2009
Awards Saturday 12th December
Eltham Performing Arts Centre
Adjudicators:
Margaret Healy and Gail McGregor
CHAPTER
TWO Directed
by Kris Weber
Nominees:
GUMSHOE Directed by Gayle Poor & Lois Fleming
OFF THE HOOK Directed by Paula Armstrong
Mick
Poor
Jenny
Hamilton
Jessica
Fernando as 'Maude Proper', "Sir Jasper’s Revenge"
Glyn Wilson as 'Mrs Fletcher-Brewer', "Off the Hook"
Michelle
Tanner as 'Helen', "Ten Times Table"
Winner: Jessica Fernando as Maude Proper in
"Sir Jasper's Revenge"
NOMINATIONS
Iain Broster as Lawrence in "Ten Times Table"
Kevin
Maynes as Adam Lynne in "Sir Jasper’s
Revenge"
Ian Tweeddale as Fred in "Off the Hook"
Winner: Iain Broster as Lawrence in "Ten
Times Table"
NOMINATIONS
Jeanne Snider as Jennie in "Chapter Two"
Kellie Tweeddale as Nora in "Off the Hook"
Emma
Cox as Faye in "Chapter Two"
Winner: Jeanne Snider as Jennie in "Chapter
Two"
NOMINATIONS
Stephen Barber as Charlie Mullins in "Off
the Hook"
James Carlin as George in "Chapter Two"
Donal
Taylor as Leo in "Chapter Two"
Winner:
Stephen Barber as Charlie Mullins in "Off
the Hook"
NOMINATIONS
"Ten
Times Table" Mel de Bono – Set design
"Gumshoe",
Phil Holmes, Marc Currie, Mick Poor & Ivo Botev - Set
Realisation
"Sir
Jasper’s Revenge" - Campbell Black - Special
Effects
Winner: "Ten Times Table" Mel de Bono
– Set design
Jenny
Coco as Mrs Shipton
Brian Smith
as Sir Jasper
NOMINATIONS
Debbie Kidney as Carol in "Off the Hook"
Virginia Donnelly for Costume Design – "Gumshoe"
Llaaneath Poor for Stage Management in "Gumshoe"
Winner: Debbie Kidney as Carol in "Off
the Hook"
2008
Awards Saturday 13th December
Eltham Performing Arts Centre
Adjudicators:
Margaret Healy and Gail McGregor
Jack's
High
Absurd
Person Singular
Sheik,
Rattle 'n' Roll
The
Shoe-Horn Sonata
Deadwood
Dick
ABSURD
PERSON SINGULAR Directed
by Gareth Wilding Forbes
Phil
Holmes
Margaret
Rawlinson as Raeline in "Jack's High"
Peta Owen as Calamity Jane in "Deadwood Dick"
Jenny Coco as Pong Ping in "Deadwood Dick"
Winner: Peta Own as Calamity Jane in "Deadwood
Dick "
NOMINATIONS
Ron Finn as Macca in "Jack's High"
Nick Mitchell as Danny in "Jack's High"
Robert Rich as Wild Bill Hickok in "Deadwood
Dick "
Winner: Ron Finn as Macca in "Jack's
High "
NOMINATIONS
Susan Flint as Eva Jackson in "Absurd Person
Singular"
Pat Alcock as Sheila in "The Shoe-Horn Sonata"
Genevieve Ryan as Bridie in "The Shoe-Horn
Sonata"
Winner: Genevieve Ryan as Bridie in "The Shoe-Horn
Sonata"
NOMINATIONS
Derek Henry as Sidney Hopcroft in "Absurd
Person Singular"
Cameron South as Geoffrey Jackson in "Absurd
Person Singular"
Winner:
Derek Henry as Sidney Hopcroft in "Absurd
Person Singular"
NOMINATIONS
Llaaneath Poor, Gayle Poor & Lois Fleming. Stage
Management and use of stage and theatre space - ‘Sheik,
