Green Room Awards


The Green Room Awards are Australian peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre companies, independent theatre, musical theatre, contemporary and experimental performance, and opera. The awards, which were established in 1982, are based in Melbourne, Victoria.

History

The Green Room Awards were established in 1982 by a group of theatre people, with the inaugural awards ceremony held in 1983. Blair Edgar and Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards Association.
The Association's 40th awards ceremony, took place at Melbourne's Capitol Theatre to a sell-out audience on 29 May 2023.

Description

Association

The Green Room Awards Association is composed of members of Melbourne's performing arts community, including journalists, performers, writers, directors, choreographers, academics, theatre technicians and administrators. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria.

Awards

The Green Room Awards recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre companies, independent theatre, musical theatre, contemporary and experimental performance, and opera.

Governance and people

The current patron of the association is Liz Jones. Former patrons include Uncle Jack Charles.
As at April 2023, the president of the association is Anton Berezin, vice president Dean Drieberg, secretary Weng Yi Wong and treasurer Emily Harvey.

Award categories

As of 2013, award categories include:

Theatre (companies)

  • Production
  • Direction
  • Female actor
  • Male actor
  • Ensemble
  • Set/costume
  • Lighting
  • Sound/composition
  • Writing/adaptation

Theatre (independent)

  • Production
  • Direction
  • Performers
  • Ensemble
  • Design
  • Lighting design
  • Sound/composition
  • Writing

Music theatre

Opera

  • Production
  • Conductor
  • Direction
  • Principal female
  • Principal male
  • Supporting female
  • Supporting male
  • Design

Dance

  • Concept and realisation
  • Male dancer
  • Female dancer
  • Ensemble
  • Design
  • Sound and music

Cabaret

  • Production
  • Artiste
  • Musical direction
  • Writing
  • Direction

Alternative and hybrid performance

  • Production

Named awards

Several named awards can be given:
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • * made to a person whose outstanding work has had a significant impact in Melbourne.
  • Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
  • * for technical contributions behind the scenes.
  • Best New Writing Award
  • * for an exceptional new script or production.
  • Betty Pounder Award for Original Choreography
  • *in memory of choreographer Betty Pounder whose work encompassed all dance genres and their inclusion in plays and opera, is given for choreographic work in any area.

Recipients

Previous winners of the awards include Dale Ferguson, David Hersey, Stephen Baynes, Greg Horsman, Eddie Perfect, Laurie Cadevida, Stephen Daldry, Genevieve Lemon, Michael Dameski, Julian Gavin, and Steve Mouzakis.
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
  • 1998: Sunrise Boulevard
  • 1999: Who's Afraid of the Working Class
  • 2000: The Terms and Grammar of Creation
  • 2001: A Large Attendance in the Antechamber
  • 2002: My Brother the Fish
  • 2003: The Grand Feeling
  • 2004: The Black Swan of Trespass
  • 2005: The Candy Butchers; The Eistedfodd
  • 2006: The Laramie Project
  • 2007: For Samuel Beckett
  • 2008: Holiday
  • 2009: Oedipus, A Poetic Requiem
  • 2010: Alice in Wonderland
  • 2011: Us
  • 2012: Save for Crying
  • 2013: Persona
  • 2014: The Sovereign Wife
  • 2015: The Trouble With Harry
  • 2016: SHIT
  • 2017: Blood on the Dance Floor
  • 2018: Song For A Weary Throat
  • 2019: Apokalypsis
  • 2020: Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play ''
  • 2021: 落叶归根 Getting Home
  • 2022: Kerosene and The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven ; Juniper Wilde: Wilde Night In
  • 2023: Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again and Paradise Lost
  • 2024: Animal Farm
  • 2025: ''Interior''

Music theatre

Music theatre - independent

Opera

Cabaret

  • 2000: Saucy Cantina
  • 2001: Jacques Brel is [Alive and Well and Living in Paris|Jacques Brel Is Alive & Well & Living In Paris]
  • 2002: Cabaret Tingel Tangel
  • 2003: Terra Paradiso
  • 2004: Comedy Is Still Not Pretty
  • 2005: The Burlesque Hour
  • 2006:
  • 2007: Tim Minchin
  • 2008: Meow Meow Beyond Beyond Glamour: The Remix
  • 2009: Die Roten Punkte – Super Musikant
  • 2010: Songs from the 86 Tram – The Bedroom Philosopher
  • 2011: Yana Alana and tha Paranas in Concert
  • 2012: Little Match Girl
  • 2013: Nasty! – Spanky
  • 2014: Between The Cracks
  • 2015: Eurosmash
  • 2016: Briefs
  • 2017: Hot Brown Honey
  • 2018: Yummy
  • 2019: Reuben Kaye
  • 2020: Boobs
  • 2021: Lousical the Musical
  • 2022: Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back
  • 2023: BROAD
  • 2024: Spunk Daddy
  • 2025: ''The Passion of Saint Nicholas''

Dance

  • 1984: Swan Lake
  • 1985: Equus
  • 1986:
  • 1987: After Venice
  • 1988: The Shining
  • 1989: Vast
  • 1990: Onegin
  • 1991: The Leaves Are Falling
  • 1992: Gemini ; No Strings Attached
  • 1993: Nutcracker
  • 1994: Nuti / Kikimora
  • 1995: Divergence
  • 2002: Tivoli
  • 2003: Swan Lake ; Walkabout
  • 2019: Overture
  • 2020: plenty serious Talk Talk
  • 2021: n/a
  • 2022: ''I am Maggie''

Contemporary and experimental performance

  • 2017: Complete Smut Art Auction
  • 2018: We All Know What's Happening
  • 2019: Crackers n Dip with Chase n Toey
  • 2020: Daddy ; Diaspora ; Those Who Rock
  • 2021: n/a

Lifetime Achievement Award

Recipients include :