The 2025 Green Room Award Winners

The 2025 Green Room Award Winners

Image: Interior - Independent Theatre winner. Photographer: Robert Wagner

Victoria’s theatre industry came together on Monday May 5th at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne. The night’s big winners with 3 or more awards were: Counting and Cracking (7), My Brilliant Career (5), Candide (5), The Passion of Saint Nicholas (4), Share House - The Musical (4), The Grinning Man (3), The Crying Room: Exhumed (3) and Groundhog Day (3). The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Margaret Haggart OAM for her illustrious career in opera.

The ceremony was co-hosted by Alison Whyte and Joti Gore and the line-up of performers included Kala Gare who got the ceremony off to a stunning start as she performed a 2-song medley from My Brilliant Career; an dance performance by Christopher Gurusamy from Anada: Dance Of Joy followed; then Judi Perl rocked the house with her performance of “One Bedroom Apartment from Share House – The Musical; comedian Alex Hines delighted the audience with her parody song on fashion; co-host Joti Gore closed the evening with his rendition of “Minnie The Moocher” from his nominated cabaret show.

Attendees at the ceremony included Reuben Kaye, Nadine Garner, Robert Grubb, Ruva Ngwenya, Tyran Parke, Anne-Louise Sarks, Stuart Maunder, Elise McCann, Dean Bryant, Jude Perl and many more. Photos from the arrivals and ceremony will be available later today.

Award Winners and Nominees

Winners are in bold type.

CABARET:

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Winner: Stephen Nicolazzo for Shrapnel presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre

Sharnema Nougar for Boklesque presented by Lauren Bok as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Declan Fay for The Passion of Saint Nicholas presented by Geraldine Quinn as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Jonathan Homsey (Choreography) for Bombshell presented by Josh Sanders as part of Midsumma Festival

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONGS

Winner: Geraldine Quinn for The Passion of Saint Nicholas presented by Geraldine Quinn as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias for Otto & Astrid – The Stages Tour presented by Salvador Dinosaur and Parrot Ox as part of Melbourne Fringe

Imogen Whittaker for The Last Word presented by Imogen Whittaker and The Butterfly Club

Reuben Kaye and Shanon D Whitelock for Apocalipstik presented by Liz Smith, Katie Rowe, Tom Downey as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Rachel Tunaley for Motion Sickness presented by Rachel Tunaley and The Butterfly Club as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

OUTSTANDING WRITING

Winner: Geraldine Quinn for The Passion of Saint Nicholas presented by Geraldine Quinn as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Reuben Kaye for Apocalipstik presented by Liz Smith, Katie Rowe, Tom Downey as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Natalie Gamsu and Ash Flanders for Shrapnel presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre

Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias for Otto & Astrid – The Stages Tour presented by Salvador Dinosaur and Parrot Ox as part of Melbourne Fringe

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: Joe Noonan (Production Design) for Apocalipstik presented by Liz Smith, Katie Rowe, Tom Downey as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Finucane & Smith with the support of Melbourne Fringe (Space/Staging Design); Liam Maitland Way and Finucane & Smith (Lighting Design); David Anderson, Wear Isaac, Keon Couture, Catherine D'Lish, Imogen Kelly and Glennys Briggs’ Cloak from Yorta Yorta Country (Costume Design); Wear Isaac for Glory Box and Adrienne Chisholm for Burlesque Hour (Drapes Design) for Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club as part of Melbourne Fringe.