Rattle n Roll’
Phil Holmes & Marc Currie -‘Set design, construction
& execution’- Absurd Person Singular
Roderick Chappel, Phil Holmes, Marc Currie, Mick Poor &
Jim Wilson - Set design - Shoe Horn Sonata
Winner: Phil Holmes & Marc Currie -‘Set
design, construction & execution’ Absurd
Person Singular
Rebecca
Spoor as Lily Blossom
Adam
Noviello as Ned Harris
From left: Cameron South, Rachel Brak, Jane Menze, Joan Callum
& Jean Russell. Choreographed by Michelle Carr-Fiddes
2007
Awards Saturday 8th December
Eltham Performing Arts Centre
Adjudicators: Kris Weber
and Sharon Monaghan
Funny
Money
Sylvia
Pimpernel
Stepping
Out
Trapped
by a Treacherous Twin
SYLVIA Directed
by Tammie Kite
Marc Currie
Anne Myatt
NOMINATIONS
Margaret Rawlinson as Betty Johnson in "Funny
Money"
Michelle Tanner as Kate in "Sylvia"
Margaret Rawlinson as Vera in "Stepping Out"
Lynn Guihenneuc as Maxine in "Stepping Out"
Raine Dinale as Mrs Fraser in "Stepping Out"
Ciara McKenna as Tionette in Trapped by a Treacherous
Twin
Winner: Margaret Rawlinson as Vera in "Stepping
Out "
NOMINATIONS
Phil Holmes as Vic Johnson in "Funny Money"
Philip Shayer as Davenport in "Funny Money"
Ian Forsyth as Geoffrey in "Stepping Out"
Chris Cousens as Collingsworth in "Trapped by
a Treacherous Twin"
Winner: Chris Cousens as Collingsworth in "Trapped
by a Treacherous Twin"
NOMINATIONS
Lena Minto as Jean Perkins in "Funny Money"
Julie Downie as Dorothy in "Stepping Out"
Liz Van Spronsen as Sylvia in "Sylvia"
Brianna Packett as Miss Sadie Rose in "Trapped
by a Treacherous Twin"
Claire Pain as April in "Trapped by a Treacherous
Twin "
Winner: Liz Van Spronsen as Sylvia in "Sylvia"
NOMINATIONS
Derek Henry as Henry Perkins in "Funny Money"
Bob Caddy as Greg in "Sylvia"
Nick Fleming as Sir Andrew in "Pimperne"
Curt Farrell as Noel & Yule in "Trapped by
a Treacherous Twin"
Winner:
Curt Farrell as Noel & Yule in "Trapped by
a Treacherous Twin"
NOMINATIONS
Tammie Kite. Set Design. "Sylvia"
Graham Batcheler. Lighting Design. "Sylvia"
Mel DeBono. Music Sound effects concept. "Funny
Money"
Virginia Donnelly & Lyndal Connor. Costume Design.
"Pimpernel"
Gayle Poor. Set Design. "Pimpernel"
Bonnie Rothwell, Marilyn Pearce. Costumes. "Trapped
by a Treacherous Twin"
Bonnie Rothwell, Sue Mutavdzija,Giuliana Giardina, Marilyn Pearce.
Costumes. "Stepping Out"
Winner: Michelle Carr-Fiddes. Choreography.
Stepping Out
NOMINATIONS
Katya Gaiotto as Lady Marguerite Blakeney. "Pimpernel"
James Plant as Sir Percy Blakeney. "Pimpernel"
Anthony Poor as Emil. "Pimpernel"
Anthony Daoulas as Chauvelin. "Pimpernel"
Winner: Katya Gaiotto as Lady Marguerite Blakeney.
"Pimpernel"
Ciara McKenna as Tionette
Curt Farrell as Noel & Yule
SMILES
ALL AROUND....
