2023 NOMINEES & WINNERS
The following nominees and winners were honoured at the 10th Anniversary Tasmanian Theatre Awards.
PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
Best Production Professional Theatre
BIG HEAT (Assembly 197, Mudlark Theatre and Tasmanian Championship Wrestling)
EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Moggie Riot in partnership with Theatre Royal and Theatre North)
THE PAPER ESCAPER (Terrapin) – WINNER
WOMEN OF TROY (Archipelago Productions)
Best Performance Professional Theatre (Two Awards)
OLIVIA BRODZINSKI for Mother Nature (Happy Habits)
NOAH CASEY for The Paper Escaper (Terrapin)
MARTA DUSSELDORP for Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions)
SCOTT FARROW for Bingo! Stay on the ball ladies! (Blue Cow Theatre)
GUY HOOPER for Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions)
MEL KING for Every Brilliant Thing (Moggie Riot in partnership with Theatre Royal and Theatre North) – WINNER
GRIFFIN MCLAUGHLIN for The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens (Archipelago Productions)
SARAH PEIRSE for Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions) – WINNER
Best Ensemble Professional Theatre
Cast of BIG HEAT (Assembly 197, Mudlark Theatre and Tasmanian Championship Wrestling) – WINNER
Cast of ROBIN HOOD (Big Monkey Theatre)
Cast of THE CARBON NEUTRAL ADVENTURES OF THE INDEFATIGABLE ENVIROTEENS (Archipelago Productions)
Cast of THE PAPER ESCAPER (Terrapin)
Best Direction Professional Theatre
CHRISSY BEST for Every Brilliant Thing (Moggie Riot in partnership with Theatre Royal and Theatre North)
AMELIA EVANS, CHEYNE MITCHELL AND ADAM WHEELER for Big Heat (Assembly 197, Mudlark Theatre and Tasmanian Championship Wrestling)
SAM ROUTLEDGE AND DAVINA WRIGHT for The Paper Escaper (Terrapin) – WINNER
BEN WINSPEAR for Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions)
Best Original Costume Design Professional Theatre
BRYONY ANDERSON, GRETA JEAN AND CHARLOTTE LANE for The Paper Escaper (Terrapin) – WINNER
JANICE MOLINEUX for Mother Nature (Happy Habits)
ANJA REINALDA for The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens (Archipelago Productions)
Best Original Set Design Professional Theatre
CHARLOTTE LANE for The Paper Escaper (Terrapin)
LIMINAL SPACES for Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions) – WINNER
JILL MUNRO for Bingo! Stay on the ball ladies! (Blue Cow Theatre)
NICOLE ROBSON for A Mouthful of ‘C’ Words (Salamanca Arts Centre)
Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Professional Theatre
NICK HIGGINS for Lighting in The Paper Escaper (Terrapin)
JASON JAMES for Lighting in The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens (Archipelago Productions)
JASON JAMES for Lighting in A Mouthful of ‘C’ Words (Salamanca Arts Centre)
NICK SCHLIEPER for Lighting in Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions) – WINNER
Best Sound Design Professional Theatre
JACQUELINE COLLYER for The Paper Escaper (Terrapin) – WINNER
BEHROUZ BOOCHANI, AMANDA HODDER AND KATIE NOONAN for Women of Troy (Archipelago Productions)
JASON JAMES for The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens (Archipelago Productions)
ANNA WHITAKER for Big Heat (Assembly 197, Mudlark Theatre and Tasmanian Championship Wrestling)
COMMUNITY THEATRE
Best Production Community Theatre
LIMINAL (Old Nick Company)
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
THE WOMAN IN BLACK (IO Performance)
THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE (Three River Theatre) – WINNER
Best Male Leading Performance Community Theatre
ANDREW CASEY for The Gift (Hamley Productions)
MICHAEL EDGAR for The Woman in Black (IO Performance) – WINNER
CAMERON HINDRUM for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre)
PAUL LEVETT for LIMINAL (Old Nick Company)
Best Female Leading Performance Community Theatre
AMANDA DAWES for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre)
KAREN KLUSS for The Glass Menagerie (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society) – WINNER
CLARE PEARSON for The Gift (Hamley Productions)
IMOGEN STORM for The Dark Room (IO Performance)
Best Male Supporting Performance Community Theatre
ROBBIE BLEAKLEY for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre)
CHRISTOPHER BRYG for Away (The Launceston Players)
