2012 Green Room Awards Winners

The big winner at the 2012 Green Room Awards, presented at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on May 6, 2013, was Gale Edwards’ production of Chess for The Production Company, taking out seven of a possible 10 awards in the Music Theatre categories, including Outstanding Musical Production. (Image of One Nigt in Bangkok from Chess by Jeff Busby).

Opera Australia’s Salome was recognized with five awards across the nine opera categories. Victorian Opera was also recognized with three awards, including two for new work Midnight Son.

In the theatre categories, Persona, produced by Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works, dominated the Independent sector with five out eight awards on offer. Theatre Companies awards were more evenly spread. While On The Misconception of Oedipus, produced by Malthouse & Perth Theatre Co. received three awards, MTC’s Top Girls took out two awards including best production and Bell Shakpeare’s Macbeth received two design awards.

Both best production and artiste awards in the cabaret went to Spanky’sCandice McQueen: Nasty!

Black Project 1 (Chunky Move) and2 One Another (Sydney Dance Company) headed the awards in the dance categories with two each.

Full List of Winners.

Alternative & Hybrid Performance

Outstanding Production

Shifting Ground- Zoe Scoglio (Arts House)

Outstanding Production - Creative Agency for Audiences

The Stream/The Boat/The Shore/The Bridge- Dan Koop (Next Wave Festival)

Innovation and Excellence in Circus

Carousel- One Trick Pony (Melbourne Fringe Festival)

Cabaret

Production

Candice McQueen: Nasty! - Spanky

Artiste

Spanky - Candice McQueen: Nasty!

Writing

Tommy Bradson - The Men My Mother Loved

Musical Direction

James Baker - A Hip Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Innovation

DasShoku Shake

Special Award for Lifetime Contribution to Cabaret

Bob Downe

Dance

Betty Pounder Award for Choreography

Antony Hamilton - Black Project 1 and Keep Everything (Antony Hamilton & Chunky Move)

Female Dancer

Natalie Allen - 2 One Another (Sydney Dance Company)

Male Dancer

Alistair Macindoe - Year's Work (Lucy Guerin Inc & Chunky Move)

Ensemble

Sydney Dance Company - 2 One Another

Design

Damien Cooper - The Narrative of Nothing (Lighting), The Australian Ballet

Sound and Music

Helen Mountford and Ria Soemardjo - Tower Suites (Composition and Performance), Ros Warby

Concept and Realisation

Black Project 1- Antony Hamilton

Music Theatre

Actress in a Leading Role

Silvie Paladino - Chess

Actor in a Leading Role

Wayne Scott-Kermond - The Producers

Actor in a Supporting Role

Hugh Sheridan - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

Actress in a Supporting Role

Alinta Chidzey - Chess

Choreography

Tony Bartuccio - Chess

Design - Lighting and/or Sound

Peter Grubb, Mark Benson & David Tonion for System Sound - Chess (sound)

Design - Set and/or Costume

Krystal Giddings - Chess (Costume)

Direction

Gale Edwards - Chess

Musical Direction

Andrew Greene - South Pacific

Outstanding Musical Production

Chess- The Production Company

Opera

Direction

Nicki Wendt - Midnight Son (Victorian Opera)

Production

Salome- Opera Australia

Design

Julie Lynch (Costumes), Brian Thomson (Set) and John Rayment (Lighting) - Salome (Opera Australia)

Conductor

Simon Hewett - Salome (Opera Australia)

Female Principal

Cheryl Barker (Salome) - Salome (Opera Australia)

Male Principal

Giorgio Caoduro (Enrico) - Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera Australia)

Female Support

Dimity Shepherd (Cherubino) - The Marriage of Figaro (Victorian Opera)

Male Support

Thomas Hall (Jokanaan) - Salome (Opera Australia)

New Australian Opera

Midnight Son- Gordon Kerry (Composer) and Louis Nowra (Librettist)

Theatre – Companies

Female Actor

Eryn Jean Norvill (Waitress/Angie) - Top Girls (MTC)

Male Actor

Colin Friels (Mark Rothko) - Red (MTC)

Lighting Design

Damien Cooper - Macbeth (Bell Shakespeare)

Set and/or Costume Design

Anna Cordingley (Set & Costume Design) - Macbeth (Bell Shakespeare)

Sound/Composition

David Franzke (Composition & Sound Design) - Pompeii L.A. (Malthouse)

Direction

Matthew Lutton - On The Misconception of Oedipus

Production

Top Girls by Caryl Churchill - MTC

Ensemble

Cast of On The Misconception of Oedipus - Malthouse & Perth Theatre Co.

Writing/Adaptation for the Australian Stage

Tom Wright (adaptation) On The Misconception of Oedipus - Malthouse & Perth Theatre Co.

Theatre – Independent

Male Performer

Richard Bligh (performer) - The McNeil Project (fortyfivedownstairs)

Female Performer

Karen Sibbing (Alma) - Persona (Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works)

Set and/or Costume Design

Dayna Morrissey (Set & Costume) - Persona (Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works)

Lighting Design

Danny Pettingill - Persona (Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works)

Sound/Music

Ellen Warkentine and Mat Sweeney (Music Composition) - The Temptation of St Antony (Four Larks)

Direction

Adena Jacobs - Persona (Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works)

Production

Persona - Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works

Writing

Tim Spencer - Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine

Special Award for Contribution to Independent Theatre in Melbourne

MKA – North Melbourne Season for found space, design, writing and performances

Association Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Colin Peasley OAM