Green Room Awards

The Green Room Awards are peer awards which recognise excellence in Cabaret, Dance, Theatre Companies, Independent Theatre, Musical Theatre, Contemporary and Experimental Performance and Opera in Melbourne.[1][2]

Green Room Awards
Current: 2022
Awarded forExcellence in
  • Cabaret
  • dance
  • drama
  • fringe theatre
  • musical theatre
  • opera
LocationAustralia (Melbourne)
Presented byGreen Room Awards Association
Established1982
Websitehttp://www.greenroom.org.au Edit this on Wikidata

The awards were started in 1982 when Blair Edgar and Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards Association. The inaugural awards ceremony was held in 1984 at the Melbourne Concert Hall. The association today is composed of members of Melbourne's performing arts community, including journalists, performers, writers, directors, choreographers, academics, theatre technicians and administrators.

The current patron of the association is Dr Liz Jones AO. Former patrons include Uncle Jack Charles, Rachel Griffiths and David Atkins. Previous winners include Dale Ferguson, David Hersey, Stephen Baynes, Greg Horsman, Eddie Perfect, Laurie Cadevida, Stephen Daldry, Genevieve Lemon, Michael Dameski, Julian Gavin, and Steve Mouzakis.

As at April 2023, the President of the Association is Anton Berezin, Vice President Dean Drieberg, Secretary Weng Yi Wong and Treasurer Emily Harvey.

The 2023 Ceremony, the Association's 40th, took place at Melbourne's Capitol Theatre to a sell-out audience on May 29, 2023.

Award categories

Recipients

Recipients of the Production award in each category include the following, with the year relating to the year of the award ceremony:

Theatre companies

Independent theatre
  • 1997: Verona (Magpie Theatre)
  • 1998: Sunrise Boulevard (Rod Quantock presented by Token Productions)
  • 1999: Who’s Afraid of the Working Class (Melbourne Workers Theatre at Trades Hall)
  • 2000: The Terms and Grammar of Creation (Sue Gore & Bill Garner)
  • 2001: A Large Attendance in the Antechamber (Brian Lipson/Wendy Lasica and Associates)
  • 2002: My Brother the Fish (Dan Scollay)
  • 2003: The Grand Feeling (Paradigm Productions)
  • 2004: The Black Swan of Trespass
  • 2005: The Candy Butchers; The Eistedfodd
  • 2006: The Laramie Project
  • 2007: For Samuel Beckett (The Eleventh Hour Theatre)
  • 2008: Holiday (Ranters Theatre)
  • 2009: Oedipus, A Poetic Requiem (Inspired By Ted Hughes) (Liminal Theatre, Mary Sitarenos)
  • 2010: Alice in Wonderland (Four Larks Theatre)
  • 2011: Us (Grit Theatre / The Function Room)
  • 2012: Save for Crying (doubletap / La Mama)
  • 2013: Persona (Fraught Outfit and Theatre Works)
  • 2014: The Sovereign Wife (Sisters Grimm/NEON)[5]
  • 2015: The Trouble With Harry (MKA, Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Melbourne Festival)[6]
  • 2016: SHIT (Dee & Cornelius as part of Neon Festival for Independent Theatre)[7]
  • 2017: Blood on the Dance Floor (Ilbijerri Theatre Company and Jacob Boehme)[8]
  • 2018: Song For A Weary Throat (Rawcus in association with Theatre Works)[9]
  • 2019: Apokalypsis (The Substation in association with Next Wave)[10]
  • 2020: Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Lightning Jar Theatre in association with fortyfivedownstairs)
  • 2021: 落叶归根 (Luò yè guīgēn) Getting Home (Cheryl Ho & Rachel Lee as part of Melbourne Fringe)[13]
  • 2022: Kerosene (Jack Dixon-Gunn in association with Theatre Works) and The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven (Ben Anderson Presents in association with Theatre Works) [in-person]; Juniper Wilde: Wilde Night In (The Social Validation Club as part of Melbourne Fringe) [digital]
  • 2023: Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again (St. Martins in association with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) and Paradise Lost (Bloomshed in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy)

Music theatre

Opera

Cabaret
  • 2000: Saucy Cantina (Moira Finucane and Jackie Smith)
  • 2001: Jacques Brel Is Alive & Well & Living In Paris (Mark Jones, Susan-ann Walker, Sean Murphy, Anne Wood)
  • 2002: Cabaret Tingel Tangel (The Soubrettes)
  • 2003: Terra Paradiso
  • 2004: Comedy Is Still Not Pretty
  • 2005: The Burlesque Hour
  • 2006:
  • 2007: Tim Minchin (Tim Minchin)
  • 2008: Meow Meow Beyond Beyond Glamour: The Remix (Meow Meow)
  • 2009: Die Roten Punkte – Super Musikant
  • 2010: Songs from the 86 Tram – The Bedroom Philosopher (City of Melbourne and Nan & Pop Records)
  • 2011: Yana Alana and tha Paranas in Concert (Gasworks & Arts Victoria in association with Melbourne Workers Theatre and Yana Alana and tha Paranas)
  • 2012: Little Match Girl (Malthouse Theatre in association with Meow Meow Revolution)
  • 2013: Nasty! – Spanky (Candice McQueen)
  • 2014: Between The Cracks (Yana Alana)[5]
  • 2015: Eurosmash (Die Roten Punkte)[6]
  • 2016: Briefs[7]
  • 2017: Hot Brown Honey (Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Briefs Factory)
  • 2018: Yummy (Yummy, Melba Spiegeltent as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival)[9]
  • 2019: Reuben Kaye (Reuben Kaye)[10]
  • 2020: Boobs (Selina Jenkins as part of Melbourne Fringe)
  • 2021: Lousical the Musical (Lou Wall as part of Melbourne Fringe)[13]
  • 2022: Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back (Pietagogetter as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival)
  • 2023: BROAD (Geraldine Quinn as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival)

Dance
  • 1987: After Venice (Sydney Dance Company)
  • 1988: The Shining (Sydney Dance Company)
  • 1989: Vast (Australian Bicentennial Authority)
  • 1990: Onegin (The Australian Ballet)
  • 1991: The Leaves Are Falling (The Australian Ballet)
  • 1992: Gemini (The Australian Ballet); No Strings Attached (DanceWorks)
  • 1993: Nutcracker (The Australian Ballet)
  • 1994: Nuti / Kikimora (Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre)
  • 1995: Divergence (The Australian Ballet)
  • 2002: Tivoli (Sydney Dance Company & The Australian Ballet)
  • 2003: Swan Lake (The Australian Ballet); Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre)
  • 2019: Overture (Arts House and Jo Lloyd)[10]
  • 2020: plenty serious Talk Talk (Vicki Van Hout in association with Arts House and Yirramboi Festival)
  • 2021: n/a
  • 2022: I am Maggie (Jonathan Homsey as part of Arts Centre Melbourne Take Over for Melbourne Fringe 2020)

Contemporary and experimental performance

Lifetime Achievement Award

Recipients include (year added where found):[15]

See also

References
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