PAUL DELLAS for The Hitmen (Bad Company Theatre) – WINNER
LAUCHLIN HANSEN for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre)
Best Female Supporting Performance Community Theatre
ANGIE COLLINS for A Clockwork Orange (The Launceston Players)
ASHLEY EYLES for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre)
JANE HAMILTON-FOSTER for Jingled (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
KATIE HILL for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre) – WINNER
Best Ensemble Community Theatre
Cast of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (The Launceston Players)
Cast of LIMINAL (Old Nick Company)
Cast of THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Cast of THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE (Three River Theatre) – WINNER
Best Direction Community Theatre
SHAWNA COLLINS for The Dark Room (IO Performance)
JEFF KEVIN for The Glass Menagerie (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
LEIGH OSWIN for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre) – WINNER
EMMA SKALICKY for LIMINAL (Old Nick Company)
Best Original Costume Design Community Theatre
JANICE MOLINEUX for A Clockwork Orange (The Launceston Players) – WINNER
JANICE MOLINEUX for Things I Know to be True (Three River Theatre)
GRACE ROBERTS and CAITLYN STIRLING for The Daphne Massacre (IO Performance)
GRACE ROBERTS and ELLA GREENHALF for The Woman in Black (IO Performance)
Best Original Set Design Community Theatre
JILL MUNRO for The Glass Menagerie (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
TERRY RYAN for A Clockwork Orange (The Launceston Players)
MORGAN STEVEN for LIMINAL (Old Nick Company) – WINNER
MATTHEW STOLP for Jingled (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Community Theatre
CHRIS JACKSON for Lighting in The Dark Room (IO Performance)
JASON JAMES for Lighting in The Glass Menagerie (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
GRACE ROBERTS Lighting in LIMINAL (Old Nick Company) – WINNER
JUSTIN WILDSMITH for Video/Film in Uni Revue 2023: Now Scheming (Old Nick Company)
Best Sound Design Community Theatre
SHAWNA COLLINS for The Dark Room (IO Performance)
OWEN FRANCIS and STEPHANIE FRANCIS for LIMINAL (Old Nick Company)
REUBEN HOPKINS for Uni Revue 2023: Now Scheming (Old Nick Company)
CHRIS JACKSON for The Woman in Black (IO Performance) – WINNER
Youth Achievement Community Theatre
NELSON CLAY for performance in The Dark Room (IO Performance)
ANGIE COLLINS for performances in Away, A Clockwork Orange and The Daphne Massacre (The Launceston Players and IO Performance)
JULIUS LOVELL for performance in The Glass Menagerie (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society) – WINNER
ANGUS PURTELL for performance in Away (The Launceston Players)
MUSICAL THEATRE
Best Production Musical Theatre
FREAKY FRIDAY (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
GREASE (Old Nick Company)
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Encore Theatre Company)
THE BOY FROM OZ (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
Best Male Leading Performance Musical Theatre
DEKLAN HAAS for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
WILL HANLEY for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
ROSS MARSDEN for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
NATHAN WHELDON for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Female Leading Performance Musical Theatre
NATALIE GAFFNEY for Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
JILL HOLLOWAY for Anne of Green Gables - The Musical (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
ALANA LANE for Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.) – WINNER
BROOKE TARGETT for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Male Supporting Performance Musical Theatre
DEKLAN HAAS for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
STUART LOONE for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
FERGUS McLEAN for Grease (Old Nick Company)
JANZEN REYNOLDS for Things to Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis (DARE Collective)
Best Female Supporting Performance Musical Theatre
CLARE EBSWORTH for Anne of Green Gables - The Musical (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
SIAN PRIDEAUX for The Boy From Oz (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
