The following nominees and winners were celebrated at the 2023 Tasmanian Theatre Awards..

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE

Best Production Professional Theatre
OUTSIDE BOY (Second Echo Ensemble)
PAST THE SHALLOWS (Archipelago Productions/ATYP) – WINNER
REQUEST PROGRAMME (Jane Longhurst in association with Blue Cow Theatre)
THE WINTER'S TALE (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Performance Professional Theatre (Two Awards)
GABRIELLE ADKINS for Amy's Tattoo (Blue Cow Theatre)
SARA COOPER for Garden on the Moon (Mudlark Theatre)
SCOTT FARROW for The Winter's Tale (Blue Cow Theatre)
LISA GORMLEY for A Midsummer's Much Ado about Kings, Queens and Jokers (Hamley Productions)
LISA GORMLEY for Amy's Tattoo (Blue Cow Theatre) – WINNER
JANE LONGHURST for Request Programme (Jane Longhurst in association with Blue Cow Theatre) – WINNER
JANE LONGHURST for The Winter's Tale (Blue Cow Theatre)
MATTHEW STOLP for The Winter's Tale (Blue Cow Theatre)

Best Ensemble Professional Theatre
Cast of A MIDSUMMER'S MUCH ADO ABOUT KINGS, QUEENS AND JOKERS (Hamley Productions)
Cast of OUTSIDE BOY (Second Echo Ensemble)
Cast of PAST THE SHALLOWS (Archipelago Productions/ATYP) – WINNER
Cast of SCAREDY CAT (Terrapin)

Best Direction Professional Theatre
ROBERT JARMAN for The Winter's Tale (Blue Cow Theatre)
ROBERT JARMAN for Request Programme (Jane Longhurst in association with Blue Cow Theatre)
CHARLIE SMITH for Outside Boy (Second Echo Ensemble)
BEN WINSPEAR for Past the Shallows (Archipelago Productions/ATYP) – WINNER

Best Original Set or Costume Design Professional Theatre
BRYONY ANDERSON and CHARLOTTE LANE (Set) for Scaredy Cat (Terrapin)
KELLY DRUMMOND CAWTHON, SABIO EVANS and ROZ WREN (Set) for Outside Boy (Second Echo Ensemble) – WINNER
JANICE MOLINEUX (Costume) for Garden on the Moon (Mudlark Theatre)
DARRYL ROGERS (Set) for Garden on the Moon (Mudlark Theatre)

Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Professional Theatre
JASON JAMES (Lighting) for Past the Shallows (Archipelago Productions/ATYP) 
JASON JAMES (Lighting) for Amy's Tattoo (Blue Cow Theatre)
CARY LITTLEFORD (Video) for Outside Boy (Second Echo Ensemble) – WINNER
DARREN WILLMOTT (Lighting) for Garden on the Moon (Mudlark Theatre)

Best Sound Design Professional Theatre
JACKY COLLYER for Request Programme (Jane Longhurst in association with Blue Cow Theatre)
RACHEL MEYER and DAVE McNAMARA for The Winter's Tale (Blue Cow Theatre)
ALEX MOSS and WARREN MASON for Outside Boy (Second Echo Ensemble) – WINNER
GLENN RICHARDS for Past the Shallows (Archipelago Productions/ATYP)

COMMUNITY THEATRE

Best Production Community Theatre
BLANK (IO Performance)
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (IO Performance and Bakker Productions)
RADIANT VERMIN (IO Performance) – WINNER
TRUE WEST (Jacob Golding & Sam Tooker)

Best Male Leading Performance Community Theatre
JACOB GOLDING for True West (Jacob Golding & Sam Tooker)
MATT HARRIS for Radiant Vermin (IO Performance) – WINNER
PAUL McNALLY for The Balcony (PLoT Theatre Society)
SAM TOOKER for True West (Jacob Golding & Sam Tooker)

Best Female Leading Performance Community Theatre
ANGIE COLLINS for Radiant Vermin (IO Performance) – WINNER
KATIE HILL for Blank (IO Performance)
ZOE JENSEN for Blank (IO Performance)
GRACE ROBERTS for Blank (IO Performance)

Best Male Supporting Performance Community Theatre
STEVEN JONES for The Balcony (PLoT Theatre Society)
JEFF KEOGH for The 39 Steps (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
RYAN POLITIS for Bums On Seats (Launceston Players) – WINNER
ALEX SANGSTON for True West (Jacob Golding & Sam Tooker)

Best Female Supporting Performance Community Theatre
OLIVIA BRODZINSKI for Bums On Seats (Launceston Players) – WINNER
STEPHANIE FRANCIS for Blank (IO Performance)
JADE HOWARD for Blank (IO Performance)
CAITLYN STIRLING for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions)

Best Ensemble Community Theatre
Cast of BLANK (IO Performance) – WINNER
Cast of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (IO Performance and Bakker Productions)
Cast of RADIANT VERMIN (IO Performance)
Cast of THE 39 STEPS (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)