Josh Sanders for Bombshell presented by Josh Sanders as part of Midsumma Festival

Bec Matthews (Sound Design), Romanie Harper (Designer), Monique Aucher (Lighting Design), Chris Bennett (Video), Nathan Burmeister, Jo Foley, Jodi Hope, Zoë Rouse (Costume construction) for Fuck Christmas presented by Malthouse Theatre Fat Fruit (Sarah Ward & Bec Matthews) and Susie Dee

Bethany J Fellows (Visual Design), Spencer Herd (Lighting Design), Rachel Lewindon (Sound) for SUGAR presented by Bullet Heart Club for Melbourne Fringe

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

Winner: Otto & Astrid – The Stages Tour presented by Salvador Dinosaur and Parrot Ox as part of Melbourne Fringe Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias

Fuck Christmas (The Company) presented by Malthouse Theatre and Fat Fruit (Sarah Ward & Bec Matthews) and Susie Dee, Gabi Barton, John Marc Desengano, Joh Fairley, Jess Love, Wai-zea Man, Bec Matthews, Seth Sladen, Sarah Ward, Nicci Wilks, Dale Woodbridge-brown, Milo Hartill (standby)

Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club (The Company) as part of Melbourne Fringe

The Von Donk Family Old-Timey Vaudeville Revue presented by Andrew McClelland and Louisa Fitzhardinge and the Butterfly Club as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Louisa Fitzhardinge and Andrew McClelland

Mel & Sam – The Platonic Human Centipede presented by Mel & Sam as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Em Rusciano (Production Design) Alex Saad (Lighting Design), Tamara Keane (Costume Design), Em Rusciano (Mascot Concept), Odette Rusciano-Barrow (Mascot Design), Gabe Freeman (Mascot Construction), Kitiya Palaskas (Set Design), Julia Green (Makeup Design) for Outgrown presented by Em Rusciano

Moira Finucane, Jackie Smith, Maude Davey, Yumi Umiumare, Mama Alto, Imogen Kelly, Zitao Deng, Xiao Xiao, Isabel Finucane, Kate Foster, Piera Dennerstein plus guests Glennys Briggs, Ian Muir, Iva Rosebud, Mel O’Brien and Samantha Andrew

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION

Winner: Shanon D Whitelock for Apocalipstik presented by Liz Smith, Katie Rowe, Tom Downey as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Natalie Gamsu and Mark Jones for Shrapnel presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre

Geraldine Quinn with Mark Jones, Sonja Horbelt, Ash Smith and Steven J. Hearne for The Passion of Saint Nicholas presented by Geraldine Quinn as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

John Thorn for Love Can Be Easy with Bonnie Thorn presented by John Thorn as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Daniel Tobias for Otto & Astrid – The Stages Tour presented by Salvador Dinosaur and Parrot Ox as part of Melbourne Fringe

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Winner: The Passion of Saint Nicholas presented by Geraldine Quinn as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Shrapnel presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre

Otto & Astrid – The Stages Tour presented by Salvador Dinosaur and Parrot Ox as part of Melbourne Fringe

Bombshell presented by Josh Sanders as part of Midsumma Festival

Apocalipstik presented by Liz Smith, Katie Rowe, Tom Downey as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

OUTSTANDING ARTISTE

Winner: Geraldine Quinn for The Passion of Saint Nicholas presented by Geraldine Quinn as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Reuben Kaye for Apocalipstik as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Josh Sanders for Bombshell presented by Josh Sanders as part of Midsumma Festival

Natalie Gamsu for Shrapnel presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre

Tomáš Kantor for SUGAR presented by Bullet Heart Club part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CABARET

Winner: Trevor Jones for Outstanding Contribution to Cabaret

 

CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE

OUTSTANDING WORK

Winner: The Crying Room: Exhumed presented by The Substation and Club Greg International

The Splendid Anomaly presented by Arts House

Desastres presented by Now or Never

Body of Knowledge presented by Melbourne Fringe in association with Creative Brimbank

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER

Winner: Marcus Ian McKenzie for The Crying Room: Exhumed

Ahrmanya Price for The Splendid Anomaly

Dr Melinda Smith for Conduit Bodies

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE (Two Awards)

Winner: Body of Knowledge presented by Melbourne Fringe

Winner: In Place presented by Na Djinang Circus with Circa Cairns as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

The Crying Room: Exhumed presented by The Substation and Club Greg International

Edging presented by Arts House

OUTSTANDING SOUND WORK (Two Awards)

Winner: The Crying Room: Exhumed presented by The Substation and Club Greg International

