Winners of the 2018 Performing Arts WA Awards revealed

The winners of the 2018 Performing Arts WA Awards were announced at the State Theatre of Western Australia last night, and we would like to congratulate Gavin and Grayson and the team at The Farm and Raewyn and the Co3 Australia team for their wins for Frank Enstein.

Frank Enstein picked up two awards:

– BEST DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER for Grayson Millwood & Gavin Webber from The Farm
– BEST NEWCOMER for Luci Young who has been a member of the Co3 Youth Ensemble

We are working with The Farm and Co3 to produce a national tour of Frank Enstein in 2021. In this innovative dance theatre show for young people, Luci and fellow newcomer William Rees were joined by Co3 company dancers created a funny and moving show that champions self-acceptance and diversity.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. See the full list below.

Luci Young and William Rees in Frank Enstein

Theatre

BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
You Know We Belong Together – A Black Swan State Theatre Company, Perth Festival and DADAA Co-Production

BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Frankie’s – The Blue Room Theatre & Variegated Productions

BEST NEW WORK
Julia Hales – You Know We Belong Together

BEST NEWCOMER
Assassins & Summer of the Seventeenth Doll – Black Swan State Theatre Company

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)
Will O’Mahony, Assassins – Black Swan State Theatre Company

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
Morgan Owen, Court My Crotch – The Blue Room Theatre & FUGUE

BEST ACTOR IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION (MALE)
Kelton Pell, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll – Black Swan State Theatre Company

BEST ACTOR IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION (FEMALE)
Amy Mathews, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll – Black Swan State Theatre Company

BEST ACTOR IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION (MALE)
St John Cowcher, Frankie’s – The Blue Room Theatre & Variegated Productions

BEST ACTOR IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION (FEMALE)
Frieda Lee, The Inconsequential Lives of Little Fish – The Blue Room Theatre & Frieda, Sam & Friends

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Adam Mitchell, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll – Black Swan State Theatre Company

BEST DIRECTOR OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Scott McArdle, Josephine! – The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights & Second Chance Theatre