New People’s Choice Award coming as Wall of Faves 2021 announced

A new People’s Choice Award will be launched in 2022, as part of Theatre Haus’ Wall of Faves spotlight.

The announcement comes as Theatre Haus announced its Wall of Faves selections for 2021, recognising over 140 theatre groups across Southeast Queensland and beyond. 

This annual awards tradition highlights the team’s favourite performances throughout community, independent and professional sectors. Established in 2019, after the launch of Theatre Haus, Wall of Faves celebrates a selection of talent across the performing arts industry with nods to local, national and international producers, performers, artists and creatives.

With over 16 categories being recognised, including Favourite New Work or Script, Favourite Lighting or Sound Design and Favourite Performances by Leading and Supporting Performers, in 2022 a new People’s Choice Award will take centre stage. While details are yet to be completely announced, this separate award will ask the public for their input in selecting the list of nominees for the new category. It will call on anonymous selection, and tally the highest achieving productions for the final selection. 

Wall of Faves is announced every year on 30 December, and ahead of the next year of shows. 

Read the full list of our 2021 Wall of Faves below.
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Wall of Faves 2021

Fave Live Event

• ‘Titanic! The Movie, The Play’ – Act React
• ‘The 39 Steps’ – Introspect Theatre Company
• ‘Taming of the Shrew’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Return to the Dirt’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Triple X’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Roanoke’ – Excalibur Theatre Company
• ‘Come From Away’ – Newtheatricals
• ‘Grease’ – Queensland Conservatorium and QPAC

Fave Performance in a Lead Role

• Glace Chase as Dexie (in ‘Triple X’, Queensland Theatre)
• Nathan Chant as Bernadette (in ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’, Toowoomba Choral Society)
• Garret Lyon as Asaka (in ‘Once On This Island’, Altitude Theatre)
• Sam Foster as Unnamed Patient (in ‘Locked In, Shock Therapy Productions)
• Sam Foster as Cole (in ‘Horizon’, Playlab Theatre and Brisbane Powerhouse)
• Sandra Harman as Paulina (in ‘Death and the Maiden’, Ad Astra)
• Torin Rhys as John Bender (in ‘The Breakfast Club’, Moreton Bay Theatre Company)
• Anna McGahan as Katherina (in ‘Taming of the Shrew’, Queensland Theatre)
• Jayde Westaby as Donna (in ‘Mamma Mia!, Matt Ward Entertainment)

Fave Performance in a Support Role

• Nadia Komazec as Holly (in ‘The Wedding Singer’, David Venn Enterprises)
• Chloe Zuel as Eliza Hamilton (in ‘Hamilton’, Michael Cassel Group)
• Eleanor Grieve as Vi Moore (‘in Footloose’, Brisbane Academy of Musical Theatre)
• Kyle McCallion as Oliver Rivers (in ‘PUFFS’, Brisbane Arts Theatre)
• Luisa Prossers as 3 and Others (in ‘Conviction’, The Hive Collective and Metro Arts)
• Beth Martin as Jinx (in ‘The Savannah Sipping Society’, Ipswich Little Theatre)
• Roxanne McDonald as Mrs Soames and Others (in ‘Our Town’, Queensland Theatre)
• Colin Smith as Dr Gibbs (in ‘Our Town’, Queensland Theatre)
• Daniel Erbacher as Kenickie (in ‘Grease’, Queensland Conservatorium and QPAC)

Fave Performance in or by an Ensemble

• Entire Ensemble in ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ – Global Creatures
• Entire Ensemble in ‘Frozen’ – Disney Theatrical Productions
• Entire Ensemble in ‘Once On This Island’ – Altitude Theatre
• Entire Ensemble in ‘The 39 Steps’ – Ipswich Little Theatre
• Entire Ensemble in ‘Jasper in Deadland’ – Phoenix Ensemble
• Hannah Flannery in ‘PUFFS’ – Brisbane Arts Theatre
• Ngoc Phan in ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ – Queensland Theatre
• Rory Impelizzeri in ‘Jersey Boys’ // Spotlight Theatrical Company
• Ela Bartilimo in ‘Collision’ – Metro Arts

Fave Set Design

• ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ – Global Creatures
• ‘Animal Farm’ – shake & stir theatre co
• ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ – Ipswich Musical Theatre
• ‘Taming of the Shrew’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘White Pearl’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘The Revolutionists’ – The Curators
• ‘Some of My Best Friends are Women’ – Javeenbah Theatre Company
• ‘Away’ – La Boite Theatre Company
• ‘Horizon’ – Playlab Theatre

Fave Costume Design

• ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ – Global Creatures
• ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ – Toowoomba Choral Society
• ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ – Ipswich Musical Theatre
• ‘PUFFS’ – Brisbane Arts Theatre
• ‘The Revolutionists’ – The Curators
• ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ – Spotlight Theatrical Company
• ‘The Wedding Singer’ – David Venn Enterprises
• ‘The Producers’ – Altitude Theatre
• ‘Cinderella’ – Phoenix Ensemble

Fave Lighting Design

• ‘The Wedding Singer’ – David Venn Enterprises
• ‘West Side Story’ – Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and QPAC
• ‘PUFFS’ – Brisbane Arts Theatre
• ‘Horizon’ – Playlab Theatre
• ‘The 39 Steps’ – Ipswich Little Theatre
• ‘Away’ – La Boite Theatre Company
• ‘Our Town’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ – Lynch & Paterson

