Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work
| Helpmann Award Best New Australian Work | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Live Performance Australia (LPA) |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Currently held by | The Secret River (2013) |
| Official website | Official website |
The Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) (the trade name for the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)), an employers' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia. The accolade is handed out at the annual Helpmann Awards, which celebrates achievements in musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre in Australia.[1]
The award is presented to the author, composer, book writer or lyricist of the production.[2]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and marked in a separate colour, in boldface.
| Year | Title | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 (1st) | ||
| Skin | Stephen Page | |
| The Boy From Oz | Nick Enright | |
| Life After George | Hannie Rayson | |
| The Theft of Sita | Nigel Jamieson | |
| 2002 (2nd) | ||
| Batavia | Richard Mills and Peter Goldsworthy | |
| Corroboree | Stephen Page | |
| Mavis Goes to Timor | Angela Chaplin, Katherine Thomson and Kavisha Mazzella | |
| A Man with Five Children | Nick Enright | |
| 2003 (3rd) | ||
| Walkabout | Stephen Page and Frances Rings | |
| Bill and Mary | Jon Halpin | |
| Love in the Age of Therapy | Dan Potra | |
| Oboe Concerto for Diana Doherty | Ross Edwards | |
| 2004 (4th) | ||
| Inheritance | Hannie Rayson | |
| Phobia | Douglas Horton and Gerry Brophy | |
| Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America - A Drama in 30 Scenes | Stephen Sewell | |
| Held | Garry Stewart, ADT Dancers and Lois Greenfield | |
| 2005 (5th) | ||
| The Sapphires | Tony Briggs | |
| Madeline Lee | John Haddock with Michael Campbell | |
| Eating Ice Cream With Your Eyes Closed | David Brown | |
| Through the Wire | Ros Horin | |
| 2006 (6th) | ||
| Devolution | Garry Stewart | |
| On the Case | Debra Batton and Mark Murphy | |
| Small Metal Objects | Bruce Gladwin, Simon Laherty, Sonia Teuben, Genevieve Morris and Jim Russel | |
| Sydney Symphony Contemporary Music Festival: Mysterium Cosmographicum | Michael Smetanin | |
| 2007 (7th) | ||
| The Lost Echo | Barrie Kosky and Tom Wright | |
| The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom | Alan John and John Clarke with Doug MacLeod | |
| Structure and Sadness | Lucy Guerin | |
| Honour Bound | Nigel Jamieson | |
| The Love of the Nightingale | Richard Mills and Timberlake Wertenbaker | |
| Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott | |
| 2008 (8th) | ||
| Toy Symphony | Michael Gow | |
| Parramatta Girls | Alana Valentine | |
| Glow | Gideon Obarzanek | |
| When the Rain Stops Falling | Andrew Bovell | |
| 2009 (9th) | ||
| Shane Warne: The Musical | Eddie Perfect | |
| Just Macbeth! | Andy Griffiths | |
| FOOD COURT | Back to Back Theatre with The Necks | |
| Metro Street | Matthew Robinson | |
| 2010 (10th) | ||
| Smoke and Mirrors | Sydney Festival, Spiegeltent International, Craig Ilott and iOTA | |
| Miracle | BalletLab and Phillip Adams | |
| Bliss | Brett Dean and Amanda Holden | |
| Dirtsong | The Black Arm Band with Steven Richardson and Alexis Wright | |
| 2011 (11th) | ||
| Tim Minchin Vs Sydney Symphony | Tim Minchin and Sydney Symphony | |
| Finucane and Smith's Carnival of Mysteries | Finucane and Smith | |
| Silent Disco | Lachlan Philpott | |
| Moth | Declan Greene | |
| Where the Heart Is | Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre | |
| Songs from the Middle | Eddie Perfect | |
| 2012 (12th) | ||
| Angela's Kitchen | Paul Capsis, Julian Meyrick and Hilary Bell | |
| Kursk: An Oratorio Requiem | David Chisholm | |
| Ganesh Versus the Third Reich | Mark Deans, Marcia Ferguson, Bruce Gladwin, Nicki Holland, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price, Kate Sulan, Brian Tilley and David Woods | |
| Symphonia Eluvium | Elena Kats-Chernin | |
| Songs for Nobodies | Joanna Murray-Smith | |
| 2013 (13th) | ||
| The Secret River | Kate Grenville. Adapted for the stage by Andrew Bovell | |
| Midnight Son | Gordon Kerry and Louis Nowra | |
| The Happiest Refugee | Anh Do | |
| King Kong | Craig Lucas (book), Marius de Vries (original music), Michael Mitnick and Richard Thomas (additional lyrics), featuring Songs and Original Compositions by 3D, Guy Garvey, Sarah McLachlan, Justice and The Avalanches | |
| Medea | Kate Mulvany and Anne-Louise Sarks | |
| School Dance | Matthew Whittet |
See also
References
- ↑ "Helpmann Awards - About". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia (LPA)). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rules of the Helpmann Awards - Chapter 3 - Rule 6.10". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia). Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ "Nominees". Helpmann Awards (Live Performance Australia). Retrieved 2011-010-03. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Pandora Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
External links
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