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Madeleine Jones and Tom Parsons both won best actor awards for their roles in the musical “Once”. Picture: Eugene Hyland Source: News Corp Australia
THE Melbourne Theatre Company has dominated this year’s Green Room Awards, announced http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 1/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun tonight, but in an unexpected category.
Instead of cleaning up the awards for theatre — where it was virtually snubbed — the company won eight awards in the musical category for its coproduction of Once with John Frost, including best production, director and male and female leads.
The MTC, which also won a dance award for its coproduction with Chunky Move, tied with Opera Australia to be the two most successful companies with 10 gongs each.
But our flagship theatre company came a distant fourth in the theatre category — behind the Malthouse Theatre, Bell Shakespeare and Red Stitch Actors Theatre — picking up only one award for sound design.
It’s highly touted Neon Festival of Independent Theatre also managed only one award in the independent theatre category.
Opera Australia’s “Eugene Onegin” won seven awards, including female lead for Nicole Car. Source: Supplied
Last year marked a change of direction for the MTC as it invested more heavily in popular co productions, such as Once and the world premiere of The Speechmaker with the Working Dog team. Both were boxoffice winners.
The recipients of this year’s 62 Green Room Awards, announced at the Comedy Theatre, were recognised for outstanding work in performing arts seen on Melbourne stages.
Bell Shakespeare won the coveted award for best theatre production for Henry V; best actor went to Andre de Vanny for Red Stitch’s Glory Dazed, and best female actor went to Melita Jurisic for Malthouse Theatre’s Night on Bald Mountain.
Opera Australia dominated its category, winning seven awards including best production, director, conductor and female lead for Eugene Onegin. It also picked up three musical awards for The King and I, another coproduction with John Frost.
But OA didn’t scoop the pool entirely. The Malthouse Theatre will be jubilant after winning two opera awards for its coproduction of The Riders with Victorian Opera, a stage adaptation of Tim Winton’s http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 2/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun novel.
Best production went to Bell Shakespeare’s “Henry V”. Source: Supplied
In the dance category, the Australian Ballet went home emptyhanded, Chunky Move picked up three awards, and Bangarra Dance Theatre earned two.
The popular and hotly contested cabaret category produced six different winners for six awards, including best artist Geraldine Quinn.
The 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award went to Nance Grant, for her outstanding contribution to opera as a singer and teacher.
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s “Patyegarang” won two awards. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 3/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun Source: Supplied
GREEN ROOM AWARD WINNERS 2015
CABARET
Production Eurosmash Die Roten Punkte
Artist Geraldine Quinn All Out Of Pride & MDMA: Modern Day Maiden Aunt
Writing Ash Flanders Special Victim
Musical Direction Jane Patterson Ginger & Tonic’s Desperate & Dateless
Original Songs Andrew Strano and Loclan MackenzieSpencer Nailed It!
Outstanding Contribution to Cabaret Ali McGregor Ali McGregor’s Late Nite Variety Nite Night
CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Outstanding Work by an Emerging Artist Fluvial Matthias Schack Arnott Next Wave Festival, Speak Percussion
Outstanding Contemporary Circus A Simple Space Gravity and Other Myths Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy
Curatorial Contribution to Contemporary Performance Going Nowhere, Arts House
Outstanding Contemporary and Experimental Performance Reach Out Touch Faith Sarah Rodigari in collaboration with Joshua Sofaer Going Nowhere, Arts House
Geoffrey Milne Memorial Award Margaret Cameron
DANCE
Shirley McKechnie Award for Choreography Shaun Parker Am I http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 4/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun Shaun Parker & Company
Concept and Realisation Lilian Steiner Noise Quartet Meditation Lilian Steiner
AND
James Batchelor Island James Batchelor
Ensemble Cast of Patyegarang Bangarra Dance Theatre
Female Dancer Lauren Langlois Complexity of Belonging Melbourne Theatre Company and Chunky Move
Male Dancer Waangenga Blanco Patyegarang Bangarra Dance Theatre