Fave Sound Design

• ‘Triple X’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Hamilton’ – Michael Cassel Group
• ‘The Creatures of Prometheus’ – Lynch & Paterson
• ‘Locked In’ – Shock Therapy Productions’
• ‘Conviction’ – The Hive Collective and Metro Arts
• ‘Two Man Tarantino’ – More Than Magic and Brisbane Powerhouse
• ‘Animal Farm’ – shake & stir theatre co
• ‘Caesar’ – La Boite Theatre Company
• ‘Horizon’ – Playlab Theatre

Fave New Script or Work

• ‘Naked & Screaming’ by Mark Rogers – La Boite Theatre Company
• ‘Forgery’ by Alisdair Macindoe – Australasian Dance Collective
• ‘Collision’ by Casus Circus – Metro Arts
• ‘Failure to Launch’ by Liam Lowth – THAT Production Company
• ‘Return to the Dirt’ by Steve Pirie – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ by Tim McGarry – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Triple X’ by Glace Chase – Queensland Theatre

Fave Direction

• Paige Rattray (‘Triple X’, Queensland Theatre)
• Damien Ryan (‘Taming of the Shrew’, Queensland Theatre)
• Lee Lewis (‘Prima Facie’, Queensland Theatre)
• Daniel Evans (‘Away’, La Boite Theatre Company)
• Sanja Simic (‘Naked & Screaming’, La Boite Theatre Company)
• Sanja Simic (‘Caesar’, La Boite Theatre Company)
• Shane Mallory (‘The 39 Steps’, Ipswich Little Theatre)
• Bree Langridge (‘Once On This Island’, Altitude Theatre)
• Michael Beh (‘This Wide Night’, A Moveable Theatre)

Fave Choreography

• Joey McKneely (‘West Side Story’, Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and QPAC)
• Tyrel Dulvarie (‘First Nations: Walking in Two Worlds’, Brisbane Festival and Screen Queensland)
• Sonya Tayeh (‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’, Global Creatures)
• Michael Ralph (‘The Wedding Singer’, David Venn Enterprises)
• Alisdair Macindoe (‘Forgery’, Australasian Dance Collective)
• Julianne Burke (‘Beauty and the Beast’, Queensland Musical Theatre)
• Peter Wood (‘tick, tick… Boom!’, THAT Production Company)
• Che Pritchard (‘Collision’, Metro Arts)

Fave Musical or Vocal Direction

• Justin Levine (‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’, Global Creatures)
• Laura Tipoki (‘Hamilton’, Michael Cassel Group)
• Dennett Hudson (‘The Best of Broadway’, Quidpro Co)
• Samantha Paterson (‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, Lynch & Paterson)
• Lucas D. Lynch (‘The Creatures of Prometheus’, Lynch & Paterson)
• Hayley Marsh (‘Jasper in Deadland’, Phoenix Ensemble)
• Heidi Loveland (‘Grease’, Queensland Conservatorium and QPAC)

Special Mentions

• Joel Bray (‘Considerable Sexual Licence’, Darebin Arts Speakeasy)
• Grace Lillian Lee (‘First Nations: Walking in Two Worlds’, Brisbane Festival and Screen Queensland)
• Entire Company of ‘Footloose’ by Brisbane Academy of Musical Theatre
• Entire Company of ‘Celtic Revolution’ by Watkins Academy of Irish Dance
• The Intimacy and Honesty of ‘Sex, Lies and Betrayal’ by JTM Productions
• Derito De Costa (‘Metamorphoses’, Gold Coast Little Theatre)
• For Showcasing Great Local Talent – ‘Brisbaret’, Sophie Banister and Thien Pham
• Ashley Coyte and Michael Petrie (‘The 39 Steps’, Introspect Theatre Company)

Fave Overall Community Production

• ‘Jasper in Deadland’ – Phoenix Ensemble
• ‘Avenue Q’ – Shoebox Theatre Company
• ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ – Toowoomba Choral Society
• ‘Kitchen Diva’ – MATES Theatre Genesis
• ‘The 39 Steps’ – Ipswich Little Theatre
• ‘Jersey Boys’ – Spotlight Theatrical Company
• ‘An Ideal Husband’ – Villanova Players
• ‘Footloose’ – Brisbane Academy of Musical Theatre

Fave Overall Independent Production

• ‘Seance’ – Darkfield Australia and Realscape Productions
• ‘The Creatures of Prometheus’ – Lynch & Paterson
• ‘Once On This Island’ – Altitude Theatre
• ‘Death and the Maiden’ – Ad Astra
• ‘Two Man Tarantino’ – More Than Magic and Brisbane Powerhouse
• ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble
• ‘Collision’ – Metro Arts
• ‘PUFFS’ – Brisbane Arts Theatre
• ‘The 39 Steps’ – Introspect Theatre Company

Fave Overall Professional Production

• ‘Locked In’ – Shock Therapy Productions
• ‘Hamilton’ – Michael Cassel Group
• ‘Triple X’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Taming of the Shrew’ – Queensland Theatre
• ‘Come From Away’ – Newtheatricals
• ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ – Queensland Theatre and Brisbane Festival
• ‘Grease’ – Queensland Conservatorium and QPAC
• ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ – Global Creatures

To view our full announcement, head to our Facebook page or Instagram. Alternatively, view our 2020 Wall of Faves.