Green Room Awards Recipient & Nominee List
That’s a wrap! As the Green Room Awards draw to a close for another year we hope you were able to join us live or online to help celebrate this fantastically diverse and wonderful community. Congratulations to all our nominees, recipients and the Victorian arts community who have persevered these past two years.
We are so proud to showcase the diverse talent in our community and look forward to our 40th awards ceremony taking place next year. Stay in touch and we hope to see you in 2023!
The Green Room Awards Association is supported by the City of Melbourne.
The Green Room Awards Association would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
BEST PRODUCTION
Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back presented by Pietagogetter as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
A Fight For Survival presented by The Northlands Collective Mob as part of Yirramboi Festival
Durkh a Modne Gloz presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre in association with Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre
Tonight Live with Noel by Janelle Da Silva as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Open For Business by Hot Department as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Average Bear by Michelle Brasier presented by Century as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
BEST WRITING
Ash Flanders for Ash Flanders is Nothing presented by Ash Flanders in association with Brunswick Ballroom
Mel O’Brien and Samantha Andrew for No Hat, No Play! The Cabaret presented Mel and Sam as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Lou Wall for That One Time I Joined The Illuminati presented by Lou Wall and Natasha Phillips as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival (live) and Melbourne Fringe Festival (digital)
Honor Wolff and Patrick Durnan Silva for Open for Business by Hot Department as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Michelle Brasier for Average Bear by Michelle Brasier presented by Century as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Reuben Kaye for Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back presented by Pietagogetter as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
BEST VARIETY SHOW
Take Back! Directed by Candy Bowers and presented by Darebin FUSE Festival and Multicultural Arts Victoria
F*ck Fabulous presented by Fat Fruit Projects and Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Midsumma Festival
Church Highway Robbery Productions as part of Midsumma Festival
Yummy: How to Make a Western Yummy Productions as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival
INNOVATION
A Fight For Survival The Northlands Collective Mob as part of Yirramboi Festival.
That One Time I Joined The Illuminati by Lou Wall presented by Lou Wall and Natasha Phillips as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival
Durkh a Modne Gloz Kadimah Yiddish Theatre in association with Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre
Tonight Live with Noel by Janelle Da Silva as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Yummy: How to Make a Western presented by Yummy Productions as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival
Take Back! presented by Darebin FUSE Festival and Multicultural Arts Victoria.
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Josh Abrahams for Durkh a Modne Gloz presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre in association with Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre
Shanon Whitelock for Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back presented by Pietagogetter as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Janelle da Silva and Larna Cleary for Tonight Live with Noel as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Alice Tovey for Doggo presented by The Butterfly Club and produced by Hot Mess Productions as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Michelle Brasier, Tim Lancaster and Gilian Cosgriff for Average Bear presented by Century as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Bec Matthews for F*ck Fabulous presented by Fat Fruit Projects and Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Midsumma Festival
ARTISTE
Reuben Kaye for Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back presented by Pietagogetter as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Lou Wall for That One Time I Joined The Illuminati presented by Lou Wall and Natasha Phillips as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival (live)and Melbourne Fringe Festival (digital)
Galit Klas for Durkh a Modne Gloz presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre, in association with Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre
Honor Wolff and Patrick Durnan Silva for Open For Business by Hot Department as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Michelle Brasier for Average Bear by Michelle Brasier, presented by Century as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
CONTEMPORARY & EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
CURATORIAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Let’s Take Over 2021 Darebin Arts Speakeasy Darebin Arts Speakeasy
The Big Local Arts and Climate Expo Tenfingerz x City of Yarra Melbourne Fringe
PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
Joel Bray Considerable Sexual License Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Na Djinang Arterial Circus Yirramboi
PARTICIPATORY
The Ball Room The Ball Room Projects Chapel Off Chapel
Not a Drop to Drink Keg de Souza Arts House, Refuge 2021
EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICE
Alter Edith Holly Durant fortyfivedownstairs
psyche404error Margot Tanjutco Melbourne Fringe
SOUND SCULPTURE
PENDULUM Lucy Guerin Inc & Matthias Schack-Arnott Rising & NGV International
SYSTEM_ERROR Chamber Made Arts House
DANCE
BEST PERFORMER
Amber McCartney Project F. Prue Lang in association with Abbotsford Convent as part of the Keir Choreographic Award Public Program
Jana Castillo Project F. Prue Lang in association with Abbotsford Convent as part of the Keir Choreographic Award Public Program
Geoffrey Watson Reference Material. Alisdair Macindoe in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Deanne Butterworth Slow Calm Drama. Deanne Butterworth in association with Dancehouse
Raina Paterson Drishti. Karma Dance Inc. as part of Melbourne Fringe
BEST DUET/ENSEMBLE
Project F. Prue Lang in association with Abbotsford Convent as part of the Keir Choreographic Award Public Program
Colour-Fool. Yumi Umiumare and ButohOUT! Ensemble in association with Dancehouse
Reference Material. Alisdair Macindoe in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Birrpai. Ngioka Bunda-Heath co-commissioned by Next Wave and Chunky Move as part of Yirramboi Festival
Odd Hours. ButohOUT! Ensemble 2021, Emma Bathgate, Helen Smith, Yumi Umiumare in association with Abbotsford Convent
BEST LIGHTING
Paul Lim & Bosco Shaw Metal. Lucy Guerin in association with Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA
Govin Ruben Slow Calm Drama. Deanne Butterworth in association with Dancehouse
Thomas Roach Reference Material .Alisdair Macindoe in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Niklas Pajanti Red. Dancenorth Australia, commissioned by Rising, Brisbane Festival, Darwin Festival, and Ten Days on the Island, as part of Rising.
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Project F. Prue Lang in association with Abbotsford Convent as part of the Keir Choreographic Award Public Program
Bodylex. Rhys Ryan in association with Dancehouse
Slow Calm Drama. Deanne Butterworth in association with Dancehouse
Colour-Fool. Yumi Umiumare and ButohOUT! Ensemble in association with Dancehouse
What Happened in Shanghai. Victoria Chiu in association with Abbotsford Convent as part of Asia TOPA
Metal. Lucy Guerin in association with Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA
Glass. Marc Brew and Rawcus Ensemble in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
BEST PRODUCTION
Metal. Lucy Guerin in association with Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA
Glass. Marc Brew and Rawcus Ensemble in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Birrpai. Ngioka Bunda-Heath co-commissioned by Next Wave and Chunky Move as part of Yirramboi Festival
Red. Dancenorth Australia, commissioned by Rising, Brisbane Festival, Darwin Festival, and Ten Days on the Island, as part of Rising.
I am Maggie. Jonathan Homsey as part of as part of Arts Centre Melbourne Take Over for Melbourne Fringe 2020
BEST SOUND
Nick Roux and Ensemble Tikoro Metal. Lucy Guerin in association with Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA
Jethro Woodward Glass. Marc Brew and Rawcus Ensemble in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Alisdair Macindoe Reference Material Alisdair Macindoe in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Jonathan Homsey I am Maggie. Jonathan Homsey as part of as part of Arts Centre Melbourne Take Over for Melbourne Fringe 2020
BEST VISUAL DESIGN
Sour Sweet. Victoria Chiu and RDYSTDY
Jonathan Homsey I am Maggie. As part of as part of Arts Centre Melbourne Take Over for Melbourne Fringe 2020
Odd Hours. Jacqui Stockdale and ButohOUT! Ensemble 2021 in association with Abbotsford Convent
BEST DIGITAL WORK
Sour Sweet. Victoria Chiu and RDYSTDY
Drishti. Raina Peterson Karma Dance Inc. as part of Melbourne Fringe
I am Maggie. Jonathan Homsey as part of as part of Arts Centre Melbourne Take Over for Melbourne Fringe 2020
INDEPENDENT THEATRE
BEST NEW WRITING
Benjamin Nichol Kerosene Jack Dixon-Gunn in association with Theatre Works