Winner: Desastres presented by Now or Never

Electric Cathedral presented by The Consort of Melbourne as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Headwater presented by Musica Viva Australia in association with Abbotsford Convent as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Rorqual presented by Rubiks Collective

OUTSTANDING DESIGN

Winner: Justin Talplacido Shoulder, Matthew Stegh, Anthony Aitch, Fausto Brusamolino and Corin Ileto for ANITO presented by Arts House and RISING

Marcus Ian McKenzie, Romanie Harper, Richard Vabre, Anna Nalpantidis, Derrick Duan and Maria Moles for The Crying Room: Exhumed presented by The Substation and Club Greg International

Ahmarnya Price, Susie Dee, Kelly Ryall, Rhian Hinkley and Richard Vabre for The Splendid Anomaly presented by Arts House

Samara Hersch, Belle Santos, Fred Rodrigues and Jen Hector for Body of Knowledge presented by Melbourne Fringe in association with Creative Brimbank

Marco Fusinato for Desastres presented by Now or Never

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Winner: The team of Conduit Bodies presented by Arts House and Melbourne Fringe in association with Arts Centre Melbourne – Alter State -Pictured above. Photographer: Robert Wagner.

The team of The Crying Room: Exhumed presented by The Substation and Club Greg International

The team of Desastres presented by Now or Never Winner: The team of Conduit Bodies

The team of Transmission presented by The Substation and Melbourne Fringe

The team of Soft Centre: Supermodel Late Night presented by Now or Never

 

OUTSTANDING WORK BY OR FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

The World is Lava presented by ArtPlay and House of Muchness

Winner: Body of Knowledge presented by Melbourne Fringe in association with Creative Brimbank

 

DANCE:

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

Winner: Arkadia (Melanie Lane), presented by The Substation and RISING

Cuddle (Harrison Ritchie-Jones), presented by Arts House

One Single Action (Lucy Guerin), presented by RISING

Pieces: Swallow (Joel Bray), presented by Lucy Guerin Inc. and UMAC Safehold (Sandra Parker), presented by Dancehouse

Hold me closer Tony Danza (The Farm), presented by MPAC

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

Winner: Safehold (Sandra Parker), presented by Dancehouse

One Single Action (Lucy Guerin), presented by RISING

Superposition (Gabriel Sinclair and Jazmyn Carter), presented by Dancehouse

Temple of Desire (Govind Pillai/ Karma Dance), presented by Melbourne Fringe

Fertile Ground (Ashleigh Musk and Michael Smith), presented by Dancehouse

OUTSTANDING DESIGN – SOUND

Winner: Anna Whitaker for Fertile Ground, presented by Dancehouse

Reuben Lewis for Animalising presented by ImPermanence Productions

Chris Clark for Arkadia presented by The Substation and RISING

Robert Downie for Pictures & Ghosts, presented by Dancehouse

Andrew Wilson for Four Sites: Muddy, presented by Sage Arts, Abbotsford Convent and Melbourne Fringe

OUTSTANDING DESIGN - LIGHT

Winner: Damien Cooper for Momenta, by Sydney Dance Company and Arts Centre Melbourne

Rachel Lee for Pieces, presented by Lucy Guerin Inc. and UMAC Paul Lim for One Single Action, presented by RISING

OUTSTANDING DESIGN - VISUAL

Winner: Eugyeene Teh (Set & Costume) for Arkadia, presented by The Substation and RISING.

Pictured right. Photographer: Robert Wagner.

