The Little Show That Could

2013 Glugs Awards: The Winners

The Glugs annual Theatre Awards were presented at a ceremony at the Castlereagh Inn, Sydney, on February 3, 2014.
Chief Glug Mr. Lee Young was the M.C., while the presenters included Nancye Hayes, Lorrae Desmond, Miriam Davis, Bevereley Davies, Sandra Bates, Amanda Buckworth, Ian Phipps. and Jason Langley
Big winner on the night was Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which took out four awards including Best Musical.
The Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Secret River was recognized with awards for Outstanding Theatre Production and Best New Australian Performed Work.
The Glug Awards are generously sponsored by the Seaborn, Broughton and Walford Foundation.

THE WINNERS
NORMAN KESSELL MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
FEMALE - Sharon Millerchip - Bombshells - Ensemble
MALE - Lee Jones - Frankenstein - Ensemble
JEFFRY JOYNTON-SMITH MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
FEMALE  - Vanessa Downing - The Glass Menagerie - Ensemble
MALE - Justin Smith - The Floating World - Griffin
THE COLLEEN CLIFFORD MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN MUSIC THEATRE

FEMALE - Lucy Maunder  - Noel and Gertie - CDP Theatre Producers
MALE - Tony Sheldon - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - James Anthony Prod.
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN MUSIC THEATRE
FEMALE - Katrina Retallick - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels  - James Anthony Prod.
MALE - John Wood - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels  - James Anthony Prod.
JOHN WEST MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by David Yazbeck and Jeffrey Lane, dir. Roger Hodgman - James Anthony Prod.
ROBERT DAVIS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING THEATRE PRODUCTION

The Secret River by Andrew Bovell from the Kate Grenville novel, dir. Neil Armfield - STC
TAFFY DAVIES MEMORIAL AWARD  FOR BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN PERFORMED WORK
The Secret River by Andrew Bovell from the Kate Grenville novel, dir. Neil Armfield - STC
AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Storm Boy - adapted for the stage by Tom Holloway from the book by Colin Thiele, dir. John Sheedy - Barking Gecko/STC
DON REID MEMORIAL AWARD FOR PERFORMER ON THE WAY
Nigel Turner-Carroll
BEST CABARET PERFORMANCE
Catherine Alcorn – Go Your Own Way

HAYES GORDON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE BEHIND THE SCENES
Les Solomon
SEABORN BROUGHTON AND WALFORD LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Judi Farr
CHIEF GLUG’S AWARD
Glenn Terry, Darlinghurst Theatre Company
A Special Youth Encouragement award went to James Wright
Click here to read more about the Glugs and see a full list of nominations.
Images: Sharon Millerchip, George Youakim (Producer, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Lee Jones with his proud mum and dad, Catherine Alcorn and James Wright with Les Solomon.