Cameron,
Peter Kemp &
Paula
Armstrong & David McKinlay
Webmistress & Podcasting Gurus
Saturday 9th December
Eltham Performing Arts Centre
Laying
the Ghost
The
Best Laid Plans
How
the West Was Warped
And
Then There Were None
Dirty
Work at the Crossroads
Best
Production
Laying the Ghost
The Best Laid Plans
How the West Was Warped
And Then There Were None
Dirty Work at the Crossroads (Music Hall) Winner:- How the West Was Warped- directed by Gayle
Poor and Lois Fleming
Technical Excellence Nominations:
Graham Batcheler - Lighting Design/Operation for "How
the West Was Warped"
Rob Wanless - Sound Engineer for "How the West
Was Warped"
Lois Fleming - Choreography for "How the West
Was Warped"
Ben Forsyth - Sound Operation for "How the West
Was Warped"
Rob Wanless - Sound Engineer for "And Then There
Were None"
Graham Batcheler - Sound Operation for "And Then
There Were None"
Michelle Carr-Fiddes - Choreography for "Dirty
Work at the Crossroads" Winner: - A Tie
Bonnie Rothwell - Costume Design for "Dirty Work
at the Crossroads"
Virginia Donnelly - Costume Design for "How the
West Was Warped"
Best
Female Actor in a supporting role Nominations:
Janine Evans as Phoebe Kraxley in "The Best Laid
Plans" (also recieved a VDL Award nomination)
Sarah Klink as Miss Frost in "How the West Was Warped"
Alexandra Griffin as Annabelle in "How the West
Was Warped"
Kristie Molnar as Little Nell in "Dirty Work at
the Crossroads" Winner: Peta Owen as Gail Westbrook
in "The Best Laid Plans"
Best
Male Actor in a supporting role Nominations:
Bruce Carter as Hubert Parrett in The Best Laid Plans"
Ryan Griffin as The Hero in "How the West Was Warped"
Cameron South as William Blore in "And Then There
Were None"
Bob Caddy as Vincent in "The Best Laid Plans" Winner: Ralf Beever as Guy Parret in "The Best Laid
Plans"
Best
Female Actor Nominations:
Margaret Rawlinson as Frances Daniels in "The Best
Laid Plans"
Julie Downie as Vera Claythorne in "And Then There
Were None"
Llaaneath Poor as Miss Kitty in "How the West Was
Warped"
Cheryl Ballantine as Freda Deacon in "Laying the
Ghost"
Alexandra Freedman-Davies as Nellie Lovelace in "Dirty
Work at the Crossroads" Winner: Shirley Cattunar as Ada Westbrook in
"The Best Laid Plans"
(Also recieved a VDL Award nomination)
Best
Male Actor Nominations:
Philip Shayer as Phillip Lombard in "And Then There
Were None"
Travis Davies as Munro Murgatroyd in "Dirty Work
at the Crossroads"
Bruce Carter as Leo Buchanan in "Laying the Ghost" Winner: Jessy Hall as Bad Bart in "How the West Was
Warped"
Encouragement
Award Nominations:
Nick Fleming as Sheriff Star in "How the West Was Warped"
Jasmine Dare as Leonie Asterbilt in Dirty Work at the Crossroads
Luke Atchison as Anthony Marston in "And Then There Were
None" Winner: Ciara McKenna as Fleurette in "Dirty Work
at the Crossroads"
Life Time Membership Award
Mick & Gayle Poor
Rothwell Award
Callum Robertson & Campbell Black
Lumb Logie
Alexandra Freedman-Davies as Nellie Lovelace (The Heroine)
2005
AWARDS
Eltham
Little Theatre Awards
Saturday 10th December 2005
Adjudicators:
Peter Newling & Alexandra Almond
Best Production
The Ghost Train
See How They Run
The Dracula Spectacula
Travelling North
The Gypsy's Revenge (Music Hall) Winner:- See How They Run - directed by Shirley
Symons
Technical Excellence Nominations:
1. Graham Batcheler - Lighting Design & Sound Operation
- The Dracula Spectacula
2. Leigh Fiddes - Lighting Design & Operation - The
Dracula Spectacula
3. Ryan Griffin - Lighting Design & Operation - The
Dracula Spectacula
4. Campbell Black - Lighting Design & Operation -
The Dracula Spectacula
5. Gayle & Mick Poor - Set Design - The Dracula Spectacula
6. Rob Wanless - Sound Design - The Dracula Spectacula
Winner: - Bonnie Rothwell & Jocelyn Potenzi
- Costumes - The Dracula Spectacula
Best
Female Actor in a supporting role Nominations:
1. Cheryl Ballantine - Doris Hodgkin - The Ghost Train
2. Llaaneath Poor - Gretel - The Dracula Spectacula
3. Cathy Steventon - Joan - Travelling North
4. Katherine Rich - Julia Price - The Ghost Train Winner: - Peta Owen - Ida - See How
They Run
Best
Male Actor in a supporting role Nominations:
1. Trevor Clarke - Sargeant Towers - See How They Run
2. Sean Guzzi - The Intruder - See How They Run
3. Derek Henry - The Reverend Arthur Humphrey - See How
