2008 Finley Award Winners
Sun, 18 Jan 2009, 02:45 pmKimberley93 posts in thread
2008 Finley Award Winners
Sun, 18 Jan 2009, 02:45 pmCertificates for Finley awards 2008
For coping with a difficult script - Judith Lauhehr, What Are Little Girls Made Of, Kwinana Theatre Workshop
For Comic timing . Susannah Devenish and Robert Whyte, How the Other Half Loves, Harbour
For impressive and balletic sock removal skills, Gordon Park for
Bedfull of Foreigners Wanneroo Repertory.
Make up certificate for Bobby Chapman, Malita Morrison, Judy Sarcia for Edwin Drood , Roleystone.
Best Staged Accident : Matt Sheehey , “This is Our Youth” , Blak Yak
Most energetic villain performance in a pantomime” Graham Miles for Aladdin, KADS
Most impressive prop on stage this year: the Jolly Roger, Peter Pan, Darlington Theatre Players
For practical lighting co ordination – Gaslight, John Spurling, Old Mill Theatre
For Atmospheric lighting – John Woolrych, “bare” Playlovers
For sound coordination – Dan Mitton and Norm Kirton for Peter Pan , Darlington Theatre Players
Most sensitive and moving characterisation – Chris Bedding, Amigos, Garrick Theatre.
For perfectly timed comedy: the cast of “ How about That” at Garrick Theatre.
Best Actor
Winner: Alex Jones : This is our Youth – Blak Yak Theatre.
Best Actress
Winner: Kristen Berry: Deus Ex Quanta: Blak Yak Theatre.
David Crewes Award for Excellence in Set Design and Construction
Winner: Suddenly at Home: Melville Theatre Company
Best Costumes
Winner: Venetian Twins: Old Mill Theatre.
Best Choreography
Winner: Jess Dun, Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six: UDS
Best Other than Lead Male:
Winner: Phil Barnett: The Sum of Us: Old Mill Theatre.
Best Other than Lead Female:
Winner: Barbara Reynolds : Amys View KADS
Best Director
Winner: Teresa Felvus: Deckchairs: KTW
Mary Webb Award for Direction of A Musical
Winner: Alex McLennan: Hot Mikado : Wanneroo Rep.
Elizabeth Crewes Award: Old Mill Theatre.
Sheila Buchanan Award: Stage Left Theatre Troupe, Goldfields for innovation and creation of concept.
Brian Maddocks Youth Award: Jono Hopkins, Alive In Wonderland, Stirling Players
Best Musical Direction;
Winner: John McPherson : Bullet Betty Vareska:The Directive of Six UDS
Yvonne Lynch Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance:
Winner: Michael Abercrombie: Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six: UDS
Best Musical theatre Performer:
Winner: Leo Dounsborough: the Mystery of Edwin Drood: Roleystone
Top Ten Plays
Jake’s Women: Old Mill
Much Ado about Nothing: GRADS
Venetian Twins: Old Mill
Butterflies are Free: Marloo
Deckchairs: KTW
Wuthering Heights: Harbour theatre
The sum of Us: Old Mill
This is our Youth . Blak Yak
Dangerous Obsession: Old Mill
How the Other Half Loves: Harbour
Top three Plays in order
1. Deckchairs: KTW
2. The Sum of us: Old Mill Theatre
3. Butterflies are Free: Darlington Theatre Players
Top Five Musicals
Hot Mikado , Wanneroo Rep
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Roleystone
Fame: Wanneroo Rep
Bare: Playlovers
Bullet Betty Vareska, The Directive of Six: UDS
Top three Musicals in Order
1.Bare: Playlovers
2. Fame: Wanneroo Rep
3. Bullet Betty Vareska, The Directive of Six; UDS
Hi Brenda, Thanks for your
Sun, 18 Jan 2009, 06:11 pmHi Brenda,
Thanks for your feedback. I'll try and approach every issue.
With the synopsis of each show. There were 54 shows entered and to do a fair and accurate synopsis of each would be tricky. Getting this sort of information out of clubs is notoriously difficult. It would also be a lot of pages extra. It is a good idea in theory thouhgh and I'll see what we can do.
The only way to see if things like voiceovers work, is to trial them, which is what we were doing. In the past, getting a host on and off each time has literally added at least half an hour to the evening - Most of our feedback on the voice - overs has been positive, but we'll take your suggestions on board.
We can definately do something about displaying the best poster. Best set is more difficult. We would need to ask every show to supply a photo of their set. Not every set is photographed, not all photos are "good" or representative and it would be difficult to get every picture - or even all the nominees at this time of year, up to 11 months after shows. (Getting photos of the people nominees was really, really hard - and people look like they do all the time, sets only exist for a short time.)
We (the ITA) are not allowed to sell soft-drinks in the venue. That is the privelege of the venue. It was my understanding that they were to be open. It is a difficult issue as we are only hiring the venue.
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