2008 Finley Award Winners

Certificates 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