They Run
4. Alex Potts - Hans - The Dracula Spectacula Winner: Brian Longton - The Bishop of Lax
- See How They Run
Best
Female Actor Nominations:
1. Amy Wright - Penelope Toop - See How They Run
2. Becky Fleming - Nadia - The Dracula Spectacula
3. Peta Owen - Hortense Mudd - The Gypsy's Revenge
4. Lois Fleming - Elsie Winthrop - The Ghost Train Winner: Margaret Rawlinson - Frances
- Travelling North
Best
Male Actor Nominations:
1. Sean Guzzi - Dr Nick - The Dracula Spectacula
2. Bill Charles - Frank Brown - Travelling North
3. Bryan Richardson - Edward Fawcett-Strangely - The
Gypsy's Revenge
4. Les Ryan - Lionel Toop - See How They Run Winner: Keith Cattach - Dracula - The
Dracula Spectacula
Encouragement
Award
Jasmine Dare Life Time Membership Award
Pat McClintock Rothwell Award
Richard Sargentson Lumb Logie
Bryan Richardson Special Appreciation Award
Bonnie Rothwell
Her
Majesty's Theatre One Act Play Festival
20-21 August, 2005
Adjudicator - Julian Meyrick
1st
Place Production Garbage
Ararat Theatre Company
2nd
Place Production Three At A Table for Two
Ballarat National Theatre
3rd
Place Production Gloria's Angel
Angelfish Theatre
Best
Director Garbage - Ian Wright
Ararat Theatre Company
Best
Female Actor
Katrina Hill and Lesley Hale (Tied) Three At A Table for Two
Ballarat National Theatre
Best
Male Actor
Barry Curtis Garbage
Ararat Theatre Company
Best
Support Actor Female
Caitlyn Staples - Heroes
Wesley College
Adjudicator's
Award
The Hartwell Players - For original scripts for their three
entries written by members of the company
Youth
Drama Award Living With Lady Macbeth
Kick Performance Group
Best
Costumed Production A Florentine Tragedy
BOObook Theatre
Player
With Most Potential
Lara Welsh - A Property of the Clan
BOObook Theatre
16th
Anglesea One Act Play Festival
27-28 August, 2005
Adjudicator - Bruce Gladwyn
1st
Place Production Garbage
Ararat Theatre Company
2nd
Place Production Baby with the Bathwater
Anglesea Performing Arts
3rd
Place Production Avatar
Warrandyte Theatre Co.
Best
Female Actor
Pat Agyeman Caretakers
Cathouse Players
Best
Male Actor
Ivan Nevill (listed as Sam Jones) A Florentine Tragedy
BOObook Theatre
Best
Support Actor Female
Vicki Phillips Baby with the Bathwater
Anglesea Performing Arts
Best
Support Actor Male
Alan Barratt Last Bus to Obilivion
Cathouse Players
Encouragement
Award
Josh Mitchell - Travis Warrandyte Theatre Co
Best
Original Play
John Marshall Restorations
Best
Production Design Time Flies
Warrandyte Theatre Co
VDL
Award Most Promising Actor
Tony Njanja- A Million Monkeys
The Hartwell Players
Nominations:
Arrarat
Best
Supporting Actor - Simon Fenn
Best
New Talent – Sean Guzzi & Brooke Dillon
Anglesea:
Best Actor (Female) – Rhiannon Leach
Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Matt Tyrrell
Best Production – Red Hot in Amsterdam
2004
AWARDS
Plenty
Valley FM
"On Stage Award" Saturday 11th December 2004 Best Actress: Non-Professional
Cheryl Ballantine
for her performance as Edith in Equally Divided
Eltham
Little Theatre Awards
Saturday 11th December 2004
Technical
Excellence Nominations:
1. Equally Divided
2. Rockasocka
3. This Way up Winner: Rockasocka
Best
Female Actor in a supporting role Nominations:
1. Peta Owen - The Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate
2. Diane Deeming - Equally Divided
3. Kellie Raymond - This Way Up Winner: Kellie Raymond - This Way Up
Best
Male Actor in a supporting role Nominations:
1. Bryan Richardson - Present Laughter
2. Bill Seaman - The Furtive Fortunes Fickle of Fate
3. Sam Lee - This Way Up Winner: Bryan Richardson - Present Laughter
Best
Female Actor Nominations:
1. Llaaneath Poor - Rockasocka
2. Cheryl Ballantine - Equally Divided
3. Claire Zylstra - This Way Up Winner: Cheryl Ballantine - Equally Divided
Best
Male Actor Nominations:
1. Andy Larter - Rockasocka
2. David Dodd - Equally Divided
3. Bryan Richardson - This Way Up Winner: David Dodd - Equally Divided
Encouragement
Award Nominations:
1. Anthony Daoulas - Rockasocka
2. Belinda McIntyre - Present Laughter
3. Sean Guzzi - Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate Winner: Belinda McIntyre - Present Laughter
Best
Production Nominations:
1. This Way Up
2. Rockasocka
3. Equally Divided Winner: This Way Up