Chunky Move with Honey Long and Prue Stent (Set) of You, Beauty, presented by Chunky Move and RISING

Jenni Large (Visual Design) for Wet Hard Long, presented by Dancehouse

Katy Moir (Visual Design) for Gurr Era Op, presented by Arts House

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER(S) (TWO AWARDS)

Winner: Trevor Dunn for The Solos, presented by Weave Movement Theatre and Dancehouse

Winner: Arabella Frahn-Starkie for Pictures & Ghosts, presented by Dancehouse

Christopher Gurusamy for Ānanda: Dance of Joy, presented by Dancehouse

Bec Jensen for Four Sites: Muddy, presented by Sage Arts, Abbotsford Convent and Melbourne Fringe

Benedicte Bemet for Oscar, presented by Australia Ballet

Ako Kondo for Oscar, presented by Australia Ballet

Samuel Harnett-Welk for Arkadia, presented by The Substation and RISING

Georgia Rudd for Arkadia, presented by The Substation and RISING

Ashtyn Gloury for Vanguard presented by Boss Dance Co.

Tra Mi Dinh for Pieces: Seven Dances for Two People presented by Lucy Guerin Inc. and UMAC

Agus Riyanto for Animalising, presented by ImPermanence Productions

BREAKING GROUND AWARD
Winner: Harrison Ritchie-Jones for 2024 body of work

Weave Movement Theatre for The Solos

Alisdair Macindoe for the concept execution of Plagiary, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne

OUTSTANDING CREATION
Winner: Cuddle (Harrison Ritchie-Jones), presented by Arts House

Four Sites (Jo Lloyd), presented by Sage Arts, Abbotsford Convent and Melbourne Fringe Pictures &

Ghosts (Arabella Frahn-Starkie), presented by Dancehouse

Safehold (Sandra Parker), presented by Dancehouse

Fertile Ground (Ashleigh Musk and Michael Smith), presented by Dancehouse

 

INDEPENDENT THEATRE:

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

Winner: Spring Has Sprung or The Beautiful Show, presented by Pummel Squad
Pummel Squad (Cooper Donald McDonald, Harry McGee and Ludomyr Kemp-Mykyta)

Hamlet, presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company
Jacob Collins-Levy, Simon Maiden, Peter Houghton, Natasha Herbert, Christopher Stollery, Orion Carey-Clarke, Darcy Kent, Laurence Boxhall, Ben Walter, Aisha Aidara, Gispa Walstab, Dulcie Smart, Gareth Reeves, Darren Gilshenan, Terry Yeboah, and Emmanuel Mattana

Interior, presented by Rawcus with presenting venue The Substation
lem Baade, Swann Biguet, Michael Buxton, Rachel Edward, Nilgun Guven, Jorlene Lim, Joshua Lynzaat, Paul Matley, Mike McEvoy, Isha Menon, Ryan New, Heath O'Loughlin, Kerryn Poke, and Louise Riisik

The Inheritance, presented by fortyfivedownstairs
Iopu Auva'a, Rupert Bevan, Juan Gomez, Tomáš Kantor, Javon King, Joss McClelland, Dion Mills, Jillian Murray, Hunter Perske, Charles Purcell, Karl Richmond, Christian Taylor, and Alex Thew

We're Banking On It! presented by MUST in association with Bloomshed, with fortyfivedownstairs

Kieran O'Baoill, Ava Toon, John Burgess, Eloise Vernon, Thu Pham, Sophie Foster, Cal Darvall, Luca Edwards and Tiara Pires

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER (Two Awards)

Winner: Brigid Gallacher for Milk and Blood, presented by fortyfivedownstairs Charles Purcell for Milk and Blood, presented by fortyfivedownstairs

Winner: Hayley Edwards for Shitbag, via Tiny Table Reads as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival Charles Purcell for The Inheritance, presented by fortyfivedownstairs

Nicci Wilks for Bad Boy, presented by Dee, Cornelius and Wilks with fortyfivedownstairs and Melbourne Fringe, as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Felix Nobis for Beowulf: Reforged presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Noni Hazlehurst for Mother, presented by Hey Dowling and Arts Centre Melbourne Molly Holohan for Recollection, presented by potkettleblack productions

Belinda Anderson-Hunt for The Sun and The Hermit, presented by Belinda Anderson-Hunt as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Lana Schwarcz for The Terminator, presented by Lana Schwarcz with La Mama as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Winner: Meg Wilson for The Exact Dimensions of Hell, presented by Mackey, Darling & Collaborators