Rachel Perks Hydra Double Water Sign in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Oliver Bailey Memoir of a Tired Carer Oliver Bailey Productions as part of Melbourne Fringe
Telia Nevile Little Monster Telia Nevile as part of Melbourne Fringe
Olivia Satchell with Chanella Macri, Belinda McClory and Emily Tomlins let bleeding girls lie The Voice In My Hands in association with La Mama
BEST DIRECTION
Benjamin Nichol and Izabella Yena Kerosene Jack Dixon-Gunn in association with Theatre Works
Marcel Dorney Enlightenment Elbow Room in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy and FUSE Festival
Kitan Petkovski The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven Ben Anderson Presents in association with Theatre Works
Bridget Balodis Hydra Double Water Sign in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Olivia Satchell let bleeding girls lie The Voice In My Hands in association with La Mama
BEST PERFORMER
Izabella Yena Kerosene Jack Dixon-Gunn in association with Theatre Works
Fabio Motta Spot Fabio Motta in association with Theatre Works
Carolyn Bock Katyń Jim Daly in association with La Mama
Merlynn Tong Enlightenment Elbow Room in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy and FUSE Festival)
Patrick Collins Patrick Collins: I Am Not A Mime The Butterfly Club as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
BEST ENSEMBLE
Enlightenment Elbow Room in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy and FUSE Festival
Breeders Sarah Houbolt in association with La Mama
This Is Our Show Clare Rankine Productions in association with The Butterfly Club
Poona Roshelle Fong and Keziah Warner in association with Museum of Chinese History and Next Wave
let bleeding girls lie The Voice In My Hands in association with La Mama
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Harrie Hogan Kerosene Jack Dixon-Gunn in association with Theatre Works
Jenny Hector RUNT Dee & Cornelius & Wilks in association with fortyfivedownstairs
Clare Springett Mara KORPER Citizen Theatre in association with Theatre Works
Rachel Burke The Mermaid Cassandra Fumi in association with La Mama
Jason Crick let bleeding girls lie The Voice In My Hands in association with La Mama
BEST SET AND/OR COSTUME DESIGN
Romanie Harper (Set and Costume Design) RUNT Dee & Cornelius & Wilks in association with fortyfivedownstairs
Cherish Marrington (Production Design) Enlightenment Elbow Room in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy and FUSE Festival
Aislinn Naughton (Costume Design) Mara KORPER Citizen Theatre in association with Theatre Works
Dann Barber (Set and Costume Design) The Mermaid Cassandra Fumi in association with La Mama
Alex Hines (Production Design) Juniper Wilde: Wilde Night In The Social Validation Club as part of Melbourne Fringe
BEST SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION
Joe Paradise Lui Enlightenment Elbow Room in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy and FUSE Festival
Rachel Lewindon The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven Ben Anderson Presents in association with Theatre Works
Kelly Ryall RUNT Dee & Cornelius & Wilks in association with fortyfivedownstairs
Daniella Esposito Hydra Double Water Sign in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Robert Downie Alternative Futures Theatre Works
BEST PRODUCTION (IN-PERSON)
Kerosene Jack Dixon-Gunn in association with Theatre Works
Enlightenment Elbow Room in association with Darebin Arts Speakeasy and FUSE Festival
Breeders Sarah Houbolt in association with La Mama
The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven Ben Anderson Presents in association with Theatre Works
let bleeding girls lie The Voice In My Hands in association with La Mama
BEST PRODUCTION (DIGITAL)
Memoir of a Tired Carer Oliver Bailey Productions as part of Melbourne Fringe
Little Monster Telia Nevile as part of Melbourne Fringe
Juniper Wilde: Wilde Night In The Social Validation Club as part of Melbourne Fringe
MUSIC THEATRE
ARTISTS – LEADING [Joint Recipients]
Karis Oka Fangirls Arts Centre Melbourne with Belvoir, Queensland Theatre, and Brisbane Festival in association with Australian Theatre for Young People
Cherine Peck Into The Woods Watch This
James Millar Into The Woods Watch This
ARTISTS – SUPPORTING
John O’May Into The Woods Watch This
Nadia Komazec The Wedding Singer David Venn Enterprises
Danielle Barnes Fangirls Arts Centre Melbourne with Belvoir, Queensland Theatre, and Brisbane Festival in association with Australian Theatre for Young People
Nick Simpson-Deeks Into The Woods Watch This
Helen Begley, Kylie Morrigan, Penelope Swales Voyage The Good Girl Song Project
Ava Madon Into The Woods Watch This
Chika Ikogwe Fangirls Arts Centre Melbourne with Belvoir, Queensland Theatre, and Brisbane Festival in association with Australian Theatre for Young People
Kirby Burgess The Wedding Singer David Venn Enterprises
