2017 Lyrebird Award Nominations

Congratulations to all the companies nominated in the 2017 Lyrebird awards. The winners will be announced in February 2018.

A special congratulations to the following for their nominations in the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company’s performances this year.

Best Sound in a Comedy = Bruce Parr for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Sound in a Drama = Nicholas Ryan for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Set in a Comedy = David Dare for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Set in a Drama = Merinda Backway for Once Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Set in a Musical or Variety – under 30000 = David Dare for High Society

Best Lighting in a Comedy = Deryk Hartwick for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Lighting in a Drama = Brenton Van Vliet for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Lighting in a Musical or Variety – Under 30000 = Deryk Hartwick for High Society

Best Costume in a Comedy = Tony Tartaro & Sylvia Carr for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Costume in a Drama = Sylvia Carr & Margaret Bayley for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Highly Commended Performance in a Comedy = Donna Cleverley for Absent Friends

Highly Commended Performance in a Drama = Samuel Barson for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Highly Commended Performance in a Drama = David Sly for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama = Angela Glennie for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama = Rowan Francis for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama = Neil McColl for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Actress in a Comedy = Christine Andrew for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Actor in a Comedy = Colin Morley for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Actor in a Drama = Chris Shaw for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Director – Comedy = Peter Roberts for Absent Friends

Best Director – Comedy = Alan Burrows for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Director – Drama = Catherine Garside for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Best Production – Comedy = Absent Friends

Best Production – Comedy = Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Best Production – Drama = One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Good luck to all the nominees!