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

  • Production
  • Direction
  • Choreography
  • Musical direction
  • Female actor in a leading role
  • Male actor in a leading role
  • Female actor in a featured role
  • Male actor in a featured role
  • Ensemble
  • Design – Lighting and/or sound
  • Design – Set and/or costume

    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

Recipients include :