By Peter Kemp
The annual Victorian Drama League Awards proved to be a successful evening for Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre taking home two awards and nominated for eight other awards.
Best Actor: in a minor role in a Drama: Lachlan Glennie as Philip Welch in The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Actress in a Drama: Angela Glennie as Hester Collyer in The Deep Blue Sea
Other nominations for awards were:
The Gold Award – The Noel Bennett & Chris Curchward Perpetual Trophy David Dare – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Lighting Design in a Comedy Drama – Craig Pearcy – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Costume Design in a Comedy Drama – Maria Sanders – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Actress on a minor role Drama – Francesca Carl – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama – Philip Lambert – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Actor in a Drama – Ben Freeland – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Director in a Drama – Alan Burrows – The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Drama Production – The Deep Blue Sea.
Lyrebird Awards
The Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre won an unprecedented 13 awards from 42 nominations.
And the winners were:
Best in comedy – Marinda Backaway for The Full Monty.
Best Production – The Full Monty.
Best Sound in comedy – Katie-Jane for Cosi.
Best Lighting in Comedy – Craig Pearcy for Cosi.
Best Costume in a Comedy – Maria Smedes for Cosi.
Highly Commended Performance in a Comedy – Robert Clark for Cosi.
Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role – Jennifer Pacey for Cosi.
Best Performer in a lead Female role – Adrienne George for Cosi.
Best Performer in a lead Male role – Mark Crowe for Cosi..
Best Director in a Comedy – Katie-Jane Amey for Cosi.
Best costume in a Drama – Maria Smedes – The Deep Blue Sea.
Highly Commended Performance in a Drama – Lisa Upson for The Deep Blue Sea.
Best Performer in a Supporting Female Role – Drama – Francesca Carl in The S=Deep Blue Sea.
Congratulations to all the above and for readers don’t forget your local theatre.
The next show at Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre is Joana Murray-Smith’s thriller Switzerland.
