2026 NOMINEES
The following nominees were announced on January 22nd, and winners will be announced at the 2026 Tasmanian Theatre Awards on March 7th at the Burnie Arts Centre. Get your tickets HERE
PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
Best Production Professional Theatre
FEATHERS (Terrapin)
LIFE/CYCLE (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
RELÂCHE - THE LAST DANCE ON EARTH (Second Echo Ensemble)
WILDS (ROOKE)
Best Performance Professional Theatre (Two Awards)
KERRI GAY for Wittenoom (Mudlark Theatre Company and IO Performance)
MAYU IWASAKI for Goldfish (Terrapin)
SAMANTHA JAMES-RADFORD for Alice in Wonderland (Big Monkey Theatre)
JEM NICHOLAS for Feathers (Terrapin)
GRACE ROBERTS for Wittenoom (Mudlark Theatre Company and IO Performance)
ELISON TAN for Feral (Gold Satino and The Finger Players)
CONOR WILD for Wilds (ROOKE)
FREYJA WILD for Wilds (ROOKE)
Best Ensemble Professional Theatre
Cast of ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Big Monkey Theatre)
Cast of LIFE/CYCLE (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
Cast of RELÂCHE - THE LAST DANCE ON EARTH (Second Echo Ensemble)
Cast of WILDS (ROOKE)
Best Direction Professional Theatre
KELLY DRUMMOND CAWTHON for Relâche - The Last Dance on Earth (Second Echo Ensemble)
KOHEI NARUMI for Goldfish (Terrapin)
JANE LONGHURST for LIFE/CYCLE (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
SAM ROUTLEDGE for Feathers (Terrapin)
Best Costume Design Professional Theatre
BRYONY ANDERSON AND CHARLOTTE LANE for Feathers (Terrapin)
JANICE MOLINEUX AND BINDY STEPHENS for Knock Knock! (Happy Habits)
ELISE ROMASZKO, ROZ WREN, JULIA DROUHIN, & KELLY DRUMMOND CAWTHON for Relâche - The Last Dance on Earth (Second Echo Ensemble)
AYAMI SASAKI for Goldfish (Terrapin)
Best Stage Design Professional Theatre
KELLY DRUMMOND CAWTHON, MAGGIE JEFFERIES, NATALIE HOLTSBAUM, NICK CUMMINS, & JASON JAMES for Relâche - The Last Dance on Earth (Second Echo Ensemble)
CHARLOTTE LANE for Feathers (Terrapin)
RYAN MAHONY for Wilds (ROOKE)
JILL MUNRO for LIFE/CYCLE (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Professional Theatre
NICHOLAS HIGGINS (Lighting) for LIFE/CYCLE (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
JASON JAMES (Lighting) for Relâche - The Last Dance on Earth (Second Echo Ensemble)
RYAN MAHONY (Lighting) for Wilds (ROOKE)
URSULA WOODS, SANDI SISSEL ASC, K VERELL, JACK THOMAS CAWTHON, & ALEX MOSS (video/film) for Relâche - The Last Dance on Earth (Second Echo Ensemble)
Best Sound Design Professional Theatre
JACKY COLLYER for LIFE/CYCLE (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
LOUIS FRERE-HARVEY for Wilds (ROOKE)
MATT HARRIS for Knock Knock! (Happy Habits)
ALEX MOSS AND MICHAEL FORTESCUE for Relâche - The Last Dance on Earth (Second Echo Ensemble)
COMMUNITY THEATRE
Best Production Community Theatre
EMMA (Bijou Tasmania)
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Launceston Players)
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
SUNDAY ROAST (Bad Company Theatre)
Best Male Leading Performance Community Theatre
CONNOR FRENCH in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
JONTY HILTON in Stray (PLOT)
STEVEN JONES in The Master and Margarita (The Old Nick Company & Bad Company Theatre)
DARCY LYNCH in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Launceston Players)
Best Female Leading Performance Community Theatre
TAM BLOOMFIELD in Folk (Hobart Repertory Society)
ROSEMARY CANN in Sunday Roast (Bad Company Theatre)
BENEDICTA MCGEOWN in Emma (Bijou Tasmania)
GRACE ROBERTS in Wild Swimming (IO Performance)
Best Male Supporting Performance Community Theatre
SHANE CLEAVER in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
TRAVIS HENNESSY in X (IO Performance)
TOMMY HOWARD in Sunday Roast (Bad Company Tasmania)
RHYS PRESTEDGE in Clue (Big Job Productions)
Best Female Supporting Performance Community Theatre
OLIVIA BRODZINSKI (pronouns they/them) in Rising Water (Three River Theatre)
BIL HEIT in Emma (Bijou Tasmania)
TASH MCCULLOCH in Anthem (Launceston Players)
BENEDICTA MCGEOWN in Sunday Roast (Bad Company Theatre)
Best Ensemble Community Theatre
Cast of CLUE (Big Job Productions)
Cast of THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
Cast of EMMA (Bijou Tasmania)
Cast of SUNDAY ROAST (Bad Company Theatre)
Best Direction Community Theatre
FINN CARTER AND MILLA CHAFFER for Sunday Roast (Bad Company Theatre)
GEOFF DOBSON for The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
JEFF HOCKLEY for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Launceston Players)
NATALIE VENETTACCI for Folk (Hobart Repertory Society)
Best Original Costume Design Community Theatre
ELISE BAGORSKI AND HAMISH CHILCOTT for Clue (Big Job Productions)
CHRIS JACKSON for X (IO Performance)
LUCIENNE SOULLIERE for The Master and Margarita (The Old Nick Company & Bad Company Theatre)
NICOLE OTTREY for Emma (Bijou Tasmania)
Best Stage Design Community Theatre
MASON COREY for Lord of the Flies (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
GEOFF DOBSON & TIM COOPER for The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
CHRIS JACKSON for X (IO Performance)
DARRYL ROGERS for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Launceston Players)
Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Community Theatre
JEFF HOCKLEY (Lighting) & CHRIS JACKSON (Video and Film) for Anthem (Launceston Players)
GARETH KAYS (Lighting) for Emma (Bijou Tasmania)
