The 27th Annual Robert Finley Award Results
Held on Sunday 16th December 2001 at the Bridge Theatre in Northbridge. For the performance year of 2001. There were performances of excerpts from Les Miserables — Rockingham Theatre, Amadeus — Blak Yak, Little Shop of Horrors — Garrick Theatre, Dinkum Assorted — Stirling Players, Secret Bridesmaids Business — KADS, Shirley Valentine — Stirling Players, Memory of Water — Old Mill Theatre.
Where nominees are listed, the winners are marked in bold.
Second-placed Musical
Les Miserables — Rockingham Theatre
Robert Finley Award for Best Musical
Chicago – A Musical Vaudeville — Act One Scene One
Top Six Plays (In Order)
An Ideal Husband — Roleystone Theatre
Emerald City — Melville Theatre Company
Amadeus — Blak Yak
Secret Bridesmaids Business — KADS
It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To — Northam Theatre
Someone to Watch Over Me — Garrick Theatre
Third-placed Play
Amadeus — Blak Yak
Second-placed Play
Emerald City — Melville Theatre Company
Robert Finley Award for Best Play
An Ideal Husband — Roleystone Theatre
The Shiela Buchanan Encouragement Award
Stirling Players
Adjudication Certificates
For outstanding musical talent, Closer Than Ever — Playlovers
For ingenuity and innovation of set and properties, Man from La Mancha — Old Mill Theatre
For excellence in costumes and make up, Pirates of Penzance — Albany Light Opera and Theatre Company
For professionalism of young cast members, Wizard of Oz — Kwinana Theatre Workshop
For execution of choreography, Chicago — Act One Scene One
For overall presentation, Amadeus — Blak Yak
For excellence in script interpretation, Let’s Kill Agatha Christie — Garrick Theatre
For staging and costumes, Oedipus — Playlovers
For excellence in ensemble work, It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To — Northam Theatre
For excellence in ensemble work, Secret Bridesmaids Business — KADS
For best set design, Little Voice — Playlovers
For authenticy in properties, Look Back in Anger — KADS
For costuming and hair styling, An Ideal Husband — Roleystone Theatre
For atmosphere and attainment, Someone to Watch Over Me — Garrick Theatre
For presentation of Australian theatrical heritage — Melville Theatre Company