Jenny Hector for Bad Boy, presented by Dee, Cornelius and Wilks with fortyfivedownstairs

and Melbourne Fringe, as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival Richard Vabre for Milked, presented by The Ninth Floor

Spencer Herd for the last train to madeline, presented by Fever103 Theatre

Shane Grant for The Swallows, presented by La Mama Theatre, in association with Kath Papas Productions and Sandra Fiona Long

OUTSTANDING WRITING

Winner: Liv Satchell for Ballkids (or, scenes from a friendship), presented by VIMH with La Mama Theatre as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Benjamin Nichol for Milk and Blood, presented by fortyfivedownstairs

Alex Hines for Putting On A Show, presented by Sons of Stratford as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Hayley Edwards for Shitbag, via Tiny Table Reads as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Pummel Squad (Cooper Donald McDonald and Harry McGee) for Twenty Million Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Pummel Squad, presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Winner: Kitan Petkovski for The Inheritance, presented by fortyfivedownstairs

Katrina Cornwell for Interior, presented by Rawcus with presenting venue The Substation

Cassandra Fumi for Rhinoceros, presented by Spinning Plates Co with fortyfivedownstairs

Pummel Squad (Cooper Donald McDonald, Harry McGee and Ludomyr Kemp-Mykyta) for Spring Has Sprung or The Beautiful Show, presented by Pummel Squad

Nadja Kostich for The Word, presented by St Martins

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN

Winner: Yanto Shortis for Twenty Million Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Pummel Squad, presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Su Min Lee for Beowulf: Reforged presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Con Coutis and Justin Gardam for CON 2077, presented by Bright Side Presents with Malthouse Theatre as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Jack Burmeister for The Roof is Caving In, presented by Frenzy Theatre Co with La Mama Theatre

Ria Soemardjo and Helen Mountfort for The Swallows, presented by La Mama Theatre, in association with Kath Papas Productions and Sandra Fiona Long

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN (Two Awards)

Winner: Alex Hines, Alex Orlando-Smith and Riley McCullagh (Set & Costume Design) for Putting On A Show, presented by Sons of Stratford as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Winner: Pummel Squad (Cooper Donald McDonald and Harry McGee) (AV / Production Design) for Twenty Million Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, presented by Pummel Squad

Tom Halls of TumYumSim (Technical / Digital Design) for A Suffocating Choking Feeling, presented by TomYumSim (Simone French & Tom Halls) with La Mama Theatre

Nathan Burmeister (Set and Costume Design) for Interior, presented by Rawcus with presenting venue The Substation

Erin Adams (Scent) for Recollection, presented by potkettleblack productions Eloise Kent (Set) for Recollection, presented by potkettleblack productions

Jacob Battista (Set) & Dann Barber (Set & Costume) for Rhinoceros, presented by Spinning Plates Co with fortyfivedownstairs

Savanna Wegman (Set) for the last train to madeline, presented by Fever103 Theatre

Joanne Mott (Set) for The Swallows, presented by La Mama Theatre, in association with Kath Papas Productions and Sandra Fiona Long

Nathan Burmeister (Set & Costume) for We're Banking On It! presented by MUST in association with Bloomshed, with fortyfivedownstairs

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Winner: Interior, presented by Rawcus with presenting venue The Substation  

Ballkids (or, scenes from a friendship), presented by VIMH with La Mama Theatre as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

Spring Has Sprung or The Beautiful Show, presented by Pummel Squad

The Inheritance, presented by fortyfivedownstairs

Twenty Million Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, presented by Pummel Squad as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

 

MUSIC THEATRE – INDEPENDENT/FRINGE:

OUTSTANDING ARTIST – LEADING ROLE

Winner: Jude Perl for Share House – The Musical presented by Arts Centre Melbourne presents. Pictured right. Photographer: Robert Wagner.

