Mess Productions, The Butterfly Club, The Coopers Malthouse as part of MICF)
Musical Direction: Mark Jones for Cyrens (Melissa Langton, Amanda Harrison and Chelsea Gibb, Chapel Off Chapel as part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival)
Production: YUMMY (YUMMY, Melba Spiegeltent as part of MICF)
Outstanding Contribution To Cabaret: Ron and Margaret Dobell
Contemporary and Experimental Performance
Performer or Ensemble: wãni Le Frère in Tales of an Afronaut (Arts House)
Sound Performance: Between 8 and 9 (Chengdu Teahouse Project) (Chamber Made Opera and Sichuan Conservatory of Music, co-presented by Castlemaine State Festival and Melbourne Recital Centre for Asia TOPA)
Design: Emily Barrie, Michael Carmody, Jethro Woodward and Richard Vabre for For The Ones Who Walk Away (Nadja Kostich and St Martins)
Curatorial Contribution: Asia TOPA, Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts
Curatorial Contribution: Yirramboi, First Nations Arts Festival
Contemporary Circus: Chasing Smoke. Natano Fa'anana, Director (Circus Oz/BLAKflip)
Community Collaboration: All The Queens Men Body of Work, Congress, The Coming Back Out Ball and Fun Run.
Puppetry: Life is a Carousel (Sanctum Theatre and Magic Lantern Studio)
Work for Young Audiences: Junk (Flying Fruit Fly Circus)
Production: We All Know What's Happening (Samara Hersch and Lara Thoms)
Dance
Female Performer: Lilian Steiner for Body of Work
Male Performer: Kimball Wong for Be Your Self (Australian Dance Theatre)
Ensemble, Duo or Trio: Split (Lucy Guerin Inc)
Visual Design: Fausto Brusamolino, Boris Morris Bagattini, Clare Britton, Victoria Hunt, Annemaree Dalziel and Justine Shih Pearson for TANGI WAI...The Cry of Water (Victoria Hunt)
Music Composition and Sound Design: Senyawa (Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi) for Attractor (Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc.)
Shirley McKechnie Award for Choreography: Lucy Guerin for Split (Lucy Guerin Inc)
Concept and Realisation: Split (Lucy Guerin Inc)
Independent Theatre
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| Meciless Gods. Sapidah Kian |
Performer: Dushan Philips for Angels in America (Cameron Lukey and Dirty Pretty Theatre in association with fortyfivedownstairs)
Performer: Jennifer Vuletic for Merciless Gods (Little Ones Theatre in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy)
Ensemble: Song For a Weary Throat (Rawcus in association with Theatre Works)
Lighting Design: Amelia Lever-Davidson for Looking Glass (New Working Group in association fortyfivedownstairs)
Set and Costume Design: Eugyeene Teh for The Happy Prince (Little Ones Theatre in association with La Mama)
Music Composition and Sound Design: Jethro Woodward and Gian Slater for Song For a Weary Throat (Rawcus in association with Theatre Works)
Writing: Dan Giovannoni after Christos Tsiolkas for Merciless Gods (Little Ones Theatre in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy)
Direction: Stephen Nicolazzo for The Happy Prince (Little Ones Theatre in association with La Mama)
Production: Song For a Weary Throat (Rawcus in association with Theatre Works)
Music Theatre
Female Lead: Christie Whelan Browne for Vigil (Arts Centre Melbourne)
Male Lead: Charles Edwards for My Fair Lady (Opera Australia and John Frost)
Female in a Supporting Role: Robyn Nevin for My Fair Lady (Opera Australia and John Frost)
Male in a Supporting Role: Reg Livermore for My Fair Lady (Opera Australia and Frost)
Lighting Design: Natasha Katz for Aladdin The Musical (Disney Theatrical Productions)
Set Design: Bob Crowley for Aladdin The Musicall (Disney Theatrical Productions)
Costume Design: Gregg Barnes for Aladdin The Musical (Disney Theatrical Productions)
Sound Design: Michael Waters for My Fair Lady (Opera Australia and John Frost)
Music Direction/Supervision: Guy Simpson for My Fair Lady (Opera Australia and Frost)
Betty Pounder Award for Excellence in Choreography: Casey Nicholaw for Aladdin The Musical (Disney Theatrical Productions)
Direction: Gary Young for Hello Dolly! (The Production Company)
Direction: Tyran Parke for Ordinary Days (Pursued by Bear)
Production: Aladdin The Musical (Disney Theatrical Productions)
Opera
Female Lead: Lorina Gore for King Roger (Opera Australia)
Male Lead: Michael Honeyman for King Roger (Opera Australia)
Female in a Supporting Role: Dominica Matthews for Cavalleria Rusticana (Opera Australia)
Male in a Supporting Role: James Egglestone for King Roger (Opera Australia)
Conductor: Andrea Molino for King Roger (Opera Australia)
Lighting Design: Jon Clark for King Roger (Opera Australia)
Set and Costume Design: Steffen Aarfing for King Rogerr (Opera Australia)
Direction: Damiano Michieletto for Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (Opera Australia)
Production: King Roger (Opera Australia)
Theatre Companies
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| Wild Bore. Adrienne Truscott |
Female Performer: Kate Mulvany for Richard III (Bell Shakespeare)
Male Performer: Paul Blackwell for Faith Healer (Melbourne Theatre Company and Belvoir)
Ensemble: Wild Bore (Malthouse Theatre)
Lighting Design: Paul Jackson for Away (Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company) and
Testament of Mary (Malthouse Theatre)
Set and Costume Design: Dale Ferguson for Away (Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company)
Music Composition and Sound Design: J. David Franzke for Away (Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company)
New Writing/Adaptation for the Australian Stage: Nathan Maynard for The Season (Tasmania Performs)
Direction: Isaac Drandic for The Season (Tasmania Performs)
Production: The Season (Tasmania Performs)
Geoffrey Milne Memorial Award: Candy Bowers
Technical Achievement Award proudly sponsored by ARUP: Jethro Woodward
Lifetime Achievement Award: Sue Giles
Disclosure: I've was on the Independent Theatre Panel in 2017.
