The 34th Annual Robert Finley Award Results

Musicals

Top Five Musicals (In No Particular Order)

Hot Mikado — Wanneroo Repertory

The Mystery of Edwin Drood — Roleystone Theatre

Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Bare — Playlovers

Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six — University Dramatic Society

The Mary Webb Award for Best Director of a Musical

Alex McLennan for Hot Mikado — Wanneroo Repertory

Ryan Taffe for Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Paul Treasure for Sound of Music — Roleystone Theatre

Kristen Twynam-Perkins for Bare — Playlovers

David Gregory for Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six — University Dramatic Society

Priscilla Buscher for The Mystery of Edwin Drood — Roleystone Theatre

Best Musical Director

John McPherson for Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six — University Dramatic Society

Craig Dalton for Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Priscilla Busher for Sound of Music ­— Roleystone Theatre

Jacob Latter for Godspell — Garrick Theatre

Tim How for Chorus Line — Melville Theatre Company

Sarah Cosstick for Cabaret — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Jacob Latter and Andrew Dobosz for Bare — Playlovers

Best Choreographer

Jess Dunn for Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six — University Dramatic Society

Kristen Twynam-Perkins and Tamara Woolrych for Bare — Playlovers

Hilary Reading  and Jason Kuhne for Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Rebecca Money for Peter Pan — Darlington Theatre Players

Jo Asperios and Lisa Van Oyen for Pirates of Penzance — Stage Left

Kirsten Twynam-Perkins for Cabaret — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Jessica Caley for Suessical — Murray Music and Drama Club

Best Musical Theatre Performer

Leo Dounsborough in The Mystery of Edwin Drood — Roleystone Theatre

Tyler Jones in Cabaret — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Rhoda Lopez in Bare — Playlovers

Holly James Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Gemma Sharpe in Bare — Playlovers

Shelley McGinn in Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Manuao Te Aaotonga in A Chorus Line — Melville Theatre Company

Tyler Jones in Bare — Playlovers

Lindsey Oelsnik in Cabaret — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Best Costumes

The Venetian Twins — Old Mill Theatre

Seussical — Murray Music and Drama

Wuthering Heights — Harbour Theatre

Peter Pan — Darlington Theatre Players

The Importance of Being Earnest — Wanneroo Repertory

Gaslight — Old Mill Theatre

The Sound of Music — Roleystone Theatre

Pirates of Penzance — Stage Left Theatre

A Laughing Matter — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Best Set

Suddenly at Home — Melville Theatre

Sum of Us — Old Mill Theatre

Wuthering Heights — Harbour Theatre

Small Poppies — Playlovers

Jakes Women — Old Mill Theatre

Gaslight — Old Mill Theatre

Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

How About That? — Garrick Theatre

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance

Michael Abercrombie in Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six — University Dramatic Society

Jono Hopkins in Alice in Wonderland — Stirling Players

Chris Bedding in Amigos — Garrick Theatre

Graham Sharpe in Amigos — Garrick Theatre

Third-placed Musical

Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six — University Dramatic Society

Second-placed Musical

Fame — Wanneroo Repertory

Robert Finley Award for Best Musical

Bare — Playlovers

Plays

Top Ten Plays (In No Particular Order)

Jake’s Women — Old Mill Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Venetian Twins — Old Mill Theatre

Butterflies are Free — Darlington Theatre Players

Deckchairs — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Wuthering Heights — Harbour Theatre

The Sum of Us – Old Mill Theatre

This is Our Youth — Blak Yak

Dangerous Obsession — Old Mill Theatre

How the Other Half Loves — Harbour Theatre

Best Director of a Play

Teresa Felvus in Deckchairs — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Pat Barton in How the Other Half Loves — Harbour Theatre

Gail Palmer in Butterflies are Free — Darlington Theatre Players

Hal Davies in Dangerous Obsession — Old Mill Theatre

Danni Ashton and Phil Barnett in The Sum of Us — Old Mill Theatre

Andrew Warwick in Intimate Exchanges — Kalamunda Amateur Dramatic Society

Stephen Lee in Much Ado About Nothing — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Nick Donald in Deus Ex Quanta — Blak Yak