Nadine Garner for Elegies: A Song Cycle presented by Clovelly Fox Productions

Stephanie Astrid John for Twelfth Night - A Musical presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company

Maxwell Simon for Twelfth Night - A Musical presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company Lansy Feng for Hidden Tunes

Lansy Feng for Hidden Tunes presented by La Mama's Festival of Mother Tongues in association with Small Ripples Theatre

OUTSTANDING ARTIST - SUPPORTING ROLE

Winner: Jennifer Vuletic for The Grinning Man presented by Salty Theatre and Vass Productions  

Anthony Craig for The Grinning Man presented by Salty Theatre and Vass Productions

Kerrie Anne Greenland for Elegies: A Song Cycle presented by Clovelly Fox Productions

Madeleine Featherby for Castro’s Children presented by Music Theatre Melbourne

Melanie Bird for The Grinning Man presented by Salty Theatre and Vass Productions

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OR FEATURED ENSEMBLE

Winner: The Company for The Grinning Man presented by Salty Theatre and Vass Productions

Emma Clair Waxman, Olivia Charalambous, and Stephanie Astrid John for Ruthless! The Musical presented by Stagebugs Productions

The Company for Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence presented by Crash Theatre Company

The Company for Twelfth Night - A Musical presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company

OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSIC THEATRE WRITING

Winner: Jude Perl, Desiree Munro, Brendan Tsui for Share House - The Musical presented by Arts Centre Melbourne presents

Samuel Kristy (Music) for Quasimodo The Musical (In Concert) presented by Broadwest Productions in association with The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra

Bec Price (Vocal Arrangements) for Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence presented by Crash Theatre Company

Simon Stone (Score), Peter Fitzpatrick (Book & Lyrics) for Castro’s Children presented by Music Theatre Melbourne

OUTSTANDING DESIGN

Winner: Britni Leslie (Costume) for Ruthless! The Musical presented by Stagebugs Productions

Jason Bovaird (Lighting) for Son Called Moon presented by Mammoth Records NSG

Damien Jones (Set) for Ruthless! The Musical presented by Stagebugs Productions Jason Bovaird (Lighting) for Ruthless! The Musical presented by Stagebugs Productions

Rachel Porter (Production Design) for Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence presented by Crash Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

Winner: Freya List for The Grinning Man presented by Salty Theatre and Vass Productions

Shannon Rogers for Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence presented by Crash Theatre Company

Louise Panagiotidis for The Three Little Pigs presented by Andrew Gyopar (AG Theatre)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – STAGE

Winner: Tyran Parke for Elegies: A Song Cycle presented by Clovelly Fox Productions. Pictured left. Photographer: Robert Wagner.

Miranda Middleton with Ashley Taylor Tickell for The Grinning Man presented by Salty Theatre and Vass Productions

Bec Price for Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence presented by Crash Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSIC

Winner: Brendan Tsui for Share House - The Musical presented by Arts Centre Melbourne presents

Simon Stone for Castro’s Children presented by Music Theatre Melbourne

Vicky Jacobs for Elegies: A Song Cycle presented by Clovelly Fox Productions

Daniele Buatti for Lucky Stiff presented by Bold Offer Productions & Be You Productions for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Dave Barclay & Ned Dixon for Ruthless! The Musical presented by Stagebugs Productions

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Winner: Share House - The Musical presented by Arts Centre Melbourne presents

Elegies: A Song Cycle presented by Clovelly Fox Productions

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence presented by Crash Theatre Company

 

MUSIC THEATRE – COMMERCIAL/FUNDED:

OUTSTANDING ARTIST – LEADING ROLE

Winner: Ruva Ngwenya for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical presented by TEG/Dainty

Pictured right. Photographer: Robert Wagner.

Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical presented by TEG/Dainty Kala Gare for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Elise McCann for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Andy Karl for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

OUTSTANDING ARTIST - SUPPORTING ROLE

Winner: Genevieve Lemon for Sister Act presented by Crossroads Live

Peter Rowsthorn for CHICAGO presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live and Jones Theatrical Group in association with Barry and Fran Weissler

Raj Labade for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Blake Bowden for The Rocky Horror Show presented by Crossroads Live

Robert Grubb for Sunset Boulevard presented by Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE/FEATURED ENSEMBLE

Winner: The Company for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

The Company for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

The Company for CHICAGO presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live and Jones Theatrical Group in association with Barry and Fran Weissler

The Company for Carousel – A Concert presented by Enda Markey

OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSIC THEATRE WRITING

Winner: Dean Bryant & Sheridan Harbridge (Book) Mathew Frank (Music) Dean Bryant (Lyrics) for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING DESIGN (Two Awards)

Winner: Rob Howell (Set & Costume) for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Winner: Paul Kieve (Visual-Illusions) for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Marg Horwell (Set) for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Hugh Vanstone (Visual-Lighting) for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

David Greaseley (Sound) for Sunset Boulevard presented by Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment

Tom Brickhill (Sound) for CAROUSEL - A Concert presented by Enda Markey

Campbell Young and Associates (WHAM: Wigs, Hair & Make-Up) for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Campbell Young and Associates - Harold Mertens & Wouter Somers (WHAM: Wigs, Hair & Make-Up) for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical presented by TEG/Dainty

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

Winner: Amy Campbell for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company  

Matt West for Beauty and The Beast presented by Disney Australia

Lizzi Gee for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Cameron Mitchell for MENOPAUSE - THE MUSICAL presented by Sam Klingner, SK Entertainment and GFOUR Production

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSIC

Winner: Victoria Falconer for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company  

Paul Christ and Kristen Blodgette for Sunset Boulevard presented by Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment

Nigel Ubrihien for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Christina Polimos for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical presented by TEG/Dainty
Guy Simpson for CAROUSEL - A Concert presented by Enda Markey

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – STAGE

Winner: Matthew Warchus for Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

Anne-Louise Sarks for My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Phyllida Lloyd for TINA - The Tina Turner Musical presented by TEG/Dainty

Paul Warwick Griffin for Sunset Boulevard presented by Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment

Cameron Mitchell for MENOPAUSE - THE MUSICAL presented by Sam Klingner, SK Entertainment and GFOUR Production

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Winner: My Brilliant Career presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Groundhog Day presented by GWB Entertainment & Whistle Pig in association with Marriner Group, TEG and GFOUR Productions

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical presented by TEG/Dainty

CHICAGO presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live and Jones Theatrical Group in association with Barry and Fran Weissler

OPERA

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A LEAD ROLE (Two Awards)

Winner: Michael Petruccelli for Eucalyptus presented by Victorian Opera and Opera Australia

Winner: Katherine Allen for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Diego Torre for Tosca presented by Opera Australia

Christopher Hillier for Rothschild’s Violin presented by iOpera

Michael Honeyman for The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne

Lyndon Watts for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Desiree Frahn for Eucalyptus presented by Victorian Opera and Opera Australia

Karah Son for Tosca presented by Opera Australia

Elena Xanthoudakis for Lucia di Lammermoor presented by Melbourne Opera

Kiandra Howarth for La Rondine presented by Victorian Opera
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (Two Awards)

Winner: Juel Riggal for The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne

Winner: Doug Kelly for La Rondine presented by Victorian Opera

Chloe Taylor for The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne

Alex Lewis for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Nina Korbe for La Rondine presented by Victorian Opera

Eddie Muliaumaseali’I for Lucia di Lammermoor presented by Melbourne Opera

OUTSTANDING DESIGN

Winner: Dann Barber (Set and Costumes) Matt Scott (Lighting) for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Gabriel Bethune (Lighting) and Max Bowyer (Set) for Don Giovanni presented by BK Opera

Peter Amesbury (Lighting) for Lucia di Lammermoor presented by Melbourne Opera

Jacob Battista and Sophie Woodward (Set) for La Boheme presented by Melbourne Opera

Jacob Battista (Set) and Amelia Lever-Davidson (Lighting) for The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Winner: Dean Bryant (Direction) for Candide presented by Victorian Opera Stuart Maunder for La Rondine presented by Victorian Opera

