The 29th Annual Robert Finley Award Results

Held on Saturday, January 10th 2004 at the Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre. For the performance year of December 2002 to November 2003. The presenters for the evening were Kerri Hilton and Troy Hall. There were performances of excerpts from Pageant — Playlovers, South Pacific — Darlington Theatre Players, Regards to Broadway — Roleystone Theatre, Wallflowering — KADS, A Chorus of Disapproval — Old Mill Theatre, Puss in Boots — Garrick Theatre, Psycho Beach Party — Blak Yak.

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

Second-placed Musical

South Pacific — Darlington Theatre Players

Robert Finley Award for Best Musical

Pageant — Playlovers

Top Twelve Plays (In No Particular Order)

Abelard and Heloise — Stirling Players

Barefoot in the Park — Darlington Theatre Players

Barmaids — KADS

Butterflies are Free — Old Mill Theatre

Getting Away with Murder — Northham Theatre

Human Traffic — Blak Yak

Morning Sacrifice — Garrick Theatre

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest — Blak Yak

Rumours — Playlovers

Sufficient Carbohydrate — Garrick Theatre

Shirley Valentine — Goldfields Repertory

Wallflowering — Darlington Theatre Players

Third-placed Play

Wallflowering — Darlington Theatre Players

Rumours — Playlovers

Second-placed Play

Shirley Valentine — Goldfields Repertory

Robert Finley Award for Best Play

Barmaids — Kalamunda Dramatic Society

The Shiela Buchanan Achievement Award

Goldfield Repertory Club

The Elizabeth Crewes Award for Front of House

Kalamunda Dramatic Society

Adjudication Certificates

For excellence in makeup, Puss in Boots — Garrick Theatre Club

For attention to detail in costumes, Pageant — Playlovers

For dedicated and commitment to their production, Pageant — Playlovers

For outstanding set design, Barefoot in the Park with George and South Pacific — Darlington Theatre Players

For the imaginative use of venues for their different productions — Blak Yak

For their total interactive theatre experience, Barmaids — KADS

For the creation of atmosphere, Getting Away With Murder — Northam Theatre

For design and construction of an extraordinary set, Noises Off — The Graduate Dramatic Society

For the design of the special effects, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight — Goldfields Repertory

For the realistic fight scene, Private Lives — Playlovers

For excellent diction, Butterflies are Free — Old Mill Theatre

For a cohesive production, The Taming of the Shrew — The Graduate Dramatic Society