The Robert Finley Awards
The 42nd Annual Robert Finley Awards ceremony was held in the Heath Ledger Theatre on Saturday 17th December 2016. All the productions that Playlovers presented in 2016 received nominations in the awards, with a total of 14 nominations. The Trolleys production was the most awarded, winning 2 categories as listed below.
Additionally, two of our members, John Woolrych and Lyn Hutcheon, were inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame, and Playlovers received an Adjudicators Certificate For continuing to produce work under adversity
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to these successes.
List of Playlovers Awards and Nominations
| Best Youth Production
Winner The Trolleys The Brian Maddocks Award for Youth in a Play Winner George O’Doherty, The Trolleys Nominated Leo Rimmer, The Trolleys; Gemma Vu, The Trolleys The Veronica Overton-Low Award for Best Youth in a Musical Winner Sophia Matthews, A Little Princess Nominated Stephanie Shaw, A Little Princess; Jasmine Dos Santos, A Little Princess The Hywell Williams Award for Technical Achievement Nominated The Trolleys Best Supporting Actress (Musical) Nominated Sophia Matthews, A Little Princess Best Director (Play) – Susan Hayward Award Nominated Alide Chaney, The Memory of Water Best Actress (Play) Nominated Michelle Varley, The Memory of Water Best Supporting Actress (Play) Nominated Anastatia Ward, , The Memory of Water Best Costumes (Play) – The Brenda Stanley Award Nominated The Memory of Water Best Play Nominated The Memory of Water |
The full list of all Finley awards and winners is on the ITA website at www.ita.org.au/2016/12/results-of-the-robert-finley-awards-2016