2017 Recipients

  • Best Set Design

    Josh McIntosh, American Idiot (shake & stir theatre co & QPAC)

    Georgina Greenhill, The Lonesome West (Troop Productions at JWCoCA)

    Jonathon Oxlade & David Morton, Laser Beak Man (Dead Puppet Society, Brisbane Festival & La Boite)

    Simona Cosentini & Simone Tesorieri, My Name is Jimi (Queensland Theatre)

  • Best Costume Design

    GUSH: Bianca Mackail, Mayu Muto, Celia White & Anna Yen, Monsteria (GUSH, Vulcana Women's Circus & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Anthony Spinaze, Rent (Matt Ward Entertainment at Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Jessica Haack & Kaylee Gannaway, The Winter's Tale (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)

    Anthony Spinaze, Joh for PM (Jute Theatre Company & Brisbane Powerhouse, in association with QLD Music Festival)

  • Best Lighting Design

    David Walters, Blue Bones (Playlab in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Jason Glenwright, Lady Beatle (La Boite & The Little Red Company)

    Andrew Meadows, Ruddigore (Opera Queensland)

    Geoff Squires, He Dreamed a Train (Force of Circumstance & Nest Ensemble with Brisbane Powerhouse)

  • Best Composition/Sound Design

    Tony Brumpton & Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music), Laser Beak Man (Dead Puppet Society, Brisbane Festival & La Boite)

    Dane Alexander, I Just Came to Say Goodbye (The Good Room & Brisbane Festival)

    Travis Ash, He Dreamed a Train (Force of Circumstance & Nest Ensemble with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Guy Webster, Blue Bones (Playlab in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

  • Best Video Design

    Nathan Sibthorpe, Blue Bones (Playlab in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Justin Harrison, Laser Beak Man (Dead Puppet Society, Brisbane Festival & La Boite)

    Justin Harrison, My Name is Jimi (Queensland Theatre)

    Nevin Howell & Nathan Sibthorpe, Spectate (Counterpilot & Metro Arts)

    Benjamin Knapton & Nathan Sibthorpe, He Dreamed a Train (Force of Circumstance & Nest Ensemble with Brisbane Powerhouse)

  • Best Direction

    Ian Lawson, Blue Bones (Playlab in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Daniel Evans, I Just Came to Say Goodbye (The Good Room & Brisbane Festival)

    Lindy Hume, Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse (Opera Queensland)

    Paige Rattray, Scenes from a Marriage (Queensland Theatre)

  • Best Female Actor - Leading Role

    Merlynn Tong, Blue Bones (Playlab in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Ellen Bailey, The Forwards (Shock Therapy Productions, Zeal & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Margi Brown Ash, He Dreamed a Train (Force of Circumstance & Nest Ensemble with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Barbara Lowing, England (Nathan Booth & Matt Seery at Metro Arts)

  • Best Female Actor - Supporting Role

    Elise Greig, Swallow (EG & Metro Arts)

    Helen O'Leary, Swallow (EG & Metro Arts)

    Christine Johnston, Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse (Opera Queensland)

    Barb Lowing, Joh for PM (Jute Theatre Company & Brisbane Powerhouse, in association with QLD Music Festival)

  • Best Male Actor - Leading Role

    Colin Smith, An Octoroon (Queensland Theatre & Brisbane Festival)

    Sam Foster, The Forwards (Shock Therapy Productions, Zeal & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Bryan Probets, Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse (Opera Queensland)

    Steven Tandy, England (Nathan Booth & Matt Seery at Metro Arts)

  • Best Male Actor - Supporting Role

    Anthony Standish, An Octoroon (Queensland Theatre & Brisbane Festival)

    Kurt Phelan, American Idiot (shake & stir theatre co and QPAC)

    Travis Ash, He Dreamed a Train (Force of Circumstance & Nest Ensemble with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Kurt Phelan, Joh for PM (Jute Theatre Company & Brisbane Powerhouse, in association with QLD Music Festival)

  • Best Musical or Cabaret

    American Idiot (shake & stir theatre co and QPAC)

    Boys of Sondheim (Understudy Productions & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Briefs: Close Encounters (Briefs Factory & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Joh for PM (Jute Theatre Company & Brisbane Powerhouse, in association with QLD Music Festival)

  • Best Circus or Physical Theatre Work

    Humans (Circa & QPAC)

    Landscape with Monsters (Circa with Merrigong Theatre Co at Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Plunge (Seeing Place Productions in association with Bleach*)

    Monsteria (presented by GUSH and Vulcana Women's Circus in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

  • Best Mainstage Production

    Blue Bones (Playlab in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse)

    American Idiot (shake & stir theatre co and QPAC)

    An Octoroon (Queensland Theatre & Brisbane Festival)

    Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse (Opera Queensland)

  • Best Independent Production

    The Forwards (Shock Therapy Productions, Zeal & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    Boys of Sondheim (Understudy Productions & Brisbane Powerhouse)

    England (Nathan Booth & Matt Seery at Metro Arts)
    Swallow (EG & Metro Arts)

    Just Came to Say Goodbye (The Good Room & Brisbane Festival)

  • Billie Brown Award - Best Emerging Artist

    Meg Bowden, The Winter's Tale (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble)

    Derek Draper, The Lonesome West (Troop Productions at JWCoCA)

    Patrick Jhanur, Single Asian Female (La Boite Theatre Company)

    Matt Seery, England (Nathan Booth & Matt Seery at Metro Arts)

  • The Lord Mayor's Award for Best New Australian Work

    Blue Bones, by Merlynn Tong

    Joh for PM, by Stephen Carleton & Paul Hodge

    My Name is Jimi, based on a story by Dimple Bani, Jimi Bani & co-created by Jason Klarwein

    Spectate, by Nathan Sibthorpe

    Laser Beak Man, by David Morton, Nicholas Paine & Tim Sharp

  • The Gold Matilda

    Playlab Theatre

    Playlab Theatre has evolved into Queensland’s new-writing theatre company with their inaugural production of Blue Bones, positioning them nationally as the only company to take work from idea through development, on stage and into publication