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PRESS RELEASE
2008-06-06

ATG "CURTAIN CALL" AWARDS NOMINATIONS 2007/2008


The ATG is delighted to announce the nominees for the 2007/2008 "Curtain Call" Awards.

The list reflects an extremely high calibre of show, performer and technical artist. We congratulate each nominee. They can be proud of this achievement irrespective of the final outcome on August 2 when the winners are announced.

In the “Best Show” category, we look for the overall package (ie excellent entertainment, high production values, perhaps with a unique element e.g. taking a risk, trying something new or giving a freshness to something that is traditionally the same every time). Individual awards have achieved a high standard overall, are particularly memorable and have contributed significantly to the quality of live theatre in South Australia.

Tickets are selling well for the Gala & "Curtain Call" Awards Dinner on 2 August 2008. Click here for booking details.

And the nominees are...

Professional

Best Show - Musical
  • Assassins (Flying Penguin Productions)
  • Dear Edwina (Swell Productions / State Opera Studio)
  • Keating! (Company B)
  • Miss Saigon (Michael Coppel)


Best Show - Drama
  • Ollie and the Minotaur (Floogle)
  • Sanctuary (Bakehouse Theatre Company)
  • The Homecoming (Floogle)
  • 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)
  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Ensemble Theatre in association with Christine Dunstan Productions)
  • The Female of the Species (The State Theatre Company of South Australia)
  • The Real Thing (The State Theatre Company of South Australia)


Best Male Performance
  • Don Barker (The Homecoming, Floogle)
  • Marco Chiappi (The Real Thing, The State Theatre Company of South Australia)
  • Sean Ladhams (Jane Austen’s Guide to Pornography, Outcast Theatre Company)
  • Brendan Rock (Dogfall, TheimaGen)


Best Female Performance
  • Wendy Bos (The Homecoming, Floogle)
  • Julie Eckersley (The Window, Arts Asia Pacific)
  • Nancye Hayes (Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Ensemble Theatre in association with Christine Dunstan Productions)
  • Sue Ingleton (The First Step on a Tram is Hell, Sue Ingleton)


Best Technical
  • Tammy Boden, Set Design (Sanctuary, Bakehouse Theatre Company)
  • Stephen Curtis, Set Design (Doubt, The State Theatre Company of South Australia)
  • Mary Moore, Set Design (The Female of the Species, The State Theatre Company of South Australia)
  • Hossein Valamanesh & TheimaGen, Set Design / Video Design & Projection (When the Rain Stops Falling, Brink Productions, State Theatre Company of South Australia and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts)


Amateur

Best Show - Musical
  • Into the Woods (The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)
  • Les Miserables (The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)
  • Little Me (Therry Dramatic Society)
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie (The Metropolitan Musical Theatre Company of South Australia)


Best Show - Drama
  • A Streetcar Named Desire (University of Adelaide Theatre Guild)
  • An Experiment with an Air Pump (University of Adelaide Theatre Guild)
  • Prayer to an Iron God (Urban Myth: Theatre of Youth)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (Independent Theatre Company)


Best Show - Comedy
  • Educating Rita (Mixed Salad Productions)
  • It’s My Party and I’ll Die if I Want To (The Stirling Players)
  • The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Kapunda Musical Society)
  • Touch and Go (Tea Tree Players)


Best Male Performance
  • Paul Briske (By Jeeves!, Burnside Players)
  • Scott Nell (Little Me, Therry Dramatic Society)
  • Mark Oates (Les Miserables, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)
  • Adam Tuominen (A Streetcar Named Desire, University of Adelaide Theatre Guild)


Best Female Performance
  • Marie-Katherine Constantine (A Streetcar Named Desire, University of Adelaide Theatre Guild)
  • Rachel Rai (Les Miserables, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)
  • Robyn Smith (The Witches of Eastwick, Northern Light Theatre Company)
  • Joanne St Clair (Time of My Life, Galleon Theatre Group)


Best Technical
  • Pam Burgess, Adrienne Coulter, Jan Sayer, Anne-Marie Garrett, Ruth Schrapel, Val Schubert, Di Walton & Di Shirley, Costume Design (Cats, Murray Bridge Players & Singers and Youth Theatre Group)
  • Matthew Curtis, Sound Production (Les Miserables, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)
  • David Lampard, Set Design (Into the Woods, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia)
  • David Roach, Set Design (To Kill a Mockingbird, Independent Theatre Company)


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