The 26th Annual Robert Finley Award Results

Held on Sunday 17th December 2000 at The Bridge Theatre in Northbridge. For the performance year of 2000. This was the first year that the awards were called the Finley Awards. There were performances of excerpts from The Boyfriend — Darlington Theatre Players, Cabaret — Playlovers, Jack the Ripper — Old Mill Theatre, Abigail’s Party — KADS, One for the Road — Garrick Theatre, Too Far to Walk — Kwinana Theatre Workshop, Chicago — Act One, Scene One, and Habeas Corpus — Harbour Theatre.

Where nominees are listed, the winners are marked in bold.

Second-placed Musical

Assassins — Playlovers

Robert Finley Award for Best Musical

Cabaret — Playlovers

Third-placed Play

Butterflies are Free — Melville Theatre Company

Second-placed Play

Twelve Angry Men — Garrick Theatre

Robert Finley Award for Best Play

Too Far to Walk — Kwinana Theatre Worshop

The Shiela Buchanan Club Encouragement Award

Melville Theatre Company

Adjudication Certificates

For set design, The Boys — Garrick Theatre

For lighting design, Too Far to Walk — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

For props and set dressing, Come Blow Your Horn — Playlovers

For creation of atmosphere, Picasso at the Lapin Rouge — KADS

For direction of choreography, Twelve Angry Men — Garrick Theatre

For clarity of diction, Habeas Corpus — Harbour Theatre

For ensemble work, How the Other Half Loves — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

For excellence in set design, Jack the Ripper — Old Mill Theatre

For excellence and authenticity in costuming, Assassins and Cabaret — Playlovers

For ensemble and characterisation, Assassins — Playlovers

For choreography, Me and My Girl — Roleystone Theatre

For musical direction, Jack the Ripper — Old Mill Theatre

For original interpretation, Cabaret — Playlovers

For effective direction of talented youth, Peter Pan — Rockingham Theatre

For vibrant enthusiasm, Chicago — Act One Scene One