At a rather stuffy hall somewhere in Paddington, the winners of the 2008 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced. They are below. Details of the judging panel can be found HERE.
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION: The Women of Troy (Sydney Theatre Company)
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION: My Name is Rachel Corrie (Bareboards Productions and B Sharp) Producer Ben Jobberns collected the award.
BEST DIRECTION: Barrie Kosky (The Women of Troy)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE: Robyn Nevin (The Women of Troy)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE: Trevor Jamieson (Ngapartji Ngapartji)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Yael Stone (The Kid)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Christopher Stollery (Killer Joe)
BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK: Damien Millar (The Modern International Dead)
BEST NEWCOMER: Yael Stone (The Kid + Frankenstein)
BEST SET DESIGN: Alexandra Sommer and Bradley Clark (All the Blood and All the Water)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Tess Schofield (The Great)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN: Nick Schlieper (The Serpent's Teeth)
BEST SCORE OR SOUND DESIGN: David Gilfillan (The Women of Troy)
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL: Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical (Back Row Productions, Specific Films, Alan Scott, John Frost and Chugg Entertainment)
JUDITH JOHNSON AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Michelle Doake (The Hatpin)
JUDITH JOHNSON AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical)
BEST CABARET PRODUCTION: The Kransky Sisters (Sydney Opera House Studio)
BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN: Just Macbeth (Bell Shakespeare)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Nancye Hayes and Toni Lamond
1 comments:
So many 'independent' productions, and artists in independent productions getting the nod again. Makes you wonder what the kids with the big money in the 'established' companies are doing wrong. Probably something to do with hiring the same old tired teams year in and year out leaving the indie scene as the only genuine meritocracy in Sydney theatre. Just a thought.
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