2016 theatre awards in Australia
16th Helpmann Awards |
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Date | 25 July 2016 |
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Location | Sydney Lyric Theatre |
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Website | http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/ |
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Television/radio coverage |
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Network | Foxtel Arts |
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← 15th · | Helpmann Awards | · 17th → |
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The 16th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia were held on 25 July 2016 at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.[1]
The Australian production of Matilda the Musical received thirteen awards including every award for musicals. Griffin Theatre Company's drama The Bleeding Tree received three awards including Best Play. Brisbane Baroque's production of Handel's Agrippina received four awards including Best Opera, and Bangarra Dance Theatre's Sheoak received three awards including Best Ballet or Dance Work. New musical Ladies in Black was named Best New Australian Work.
Winners and nominees
In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The nominees are listed below the winner and not in boldface.
Theatre
Musicals
Best Musical |
- Matilda the Musical – The Royal Shakespeare Company and Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Michael Watt with Chokey Productions, Just for Laughs Theatricals, Glass Half Full Productions, Paula Marie Black, Greenleaf Productions and Michael Lynch
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Best Direction of a Musical | Best Choreography in a Musical |
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Best Female Actor in a Musical | Best Male Actor in a Musical |
- Molly Barwick, Dusty Bursill, Tiana Mirra, Alannah Parfett, Sasha Rose, Georgia Taplin, Bella Thomas and Ingrid Torelli – Matilda the Musical
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Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical |
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Opera and classical music
Dance and physical theatre
Contemporary music
Best Australian Contemporary Concert | Best Contemporary Music Festival |
| - WOMADelaide 2016 – The World's Festival – Womadelaide Foundation
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Best International Contemporary Music Concert |
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Other
Industry
Best New Australian Work |
- Carolyn Burns and Tim Finn with Simon Phillips – Ladies in Black
- Future D. Fidel – Prize Fighter
- Dan Giovannoni and Luke Kerridge – Bambert's Book of Lost Stories
- Christopher Latham, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Gareth Farr, Richard Nunns, Graeme Koehne AO, Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE, Elena Kats-Chernin, Kamran Ince, Ross Harris, Andrew Schultz, Ross Edwards and Demir Demirkan – The Gallipoli Symphony (Department of Veterans' Affairs, Queensland Government, QPAC and Qantas Airways)
- Frances Rings, Deborah Brown and Waangenga Blanco – lore (Bangarra Dance Theatre)
- Tom Wright – Picnic at Hanging Rock (Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company)
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Best Original Score | Best Music Direction |
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Best Scenic Design | Best Costume Design |
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Best Lighting Design | Best Sound Design |
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Lifetime achievement
References
- ^ "Helpmann race a tale of two Tims". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
External links
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Contemporary Music | - Best International Contemporary Concert
- Best Australian Contemporary Concert
- Best Contemporary Music Festival
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Other | |
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Special awards | |
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Retired | |
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Ceremonies | |
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