Finley 2010 winners

Here is a list of the winners from the 2010 Finley Awards David Crewes Award for Set Design and Construction in a Play "Darling Buds of May" - Darlington Theatre Best Set Design and Construction in a Musical "Spamalot" - Playlovers Brenda Stanley Award for costumes in a Play "Darling Buds of May' - Darlington Theatre Best Costumes in a Musical Tied between "Mame" - Murray Music and Drama and " Spamalot" - Playlovers Brian Maddocks Award for Youth in a Play Melissa Kiiveri -"The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds" - Phoenix Theatre. Veronica Overton -Low award for Youth in a Musical Scott Blachford - "Honk" - Nine Lives Productions Yvonne Lynch award for Breakthrough in a Play Paul Abbot - "One Weekend in Dallas" -Roleystone Theatre. Best Breakthrough in a Musical Charlotte Devenport - "Devil Downtown" -UDS Best Other than Lead Male Paul Montague - "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" -GRADS Best Other than Lead Female Penny Searle - "The Return" - Melville Theatre. Best Actress Georgina Gayler "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" - GRADS Best Actor Adam Shuttleworth - "The Return " - Melville Theatre Best Musical Theatre performer Female Cassandra Kotchie - "My Fair Lady" - Darlington Theatre Best Musical Theatre performer Male Allan Schintu - "My Fair Lady" - Darlington Theatre Best Choreography Kylie Baker -"Altar Boyz" - Mesh Theatre Best Musical Direction Alistair Smith - "Jonah" -Playlovers Susan Hayward Award for Best Director of a Play Jane Sherwood "The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Mood Marigolds" - Phoenix Theatre. Mary Webb Award for Best Director of a Musical John Milson -" Jonah" - Playlovers 3rd Placed Musical - "Devil Downtown" -UDS Runner Up Musical - "Altar Boyz" - Mesh Theatre Best Musical - "Jonah " - Playlovers 3rd Placed Play - "The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds" - Phoenix Theatre Runner Up Play - " The Pillowman " - Playlovers Best Play - "The Return" - Melville Theatre. Adjudicators Certificates For excellence in ensemble acting – Jesus Christ Superstar, Wanneroo Rep For being consistently excellent throughout the year in a variety of roles : Tyler Jones For Design, attention to detail and creation of an atmosphere for the Ascot Scene in My Fair Lady, Marjorie De Caux – Darlington To UDS for continuing to support new musical work, this year “ the Devil Downtown”. To Lorna Mackie for a wonderful first direction of a large scale musical “ Reefer Madness”. To “Honk” for outstanding make up design and application. Nine Lives Production. To Mesh theatre for their audio visual work in Altar Boyz. For contribution to community theatre in Regional Areas, Kerryn Lockhart. For an aesthetically pleasing set, Stephen Carr , “Nine” Roleystone For a great Ensemble in "Days in the Dark" - KADS For Great use of a difficult space, "Arsenic and Old Lace" - Blak Yak The Children in "Darling Buds of May" – Darlington Theatre Players Greg Lantree -Breathing Life into Stone – "Men of Stone" – Stage Left Kerry Goode for great character business - "Play On" - Wanneroo Technical Work in - "The Return" - Melville Props - "Strictly Murder" - Melville Theatre Company Andrew Warwick and Veronica Fourie - "Burnt Piano" - Garrick Excellent Ensemble Work - "Lipstick Dreams" – Murray Music and Drama Working lift in "Are You Being Served" – Darlington Theatre Players Ray Egan – physicality – "The Sorting Room"- Garrick Theatre Brenda Stanley was awarded Life Membership to the ITA Norma Davis, Alisa Travers and Kimberley Shaw were all inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame. Congratulations to everyone.