Music, Sound Design and Performance Alisdair Macindoe Princess Benjamin Hancock/Chunky Move
Visual Design Jack Hancock (costume) and Bosco Shaw (lighting) Princess Benjamin Hancock/Chunky Move
INDEPENDENT THEATRE
Production The Trouble With Harry MKA, Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy, Melbourne Festival
Costume Design Chloe Greaves Body of Work
Director Alyson Campbell The Trouble With Harry MKA, Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy, Melbourne Festival
Ensemble Cast of I Heart John McEnroe Clare Watson, Uninvited Guests, Theatre Works
Female Performer http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 5/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun Maria Mercedes Master Class Left Bauer Productions, fortyfivedownstairs
Male Performer Angus Cerini Resplendence Angus Cerini/Doubletap, Neon Festival of Independent Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company
Lighting Design Lisa Mibus My Lovers’ Bones Brown Cab Productions, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne Festival
Sound Design and Composition Jesse Cox, Luke Mynott and Joff Bush Wael Zuaiter: Unknown Theatre Works, Next Wave Festival
Writing
Marcel Dorney Prehistoric Elbow Room Productions, Darebin Arts’ Speakeasy, Melbourne Fringe
MUSIC THEATRE
Actor In A Leading Role Hayden Tee Les Miserables Cameron Mackintosh
AND
Tom Parsons Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
Actress In A Leading Role Madeleine Jones Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
Actor In A Supporting Role Adrian Li Donni Pacific Overtures Watch This, Auspicious Projects, Theatre Works
Actress In A Supporting Role Yong Ying Woo The King And I John Frost, Opera Australia
Ensemble The cast of Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 6/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun Direction John Tiffany Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
Betty Pounder Award for Choreography Jerome Robbins and Susan Kikuchi The King And I John Frost, Opera Australia
Musical Direction
Martin Lowe and Kellie Dickerson Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
Sound Design Clive Goodwin Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
Costume and Set Design Roger Kirk (costume) and Brian Thomson (set) The King And I John Frost, Opera Australia
Lighting Design Natasha Katz Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
Production Once John Frost, Melbourne Theatre Company
OPERA
Direction Kasper Holten Eugene Onegin Opera Australia
Production Eugene Onegin Opera Australia
Conductor Guillaume Tourniaire Eugene Onegin Opera Australia
Female Lead Nicole Car Tatyana, Eugene Onegin Opera Australia
Female In A Supporting Role http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 7/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun Dominica Matthews Madame Larina, Eugene Onegin Opera Australia
Male Lead Barry Ryan Scully, The Riders Victorian Opera, Malthouse Theatre
Male In A Supporting Role Daniel Sumegi Sparafucile, Rigoletto Opera Australia
Design Mia Stensgaard (set), Katrina Lindsay (costume), Wolfgang Goebbel (lighting) Eugene Onegin Opera Australia
New Australian Opera The Riders Victorian Opera, Malthouse Theatre
THEATRE COMPANIES
Writing/Adaptation for the Australian Stage Roslyn Oades and Collaborators Hello, Goodbye and Happy Birthday Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Festival
Female Actor Melita Jurisic Miriam Sword, Night On Bald Mountain Malthouse Theatre
Male Actor Andre de Vanny Ray’, Glory Dazed Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Ensemble The Cast of Henry V Bell Shakespeare
Lighting Design Paul Jackson Body of Work
Audio Visual Design and Animation Matthew Gingold (audio visual design) and Matt Greenwood (animation) Calpurnia Descending Sisters Grimm, Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company
Set and Costume Design Dale Ferguson Night On Bald Mountain http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/melbourne-theatre-company-dominates-green-room-awards-but-not-for-theatre/story-fni0fcgk-1227312347021 8/10 4/30/2015 Melbourne Theatre Company dominates Green Room Awards — but not for theatre | Herald Sun Malthouse Theatre
Sound Design and Composition Pete Goodwin (The Sweats) Yellow Moon Melbourne Theatre Company
Direction Kirsten Von Bibra Grounded Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Production Henry V Bell Shakespeare
SPECIAL AWARDS
Outstanding Contribution to Choreographic Development Next Move Chunky Movie
Technical Achievement Award Maruska Blyszczak
Lifetime Achievement Award Nance Grant
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