December 11, 2018

DUNEDIN THEATRE AWARDS 2018 – the winners

The 9th Annual Dunedin Theatre Awards were presented last night at Hanover Hall. The ceremony was kept humming along by MC Barry Dorking, and Awards were presented by theatre’s Living Taonga, Louise Petherbridge, OSM.

[Full list of nominations]

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Martyn Roberts:   Dark Matter 

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Shayne P Carter:   An Iliad 

OUTSTANDING SCENO DESIGN (SET/COSTUME/AV)
Rochelle Brophy:   Elemental – (Costumes)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE (3 Awarded)
Helen Fearnley:   Blood of the Lamb – ‘Henry Higginson’
Michael Hurst:   An Iliad – ‘The Poet’
Sara Georgie:   Eloise in the Middle – ‘Eloise’ and ‘Karen’

OUTSTANDING SCRIPT/NARRATIVE
Emily Duncan:   Eloise in the Middle 

OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION 
Hudson & Halls LIVE!:   Silo Theatre 

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PRODUCTION 
Mental Notes:   Suitcase Theatre 

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE (2 Awarded)
Cast of Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense 
Cast of 4 Note Opera 

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Orion Carey-Clark:   The Lieutenant of Inishmore 

PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
An Iliad:   Fortune Theatre 

COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Arcade Theatre Company

EMERGING TALENT (2 Awarded)
Josephine Chan
Josephine Devereaux

SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS 

Most Spectacular Event

Elemental:   Brophy Aerials 

Outstanding Public Programme
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum 

Outstanding Contribution to Dunedin Theatre (2 Awarded)
Brian Beresford 
Maryanne Wright-Smyth 

Outstanding WW1 Community Commemoration
Homecoming:   TheatreWorks & UOTheatre Studies
Mārama Tōnu
Hāhakaranga:   Ake Ake Theatre Company

Special Innovation
‘Winter Shorts Series’:   Globe Theatre         

SPECIAL MENTIONS FABULOUS MOMENTS 

Special Achievement
Taieri Dramatic Society:   ‘70th Anniversary Year’ 

Commendabe Fortitude
Little Scorpion Productions:   Hamlet 

Commendable Achievement
Prospect Park Productions Dark Dunedin:   Heaven Looks On

Special Performance Achievement
Harrison Diver:   Homecoming  

FABULOUS MOMENTS
Best Sauce Fight:   Attila the Hun
Losing his Bells on stage:   Brooke Bray
Best Fish Impersonation:   Simon O’Connor
Most Gruesome Feast:   Frankensplurta 
Best Bat Impersonation:   Laith Bayan