RAE SMITH for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
CHELSEA WHITCHURCH for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Ensemble Musical Theatre
Cast of THE BOY FROM OZ (Encore Theatre Company)
Cast of FREAKY FRIDAY (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
Cast of GREASE (Old Nick Company)
Cast of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
Best Direction Musical Theatre
MAREE BRODZINSKI for Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
DANNY GIBSON for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
BELINDA J KING for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company)
DAVID THOMSON for Grease (Old Nick Company)
Best Musical Direction Musical Theatre
ANDREW CASTLES for Grease (Old Nick Company)
PETRINA JAHNZ for Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
ANDY PRIDEAUX for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
DENISE SAM and MICHAEL STOCKS for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Choreography Musical Theatre
CAITLIN CARNABY for Grease (Old Nick Company) – WINNER
BIANCA KING for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company)
MANDY LOWRIE for Legally Blonde the Musical (Musical Theatre Crew)
MICHELLE WITHINGTON for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Original Costume Design Musical Theatre
ANTHONY PHILLIPS for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company)
ANTHONY PHILLIPS for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
JANET SMITH for Anne of Green Gables - The Musical (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Best Original Set Design Musical Theatre
ROGAN BROWN for Anne of Green Gables - The Musical (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
CHRISTOPHER OAKLEY for Grease (Old Nick Company)
BELINDA GUNSON and JENNIFER SLATER for Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.) – WINNER
Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Musical Theatre
JASON BOVAIRD for Lighting in The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company)
JASON BOVAIRD for Lighting in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
GARETH KAYS for Lighting in Grease (Old Nick Company)
MICHAEL WESTCOTT and MAREE BRODZINSKI for Lighting in Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
Best Sound Design Musical Theatre
ANDREW JOHNS for Grease (Old Nick Company)
MARCELLO LO RICCO for The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
MARCELLO LO RICCO for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
TOM RIPPON for Freaky Friday (Devonport Choral Society Inc.)
Youth Achievement Musical Theatre
DEKLAN HAAS for performance in The Boy from Oz (Encore Theatre Company)
DEKLAN HAAS for performance in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
Cast of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL (Musical Theatre Crew)
CHELSEA WHITCHURCH for performance in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Encore Theatre Company)
OTHER AWARDS
Best New Writing
MATTHEW COOKE, HERA FOX, STEPHANIE JACK, CARRIE MacLEAN, AND ANDY VAGG for A Mouthful of ‘C’ Words (Salamanca Arts Centre) – WINNER
AMELIA EVANS for Big Heat (Assembly 197, Mudlark Theatre and Tasmanian Championship Wrestling)
BELINDA BRADLEY for Bingo! Stay on the ball ladies! (Blue Cow Theatre)
STEPHANIE FRANCIS for LIMINAL (Old Nick Company)
Judges Award Professional Theatre
Big Heat (Assembly 197, Mudlark Theatre and Tasmanian Championship Wrestling) – for exemplary collaboration and blending of genres
Judges Award Community Theatre
Holly Gregg – for her work on the ensemble makeup in A Clockwork Orange (The Launceston Players)
Judges Award Musical Theatre
The Divas (Samantha Hammersley, Brooke Targett and Dani Barnett from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Encore Theatre Company) – for their dynamic stage presence and musicality
The 2023 Awards Judging Panels
Professional Theatre: Anne Cordiner (Convener), Jane Haley, Christopher Harris, John Saunders, Gillian Unicomb
Community Theatre: Ross Hay (Convenor), Rosemary Cann, Dr Rose Gaby, Kerri Gay, Nicholas Lahey, Amanda Phillips, Rae Smith
Musical Theatre: Chris Hamley (Convenor), Jules Coleman, Petr Divis, Angela Ireson, Leigh Oswin
Best New Writing: Thomas Campbell, Nicola Ingram, Maeve MacGregor