Gary Abrahams for La Boheme presented by Melbourne Opera

Freya List (Choreography) for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Katy Maudlin for The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Winner: Orchestra Victoria, Ben Northey (Cond.) for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Orchestra Victoria, Tobias Ringborg (Cond.) for La Rondine presented by Victorian Opera Programming for Rothschild’s Violin presented by iOpera

Ensemble for Candide presented by Victorian Opera

Ensemble for Eucalyptus presented by Victorian Opera/Opera Australia

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Winner: Candide presented by Victorian Opera

La Rondine presented by Victorian Opera

The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne

THEATRE COMPANIES:

OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN WRITING:

Winner: S. Shakthidharan (writer) with Eamon Flack (associate writer) for Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival

Nathan Maynard for 37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre

Suzie Miller for RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Maxine Beneba Clarke for The Hate Race presented by Malthouse Theatre

Merlynn Tong for Golden Blood 黄金血液 Melbourne Theatre Company presents a Griffin Theatre Company Production

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE:

Winner: Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival

37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre

English presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Emu in the Sun as part of Blak in the Room presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company

The Hate Race presented by Malthouse Theatre

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION & SOUND DESIGN

Winner: Stefan Gregory for Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival

Dan West for The Hate Race presented by Malthouse Theatre

James Henry for Body of Work
(37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre and Blak in the Room presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company)

Paul Charlier for RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Marco Cher-Gibard for Homo Pentecostus presented by Joel Bray Dance and Malthouse Theatre

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Winner: Katie Sfetkidis for Body of Work
(Homo Pentecostus presented by Joel Bray Dance and Malthouse Theatre and Blak in the Room presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company  

BROCKMAN for Overflow presented by Arts Centre Melbourne, Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Midsumma Festival

Ben Hughes for 37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre

Alexander Berlage for RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company
Amelia Lever-Davidson for Your Name Means Dream presented by Red Stitch Actors Theatre

OUTSTANDING SET+ COSTUME DESIGN

Winner: Dale Ferguson for Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival

Zoe Rouse for The Hate Race presented by Malthouse Theatre

David Fleischer for RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Sophie Woodward for Topdog/Underdog presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Dann Barber for Emu in the Sun as part of Blak in the Room presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Winner: Eamon Flack (director) & S. Shakthidharan (associate director) for Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival  

Dino Dimitriadis for Overflow presented by Arts Centre Melbourne, Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Midsumma Festival

Isaac Drandic (Director & Co-Choreographer) & Waaneega Blanco (Co-Choreographer)for 37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre

Priscilla Jackman for RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Kat Henry for Your Name Means Dream presented by Red Stitch Actors Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE (Two Awards)

Winner: Heather Mitchell for RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Winner: Nadie Kammallaweera for Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival

Ras-Samuel for Topdog/Underdog presented by Melbourne Theatre Company Lucy Ansell for Your Name Means Dream presented by Red Stitch Actors Theatre

Melodie Reynolds for Gunawarra Re-Creation part of Blak in the Room presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company

Syd Brisbane for 37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre

Tibian Wyles for 37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre

Janet Anderson for Overflow presented by Arts Centre Melbourne, Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Midsumma Festival

Oli Pizzen Stratford for Cost of Living presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

Rachel Edmonds for Cost of Living presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Winner: Counting and Cracking presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture | A Belvoir St Theatre and Kurinji Co-Production for Rising Festival

37 presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre The Hate Race presented by Malthouse Theatre

English presented by Melbourne Theatre Company

RBG: Of Many, One presented by Sydney Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE COLLABORATION (Special Award)

Ilbidjerri Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company for Blak in the Room

ASSOCIATION AWARDS

Outstanding Contribution to Sector or Community

Soft Centre: Supermodel Late Night presented by Now or Never

Geoffrey Milne Award for Contribution to Independent Theatre

Yvonne Virsik

The entire ceremony is available for viewing at: www.greenroom.org.au/live

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