Melbourne performing arts awards
Green Room Awards Awarded for Excellence inCabaret dance drama fringe theatre musical theatre opera Location Melbourne , AustraliaPresented by Green Room Awards Association Established 1982 Website www
TheGreen Room Awards are Australian peer awards which recognise excellence incabaret , dance, theatre companies, independent theatre,musical theatre , contemporary and experimental performance, andopera . The awards, which were established in 1982, are based inMelbourne ,Victoria .
The Green Room Awards were established in 1982 by a group of theatre people, with the inaugural awards ceremony held in 1983.[ 1] Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards Association.[citation needed
The Association's 40th awards ceremony, took place at Melbourne'sCapitol Theatre to a sell-out audience on 29 May 2023.[citation needed
The Green Room Awards Association is composed of members of Melbourne'sperforming arts community, including journalists, performers, writers, directors, choreographers, academics, theatre technicians and administrators.[citation needed It is based inMelbourne ,Victoria .[ 2] [ 3]
The Green Room Awards recognise excellence incabaret , dance, theatre companies, independent theatre, musical theatre, contemporary and experimental performance, and opera.[ 2]
Governance and people [ edit ] The current[when? patron of the association isLiz Jones .[citation needed Former patrons include Uncle [[Jack Charles].[citation needed
As at April 2023, the president of the association isAnton Berezin , vice president Dean Drieberg, secretary Weng Yi Wong and treasurer Emily Harvey.[citation needed
As of 2013, award categories include:[citation needed [needs update
[ edit ] Production Direction Female actor Male actor Ensemble Set/costume Lighting Sound/composition Writing/adaptation [ edit ] Production Direction Performers (2 awards) Ensemble Design Lighting design Sound/composition Writing Production Conductor Direction Principal female Principal male Supporting female Supporting male Design Concept and realisation Male dancer Female dancer Ensemble Design Sound and music Production Artiste Musical direction Writing Direction Alternative and hybrid performance [ edit ] Several named awards can be given:
Lifetime Achievement Awardmade to a person whose outstanding work has had a significant impact in Melbourne. Outstanding Technical Achievement Awardfor technical contributions behind the scenes. Best New Writing Awardfor an exceptional new script or production. Betty Pounder Award for Original Choreographyin memory of choreographer Betty Pounder whose work encompassed all dance genres and their inclusion in plays and opera, is given for choreographic work in any area.
Previous winners of the awards includeDale Ferguson ,David Hersey ,Stephen Baynes ,Greg Horsman ,Eddie Perfect ,Laurie Cadevida ,Stephen Daldry ,Genevieve Lemon ,Michael Dameski ,Julian Gavin , andSteve Mouzakis .[citation needed
Recipients of the Production award in each category include the following, with the year relating to the year of the award ceremony:
Independent theatre [ edit ] 1997:Verona (Magpie Theatre) 1998:Sunrise Boulevard (Rod Quantock presented by Token Productions) 1999:Who's Afraid of the Working Class (Melbourne Workers Theatre atTrades Hall ) 2000:The Terms and Grammar of Creation (Sue Gore & Bill Garner) 2001:A Large Attendance in the Antechamber (Brian Lipson/Wendy Lasica and Associates) 2002:My Brother the Fish (Dan Scollay) 2003:The Grand Feeling (Paradigm Productions) 2004:The Black Swan of Trespass 2005:The Candy Butchers ;The Eistedfodd 2006:The Laramie Project 2007:For Samuel Beckett (The Eleventh Hour Theatre) 2008:Holiday (Ranters Theatre) 2009: Oedipus, A Poetic Requiem (Inspired By Ted Hughes) (Liminal Theatre, Mary Sitarenos) 2010:Alice in Wonderland (Four Larks Theatre) 2011:Us (Grit Theatre / The Function Room) 2012:Save for Crying (doubletap /La Mama ) 2013:Persona (Fraught Outfit andTheatre Works ) 2014:The Sovereign Wife (Sisters Grimm/NEON)[ 7] 2015:The Trouble With Harry (MKA , Darebin Arts Speakeasy andMelbourne Festival )[ 8] 2016:SHIT (Dee &Cornelius as part of Neon Festival for Independent Theatre)[ 9] 2017:Blood on the Dance Floor (Ilbijerri Theatre Company and Jacob Boehme)[ 10] 2018:Song For A Weary Throat (Rawcus in association withTheatre Works )[ 11] 2019:Apokalypsis (The Substation in association withNext Wave )[ 12] 2020:Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play fortyfivedownstairs ) 2021:落叶归根 (Luò yè guīgēn) Getting Home (Cheryl Ho & Rachel Lee as part ofMelbourne Fringe )[ 16] 2022:Kerosene (Jack Dixon-Gunn in association withTheatre Works ) andThe Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven (Ben Anderson Presents in association with Theatre Works) [in-person];Juniper Wilde: Wilde Night In (The Social Validation Club as part ofMelbourne Fringe ) [digital] 2023:Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again (St. Martins in association withRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria ) andParadise Lost (Bloomshed in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy) 2024:Animal Farm (Bloomshed and Darebin Arts Speakeasy)[ 15] 1984:Song and Dance 1985:The Pirates of Penzance Victoria State Opera ) 1986:La Cage Aux Folles 1987:Guys and Dolls Adelaide Festival Centre Trust ) 1988:Cats Cameron Mackintosh and theReally Useful Company ) 1989:My Fair Lady Victoria State Opera ) 1990:Anything Goes Hayden Attractions , Victoria State Opera & Bill Armstrong) 1991:Les Miserables Cameron Mackintosh ) 1992:The Phantom of the Opera 1993:The King and I Victorian Arts Centre /Victoria State Opera/Gordon Frost /Adelaide Festival Centre Trust ) 1994:Hot Shoe Shuffle [ 5] 1995:West Side Story Victoria State Opera ,International Management Group )[ 6] 2000:The Boy From Oz Ben Gannon andRobert Fox ) 2001-2007: n/a 2008:Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical 2009:Billy Elliot The Musical 2010:Jersey Boys 2011:Mary Poppins 2012: n/a 2013:Chess The Production Company ) 2014: n/a 2015:Once [ 8] 2016:Strictly Ballroom [ 9] 2017:Matilda the Musical The Royal Shakespeare Company and Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Michael Watt)[ 10] 2018:Aladdin The Musical Disney Theatrical Productions )[ 11] 2019:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical [ 12] 2020:Come From Away 2021: n/a 2022:The Wedding Singer 2023:Moulin Rouge! The Musical Fun Home Melbourne Theatre Company ) 2024:Mary Poppins [ 15] Music theatre - independent [ edit ] 1984:Swan Lake (Myer Music Bowl) (Australian Ballet ) 1985:Equus (Australian Ballet) 1986: 1987:After Venice (Sydney Dance Company ) 1988:The Shining (Sydney Dance Company) 1989:Vast (Australian Bicentennial Authority) 1990:Onegin (The Australian Ballet ) 1991:The Leaves Are Falling (The Australian Ballet) 1992:Gemini (The Australian Ballet);No Strings Attached (DanceWorks ) 1993:Nutcracker (The Australian Ballet) 1994:Nuti / Kikimora (Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre ) 1995:Divergence (The Australian Ballet) 2002:Tivoli 2003:Swan Lake (The Australian Ballet);Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre ) 2019:Overture (Arts House and Jo Lloyd)[ 12] 2020:plenty serious Talk Talk (Vicki Van Hout in association with Arts House andYirramboi Festival ) 2021: n/a 2022:I am Maggie (Jonathan Homsey as part of Arts Centre Melbourne Take Over for Melbourne Fringe 2020) Contemporary and experimental performance [ edit ] Lifetime Achievement Award [ edit ] Recipients include (year added where found):[ 18]
^ "Theatre awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved21 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.^a b "36th Green Room Awards Winners have been announced!" . Green Room Awards. Retrieved24 November 2019 .^ Bennett, Sally (21 February 2012)."Malthouse Theatre cleans up nominations for Green Room Awards" .Herald Sun . Retrieved24 November 2019 . ^ "Green Room Awards - Archive" .^a b c "Green Room awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved18 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.^a b c "arts Gideon wins Green Room award" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved18 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.^a b c d "Full list of 2014 Green Room Award Recipients" .www.australianstage.com.au . Retrieved26 June 2021 .^a b c d e "Green Room Award Recipients 2015 | Stage Whispers" .www.stagewhispers.com.au . Retrieved26 June 2021 .^a b c d e "2015 Green Room Award Winners | News" .AussieTheatre.com . 21 March 2016. Retrieved26 June 2021 .^a b c d "Winners of the 34th Green Room Awards announced" .Limelight . Retrieved26 June 2021 .^a b c d e f "All the winners from Melbourne's 35th Annual Green Room Awards" .The AU Review . 10 April 2018. Retrieved26 June 2021 .^a b c d e f g "All the 36th Annual Green Room Award Winners | News" .AussieTheatre.com . 2 April 2019. Retrieved26 June 2021 .^ Miller, Nick (6 April 2020)."Camp Dogs run away with Melbourne's annual theatre awards" .The Age . Retrieved26 June 2021 . ^ "2022 Green Room Awards Recipients | Stage Whispers" .www.stagewhispers.com.au . Retrieved12 July 2022 .^a b c d e f Review, Arts (9 April 2024)."2024 Green Room Award Winners Announced" .Australian Arts Review . Retrieved13 April 2024 . ^a b Woodhead, Cameron (29 June 2021)."Melbourne's theatre awards night was an eccentric, apocalyptic trip" .The Age . Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ "Stars are honoured in Green Room awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved18 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.^a b "Arts & Entertainment" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Theatre awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Pamela Ruskin's Arts Roundabout" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Arts & Entertainment Victoria ready for Green Room awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Green Room Award winners" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Stars are honoured in Green Room awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "What's on A Guide to Arts — Second wind for the Melba" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "arts Gideon wins Green Room award" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Shows and artists honoured" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Winners of Green Room Awards" .The Australian Jewish News . Retrieved17 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
