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
Re: Post Identification
Tue, 20 Jan 2009, 11:39 amWalter Plinge
That is excellent news, however the whole issue still reflects badly on all of us in the wider theatre community.
Kerri Hilton should never have been subjected to the insulting innuendos she suffered. If just one of the Winging Walters contributed 1% of what she does for theatre in the West, it would stun me.
What surely must happen now, is that the Theatre Australia site should have a separate Members Only section for reviews, comments and debates, that is private (only accessible to registered members) and will only accept contributions under members names, no more aliases.
By all means have a public forum post where anonymous posters can vent their spleen and demonstrate their obvious personality defects / personal issues, that way it’s separated from serious discussions and debates and the rest of us are not tainted with odour of these peasants.
If somebody is too ashamed or scared to write under their own name, the public forum section will serve their purpose..
There is nothing wrong with healthy debate and argument, as Kerri pointed out in her reply, but the time has come for reasoned debate, not the mud-slinging invectives and veiled threats that have become common-place on this website.
If people are genuine, believe in their views and want to contribute, they will have no objection to signing in and being identified. Those that don’t simply should not be allowed to contribute, or be a part of the community, other than the public posting forum.
I think this should happen as a matter of urgency, we have new people who have volunteered their time to adjudicate for 2009 and Kerri has agreed to stay on, we owe it to them and ourselves to move on these Wallies
Cheers
Greg Ross
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