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PRESS RELEASE
2008-08-03

ATG "CURTAIN CALL" AWARDS WINNERS 2008


The 2008 "Curtain Call" Awards Night & Gala Dinner was reinvented this year in a new venue, the Adelaide Festival Centre Banquet Room. With catering by the acclaimed Restaurant Associates the night was declared an ultimate success by those who attended.

Congratulations are extended to all of the nominees for being recognised for excellence within their respective areas, but of course, there can only be one winner in each category.

In 2008 "Curtain Call"s went to:

PROFESSIONAL

Best Show - Musical:
  • Miss Saigon (Michael Coppel and Louise Withers And Associates)

    Best Show - Drama:
  • When the Rain Stops Falling (Brink Productions, State Theatre Company of South Australia and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts)

    Best Show – Comedy:
  • Jane Austen's Guide to Pornography (Outcast Theatre Company)

    Best Male Performance:
  • Don Barker (The Homecoming, Floogle)

    Best Female Performance:
  • Nancye Hayes (Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Ensemble Theatre in association with Christine Dunstan Productions)

    Best Technical:
  • Hossein Valamanesh and TheimaGen - Set Design, Video Design and Projection (When the Rain Stops Falling, Brink Productions, State Theatre Company of South Australia and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts)

    AMATEUR

    Best Show - Musical:
  • Little Me (The Therry Dramatic Society Inc.)

    Best Show - Drama:
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (Independent Theatre Company)

    Best Show - Comedy:
  • It’s My Party (And I’ll Die If I Want To) (The Stirling Players Inc.)

    Best Male Performances:
  • Mark Oates (Les Miserables, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)

    Best Female Performances:
  • Rachel Rai (Les Miserables, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)

    Best Technical:
  • Matthew Curtis - Sound Production (Les Miserables, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)


    Thank you to all who helped with and supported the event. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!