2021 Faves

by Theatre Haus

Favourite Live Production

  • 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 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

Favourite 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

Favourite 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

Favourite 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

Favourite 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

Favourite 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

Favourite 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
 

Favourite 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

Favourite 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)

Favourite Performance in a Supporting 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)

Favourite Performance in or by an Ensemble

  • ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ – Global Creatures
  • ‘Frozen’ – Disney Theatrical Productions
  • ‘Once On This Island’ – Altitude Theatre
  • ‘The 39 Steps’ – Ipswich Little Theatre
  • ‘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

Favourite 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)

Favourite 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)

Favourite 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)

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)
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