IFAC/Equity Guild Awards (WA) - finalists and winners

The WA Equity Guild / International Foundation for Arts And Culture Awards were held tonight at the Mount Lawley Bowling Club function centre, hosted by Peter Holland, with special guest presenters Rachael Blake, and the Minister for The Arts Sheila McHale.

A few weeks ago a list of ALL nominees was posted.
Nominees who made the finals are listed below, along with the winners of each category.




THE EQUITY GUILD AWARD
For Service to the Industry

Sandra Woodham


BEST NEWCOMER

Roderick Cairns (Glenn)
Matthew Lutton (The Bald Prima Donna)
Michael McCall (McBeth)
Illana OÂ’Halloran (X-Stacey)
Karen Roberts (Skin Tight)

Winner : Roderick Cairns



BEST NEW PLAY.

Cox Four (Robert Jeffreys)
Last Cab To Darwin (Reg Cribb)
Shadow Of The Eagle (George Blazevic/Ingle Knight)
We Are Family (Francis D. Italiano/Sarah Wilkinson)

Winners: (Tie) Last Cab To Darwin & Shadow Of The Eagle



BEST PRODUCTION

Death Of A Salesman (Hole in the Wall Theatre Co.)
Last Cab to Darwin (BST)
Shadow Of The Eagle (PTC)
Skin Tight (Perth Theatre Company [PTC])
The Drawer Boy (BST)

Winner: Skin Tight



BEST STAGE MANAGER

Christie Anderson
Heather Dransfield
Lisa Landre-Ord
Brian Preston
Phillipa Stroud

Winner: Heather Dransfield



BEST DIRECTOR

Alan Becher (Skin Tight)
Monica Main (Blood Relations)
John Milson (Some Enchanted Evening)
Andrew Ross (The Drawer Boy).
Marcelle Schmitz (Affairs in a Tent/Events on a Hotel Terrace)

Winner: Alan Becher




BEST ACTOR – FEMALE

Rosemary Barr (Copenhagen)
Jenny Davis (Breast Stroke)
Sarah McNeill (Affairs In A Tent/Events On A Hotel Terrace)
Jill Perryman (Death Of A Salesman)
Karen Roberts (Skin Tight)

Winner: Jill Perryman




BEST ACTOR – MALE

Luke Hewitt (Tough Love)
Geoff Kelso (Shadow Of The Eagle)
Michael Loney (Irish Stew)
Sam Longley (Stones).
Dan Luxton (McBeth)
Craig Williams (Stones)

Winner: Geoff Kelso



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Same info sorted by production:


AFFAIRS IN A TENT/EVENTS ON A HOTEL TERRACE
best director finalist (Marcelle Schmitz)
best actor:female finalist (Sarah McNeil)

BLOOD RELATIONS
best director finalist (Monica Main)

BREAST STROKE
best actor:female finalist (Jenny Davis)

COPENHAGEN
best actor:female finalist (Rosemary Barr)

COX FOUR
best new play finalist (Robert Jeffreys)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN
best production finalist
WINNER BEST ACTOR:FEMALE (Jill Perryman)

GLENN
WINNER BEST NEWCOMER (Roderick Cairns)

IRISH STEW
best actor:male finalist (Michael Loney)

LAST CAB TO DARWIN
JOINT WINNER BEST NEW PLAY (Reg Cribb)
best production finalist

McBETH
best newcomer finalist (Michael McCall)
best actor:male finalist (Dan Luxton)

SHADOW OF THE EAGLE
JOINT WINNER BEST NEW PLAY (George Blazevic/Ingle Knight)
best production finalist
WINNER BEST ACTOR:MALE (Geoff Kelso)

SKIN TIGHT
best newcomer finalist (Karen Roberts)
WINNER BEST PRODUCTION
WINNER BEST DIRECTOR (Alan Becher)
best actor female finalist (Karen Roberts)

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
best director finalist (John Milson)

THE BALD PRIMA DONNA
best newcomer finalist (Matthew Lutton)

THE DRAWER BOY
best production finalist
best director finalist (Andrew Ross)

THE STONES
best actor:male finalist (Sam Longley)
best actor:male finalist (Craig Williams)

TOUGH LOVE
best actor:male finalist (Luke Hewitt)

WE ARE FAMILY
best new play finalist (Francis D. Italiano/Sarah Wilkinson)

X-STACEY
best newcomer finalist (Illana OÂ’Halloran)






Special (unofficial) mention ought to go to James Sollis for best & most entertaining speech, accepting on behalf of Roderick Cairns...!

Cheers
crgwllms

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