Glugs proudly announce the nominees of the 2015 Glugs Theatre Awards to be presented Monday 1 February 2016, 6pm at Sydney’s Castlereagh Boutique Hotel.
This year marks the Glugs’ 50th anniversary since their first meeting. In 1966 a group of theatre lovers – critics, journalists, actors and theatre-goers – met weekly for lunch to discuss theatre and welcome international touring actors. Founding members included theatre critic Norman Kessell, Bill Fenn, JCW’s PR man John Love, and ABC producer Allan Kendall.
In 1969, Barry Morse (star at the time of TV’s The Fugitive and touring Broadway show Hadrian VII in Sydney) christened the group inspired by C.J.Dennis’s tongue in cheek poems The Glugs of Gosh. The Glugs still hold bi-monthly luncheons to help overseas performers feel at home and grow a local theatre-appreciating community in Sydney to this day, meeting on the first Monday of the month.
The Glugs Theatre Awards kick off the year by honouring the best theatre of 2015, proudly sponsored by the Seaborn Broughton and Walford Foundation.
Chief Glug Bill Winspear will M.C. with guests including Lorraine Bayly, Nancye Hayes, Shaun Rennie, Gael Ballantyne, Mitchell Butel, Marika Aubrey and Debora Krizak.
WHERE: Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St., Sydney
WHEN: Monday 1 February 2016, 6pm
TICKETS: $20 for light refreshments (invited guests and nominees are free)
To book contact Beverley Davies O.A.M., 9568 3412, beverleydd@gmail.com
For media enquiries contact Maryann Wright, 0414 621 917, maryann.wright5@gmail.com
NOMINATIONS FOR 2015 GLUG AWARDS
NORMAN KESSELL MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
FEMALE
Paula Arundell The Bleeding Tree Griffin
Cate Blanchett The Present STC
Jeanette Cronin The House on the Lake Griffin
Andrea Demetriades Arms and the Man STC
Amanda Muggleton The Book Club Ensemble
MALE
Huw Higginson The House on the Lake Griffin
Richard Roxburgh The Present STC
Sean Taylor My Zinc Bed Ensemble
James Wright The Credeaux Canvas Lambert House & BH Prod
JEFFRY JOYNTON-SMITH MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
FEMALE
Gael Ballantyne Ladies in Lavender Ensemble
Carmen Duncan The Credeaux Canvas Lambert House & BH Prod
Anna Houston Of Mice and Men Sport for Jove
Deborah Kennedy Arms and the Man STC
Matilda Ridgway Cock Red Line Productions
MALE
John Bell Ivanov Belvoir
Kit Brookman A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il Griffin
Tim Draxl Mothers and Sons Ensemble
Benjamin Hoetjes Ladies in Lavender Ensemble
COLLEEN CLIFFORD MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN MUSIC THEATRE
FEMALE
Marika Aubrey Man of La Mancha Squabbalogic
Helen Dallimore Blood Brothers Enda Markey/HTC
Jaz Flowers Heathers Showqueen Prod/Working Mgt/HTC
Amy Lehpamer High Society HTC
Caroline O’Connor Anything Goes Opera Australia/John Frost
MALE
Simon Gleeson Les Miserables Cameron Macintosh Aust
Alex Rathgeber Anything Goes Opera Australia/John Frost
Tony Sheldon Man of La Mancha Squabbalogic
Hayden Tee Les Miserables Cameron Macintosh Aust
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN MUSIC THEATRE
FEMALE
Marika Aubrey Matilda RSC
Kerrie-Anne Greenland Les Miserables Cameron Macintosh Aust
Debora Krizak Anything Goes Opera Australia/John Frost
Lucy Maunder Heathers Showqueen Prod/Working Mgt/HTC
MALE
Trevor Ashley Les Miserables Cameron Macintosh Aust
Blake Bowden Beyond Desire Neil Rutherford Prod/HTC
Blake Bowden Blood Brothers Enda Markey/HTC
Laurence Coy High Society HTC
James Millar Matilda RSC
STUART WAGSTAFF MEMORIAL AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Trevor Ashley Heathers Showqueen Prod/Working Mgt/HTC
Eamon Flack Ivanov Belvoir
Jay James Moody Man of La Mancha Squabbalogic
Iain Sinclair Of Mice and Men Sport for Jove
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Anything Goes Opera Australia/John Frost
Les Miserables Cameron Macintosh Aust.
Matilda RSC
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MUSICAL
Blood Brothers dir Andrew Pole Enda Markey/HTC
Heathers dir Trevor Ashley Showqueen Prod/Working Mgt/HTC
Man of La Mancha dir Jay James-Moody Squabbalogic
Rent dir Shaun Rennie Highway Run Prod/HTC
ROBERT DAVIS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Arms and the Man Richard Cottrell STC
Ivanov Eamon Flack Belvoir
The Bleeding Tree Lee Lewis Griffin
The Present Andrew Upton STC
JOHN WEST MEMORIAL AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK
Beyond Desire Book & lyrics Neil Rutherford; Music Kieran Drury Neil Rutherford Prod/HTC
Blood Bank Christopher Harley Ensemble
Ivanov ad. Eamon Flack from Chekhov Belvoir
The Bleeding Tree Angus Cerini Griffin
TAFFY DAVIES MEMORIAL AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Cock dir Shane Bosher Red Line Prod
Of Mice and Men dir Iain Sinclair Sport for Jove
The Credeaux Canvas dir Ross McGregor Lambert House/BH Prod
The Dapto Chaser dir Glynn Nicholas Apocalypse/Griffin Ind
MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN (SPONSORED BY ROSE PETERSEN)
Masquerade by Kate Mulvany, dir Lee Lewis Griffin/ STC of SA
Shellshock by Justin Fleming, dir Wayne Harrison Riverside
Snugglepot & Cuddlepie ad. fr. May Gibbs by Eldridge/McGarry/de Cesare
dir Susanna Dowling CDP/Monkey Baa
The Unknown Soldier by Sandra Eldridge, dir Matt Edgerton Monkey Baa
MOST OUTSTANDING CABARET PERFORMANCE
Mitchell Butel Killing Time
Bobby Fox Four Seasons in One Night
Rob Mills Rob Mills Is Surprisingly Good
Phil Scott Reviewing the Situation
MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A NEWCOMER
Gary Clementson Caress/Ache Griffin
Linden Furnell Rent Highway Run Prod/HTC
Kerrie Anne Greenland Les Miserables Cameron Macintosh Aust
Benjamin Hoetjes Ladies In Lavender Ensemble
Lauren McKenna Heathers Showqueen Prod/Working Mgt/HTC
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