Sally Barendese in Gaslight — Old Mill Theatre

Scott Northover in This is Our Youth — Blak Yak

Sue Lynch in A Laughing Matter — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Best Actor in a Play

Alex Jones in This is Our Youth — Blak Yak Theatre

Dan Mitton in Butterflies Are Free — Darlington Theatre Players

Mark Blades in Dangerous Obssession — Old Mill Theatre

Travis Vladitch in Wuthering Heights — Harbour Theatre

David Gregory in Much Ado About Nothing — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Alan Kennedy in Sum of Us — Old Mill Theatre

Neil Cartmell in Intimate Exchanges — Kalamunda Amateur Dramatic Society

Theo Messenger in Venetian Twins — Old Mill Theatre

Alex Jones in Deus Ex Quanta — Blak Yak Theatre

Matt Sheehey in This is Our Youth — Blak Yak Theatre

Best Actress in a Play

Kristen Berry in Deus Ex Quanta — Blak Yak Theatre

Joan Scafe in 3 Tall Women — Melville Theatre Company

Sue Hicks in Deckchairs — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Julia Dalby in Much Ado About Nothing — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Katy Mitton in Butterflies are Free — Darlington Theatre Players

Zalia Joi in Dangerous Obssession — Old Mill Theatre

Megan Kelly in Fatal Attraction — Wanneroo Repertory

Dale James in The Stillborn Lover — Garrick Theatre

Mia Martin in Gaslight — Old Mill Theatre

Irma McCullen in Amigos — Garrick Theatre

Best Other Than Lead - Male

Phil Barnett in The Sum of Us — Old Mill Theatre

Robert Whyte in How the Other Half Loves — Harbour Theatre

Shaun Griffin in What Are Little Girls Made Of? — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Ray Egan in How About That? — Garrick Theatre

Chris Bedding in Amigos — Garrick Theatre

Grant Watson in A Laughing Matter — The Graduate Dramatic Society

Best Other Than Lead - Female

Barbara Reynolds in Amy's View — Kalamunda Amateur Dramatic Society

Sue Lynch in Wuthering Heights — Harbour Theatre

Jacqui Warner in Butterflies are Free — Darlington Theatre Players

Susannah Devenish in How the Other Half Loves — Harbour Theatre

Jenny Palmer in This is Our Youth — Blak Yak

Emma Shaw in The Importance of Being Earnest — Waneroo Repertory

Third-placed Play

Butterflies are Free — Darlington Theatre Players

Second-placed Play

The Sum of Us — Old Mill Theatre

Robert Finley Award for Best Play

Deckchairs — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

Special Awards

Adjudicators

The Shiela Buchanan Achievement Award

For innovation and creation of concept — Stage Left Theatre Troupe

Elizabeth Crewes Award for Front-of-House

Old Mill Theatre

ITA

ITA Hall of Fame

David Goodall

Adjudication Certificates

For coping with a difficult script, Judith Lauhehr in What Are Little Girls Made Of — Kwinana Theatre Workshop

For comic timing, Susannah Devenish and Robert Whyte in How the Other Half Loves — Harbour Theatre

For impressive and balletic sock removal skills, Gordon Park in Bedfull of Foreigners — Wanneroo Repertory

For make up, Bobby Chapman, Malita Morrison, Judy Sarcia for Edwin Drood — Roleystone Theatre

For best staged accident, Matt Sheehey in This is Our Youth — Blak Yak

For most energetic villain performance in a pantomime, Graham Miles for Aladdin — Kalamunda Amateur Dramatic Society

For most impressive prop on stage this year the Jolly Roger, Peter Pan — Darlington Theatre Players

For practical lighting coordination, John Spurling for Gaslight — Old Mill Theatre

For atmospheric lighting, John Woolrych for Bare — Playlovers

For sound coordination, Dan Mitton and Norm Kirton for Peter Pan — Darlington Theatre Players

For most sensitive and moving characterisation, Chris Bedding in Amigos — Garrick Theatre

For perfectly timed comedy, the cast of How About That — Garrick Theatre