CHRIS JACKSON (Lighting, Video and Film) for X (IO Performance)
JEFF HOCKLEY (Lighting) & DARRYL ROGERS (Video and Film) for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Launceston Players)
Best Sound Design Community Theatre
IAN CHIA for Rising Water (Three River Theatre)
CHRIS JACKSON for X (IO Performance)
SHENG-YAUN LYNCH for Clue (Big Job Productions)
IESTYN PARRY for Emma (Bijou Tasmania)
Youth Achievement Community Theatre
ELISE BAGORSKI for Folk (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
JACKSON KELDER for Instructions for Correct Assembly (IO Performance)
JOSEPH MIONE for Lord of the Flies (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
ANDREAS TSIAKIS for R & J (Flomo Creative)
MUSICAL THEATRE
Best Production Musical Theatre
THE ADVENTURES OF PEACOCK, CHICKEN AND THE PONY THEY RODE UPON (Second Echo Ensemble)
COME FROM AWAY (The Show Company)
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
GEORGY GIRL (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Male Leading Performance Musical Theatre
HAMISH CHILCOTT for Evil Dead the Musical (Big Job Productions)
SAMUEL DEAN for The Last Five Years (Parker Productions)
MATT GOWER for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
DAVID THOMSON for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Best Female Leading Performance Musical Theatre
GRACE BURDICK for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
ABBEY HANSSON for Georgy Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
ALANA LANE for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
CHARLOTTE WICKHAM for Next to Normal (Black Box Theatre Company)
Best Male Supporting Performance Musical Theatre
AARON BECK for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
SCOTT FARROW for Georgy Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
BILLY HAWKINS for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
DANIEL PRIEST for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Female Supporting Performance Musical Theatre
FIONA BARBER for Come From Away (The Show Company)
BETTY HALL for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
CHARLOTTE LORING for Calendar Girls the Musical (Devonport Choral Society)
BROOKE TARGETT for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Ensemble Musical Theatre
Cast of ANYTHING GOES (The Old Nick Company)
Cast of COME FROM AWAY (The Show Company)
Cast of EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL (Big Job Productions)
Cast of A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Best Direction Musical Theatre
ALLAN JEFFREY for Come From Away (The Show Company)
DENISE SAM for Georgy Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
MATT TAYLOR for Gutenberg! The Musical (DARE Collective)
JUSTIN TURNER for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Best Musical Direction Musical Theatre
NATALIE BEARD for Come From Away (Burnie Musical Society)
ANDREW CASTLES for Anything Goes (The Old Nick Company)
DENISE SAM AND MICHAEL STOCKS for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
DENISE SAM AND MICHAEL STOCKS for Georgy Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Choreography Musical Theatre
KRISTY BAKER for (DIM)WITTED (The Old Nick Company)
BONNIE CASHION for Anything Goes (The Old Nick Company)
JACQUELYNE FRANCE-MARSDEN for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
TRISTA LITTLE for Georgy Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
Best Costume Design Musical Theatre
HELEN CRONIN for Anything Goes (The Old Nick Company)
GINA MCKENZIE for Thrice-Cooked Hamm (Forest Music and Performance)
ANTHONY PHILLIPS for Georgy Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
ROZ WREN, MAGGIE JEFFRIES & DAVID MONTGOMERY for The Adventures of Peacock, Chicken and the Pony they Rode Upon (Second Echo Ensemble)
Best Stage Design Musical Theatre
ELISE BAGORSKI & BAILEY FINCH for Evil Dead the Musical (Big Job Productions)
MELANIE RANSLEY, MORGAN STEVEN & AMAYA KNIGHT for The Last Five Years (Parker Productions)
ROZ WREN, ALEX MOSS & JASON JAMES for The Adventures of Peacock, Chicken and the Pony they Rode Upon (Second Echo Ensemble)
ROZ WREN for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Musical Theatre
JASON JAMES (Lighting) for Evil Dead the Musical (Big Job Productions)
ALEX MOSS, CARY LITTLEFORD, DIGBY WEBSTER (Video) for The Adventures of Peacock, Chicken and the Pony they Rode Upon (Second Echo Ensemble)
GARETH KAYS (Lighting) for Come From Away (The Show Company)
JUSTIN WILDSMITH (Video) for (DIM)WITTED (The Old Nick Company)
Best Sound Design Musical Theatre
ANDREW JOHNS for Come From Away (The Show Company)
ANDREW JOHNS for Anything Goes (The Old Nick Company)
MARCELO LO RICCO for Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
MARCELO LO RICCO for Georgie Girl (Encore Theatre Company)
Youth Achievement Musical Theatre
THE CAST AND CREW OF EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL (Big Job Productions)
CHARLOTTE WICKHAM for her body of work throughout 2025
ZEB PETERS AND GEORGE BOYLE (Performance) in Billy Elliot the Musical (Encore Theatre Company)
ELIZABETH SEXTON (Performance) for Beauty and the Beast JR. (Encore Theatre Company)
OTHER AWARDS
Best New Writing
ELLISON TAN YUYANG & DAVINA APRIL WRIGHT for Feral (Gold Satino/Finger Players/UTas)
JANE LONGHURST for Life/Cycle (Jane Longhurst in association with Mudlark Theatre)
DAN GIOVANNONI for Goldfish (Terrapin)