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
clarification and resignation
Mon, 19 Jan 2009, 03:26 pmSeeing as I am apparently the adjudicator who is causing so many problems let me clarify a few points now.
The judging system for the finley awards is very clear and concise. It is a marking system and all of the adjudicators mark and we meet and discuss our marks. Theatre is subjective and if you are passionate about your theatre, you will of course end up having heated discussions. I have had many heated discussions with my friends over theatre, good and bad. I make no apology for my being passionate about something I love.
Secondly , yes I was overruled on a number of plays this year, and I wasnt happy about it, but I wasnt the only one. If you ask any of the adjudicators over the past few years you will know that we are over ruled all the time. We were all over ruled by each other at some time and we get over it.
That is part of the adjudicators system, we sit down, we listen and we continue on. it is surely a better system to have your marks on the table and to discuss the marks ( in front of an ITA representative at each meeting!) than to hide your marks away and not have to justify them.
Two years ago I told the ITA that I had had enough of adjudicating and that I wanted to stop. I was asked to stay on in 2007 and I said I would however it would be my last year. I made that very clear to everyone. Last year we held three training courses in order to find new adjudicators. We found four and I was delighted to be able to resign. One of the new adjudicators pulled out at the last minute and I was asked to stay on. I thought about it for a long time as I had already said I was leaving. I decided to stay because I didn't want to see the system that we started fail.
The adjudicators job is not an easy one. It requires many hours of your own time and it requires you to sit back and evaluate every show you see rather than just going for the enjoyment of seeing a show.
However, it is very clear that there are a number of people who are not happy that I am passionate about my job and that I take my job seriously.
With that in mind, the ITA has my resignation immediately. For those of you who know that you can do a better job, feel free to take the vacant spot, I am sure the ITA will thank you for it. I am sure you will do a fantastic job, and that you will agree with everything that every other adjudicator says about every play that you see and every performance. It must be nice to be perfect.
May I also take this oppportunity to thank you for giving me my life back, and for allowing me the opportunity to do so many things this year now that I would have been unable to do.
Kerri Hilton
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