Best Direction Community Theatre
CHRIS JACKSON for Blank (IO Performance)
CHRIS JACKSON for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions)
AMELIA POND for Radiant Vermin (IO Performance) – WINNER
SHAUNA-LEE WARD for The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)

Best Original Costume Design Community Theatre
HELEN CRONIN for The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
WENDY McCRAE for Quartet (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)
JANICE MOLINEUX for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Adaptivity Theatre Company)
LUCIENNE SOULLIERE for The Balcony (PLoT Theatre Society) – WINNER

Best Original Set Design Community Theatre
ROGAN BROWN for The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
CHRIS JACKSON for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions) – WINNER
GRACE ROBERTS and KIRSTY MANGELSDORF for Red (IO Performance)
JENNIFER SLATER for Quartet (Ulverstone Repertory Theatre Society)

Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Community Theatre
CHRIS JACKSON (Lighting) for Red (IO Performance)
GRACE ROBERTS and CHRIS JACKSON (Lighting) for Radiant Vermin (IO Performance)
GRACE ROBERTS (Lighting) for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions) – WINNER
MARK SMITH (Lighting) for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Adaptivity Theatre Company)

Best Sound Design Community Theatre
FINN CARTER and JACK LARK for The 39 Steps (Hobart Repertory Theatre Society)
JACOB GOLDING for True West (Jacob Golding and Sam Tooker)
CHRIS JACKSON for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Adaptivity Theatre Company)
CHRIS JACKSON for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions) – WINNER

Youth Achievement Community Theatre
EVA CETTI for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions) – WINNER
RUBY HOWARD for Blank (IO Performance)
OLIVER JOHNS for Red (IO Performance)
ALEX MUSK for Let The Right One In (IO Performance and Bakker Productions)

MUSICAL THEATRE

Best Production Musical Theatre
CHICAGO (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
GUYS AND DOLLS (Old Nick Company)
INTO THE WOODS (The Show Company Tasmania)
RING OF FIRE – THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH (Cradle Coast Theatre)

Best Male Leading Performance Musical Theatre
MICHAEL BALLARD for Elf - The Musical (Launceston Musical Society)
AARON BECK for Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
PETR DIVIS for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)
JIMMY HARRISON for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company)

Best Female Leading Performance Musical Theatre
ABBEY HANSSON for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
CECILIA HUTCHINSON for Guys and Dolls (Old Nick Company)
JAIME MOLLINEAUX for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)
NICOLE SIMMS-FARROW for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)

Best Male Supporting Performance Musical Theatre
TOM HAWKEY for Guys and Dolls (Old Nick Company)
JOEL KING for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company)
JACK NORRIS for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)
DAVID THOMSON for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania) – WINNER

Best Female Supporting Performance Musical Theatre
ANNETTE DAWES for Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash (Cradle Coast Theatre)
MARTINE HOLLIDAY for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania) – WINNER
MARINA LEE for Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company)
GEORGIE TODMAN for Elf - The Musical (Launceston Musical Society)

Best Ensemble Musical Theatre
Cast of CHICAGO (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
Cast of DISNEY THE LION KING JR (Stage Right Youth Theatre)
Cast of GUYS AND DOLLS (Old Nick Company)
Cast of INTO THE WOODS (The Show Company Tasmania)

Best Direction Musical Theatre
DANNY GIBSON for Disney The Lion King Jr (Stage Right Youth Theatre)
ALLAN JEFFREY and LEIZ MOORE for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania) – WINNER
ROSS MARSDEN for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company)
SID SIDEBOTTOM for Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash (Cradle Coast Theatre)

Best Musical Direction Musical Theatre
ANDREW CASTLES and PETR DIVIS for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)
ANDY PRIDEAUX and SIAN PARRY for Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company)
MICHAEL STOCKS and SIAN PARRY for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER

Best Choreography Musical Theatre
CAITLIN CARNABY for Guys and Dolls (Old Nick Company)
JACQUELYNE FRANCE-MARSDEN for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
JACQUELYNE FRANCE-MARSDEN for Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company)
LEIZ MOORE for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)

Best Original Costume Design Musical Theatre
GINA McKENZIE for Elf - The Musical (Launceston Musical Society)
ANTHONY PHILLIPS for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company)
TERRY RYAN and ANTHONY PHILLIPS for The Princess Returns 2 (Greg Leong Arts) – WINNER

Best Original Set Design Musical Theatre
MAX DARVELL and BELINDA GUNSON for Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash (Cradle Coast Theatre)
JILL MUNRO for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania) – WINNER
DARRYL ROGERS for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company)

Best Lighting or Video/Film Design Musical Theatre
JASON BOVAIRD (Lighting) for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company)
JASON BOVAIRD (Lighting) for Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company)
GARETH KAYS (Lighting) for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania) – WINNER

Best Sound Design Musical Theatre
ANDREW JOHNS for Into the Woods (The Show Company Tasmania)
MARCELLO LO RICCO for Chicago (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER
MARCELLO LO RICCO for Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company)
THOMAS RIPPON for Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash (Cradle Coast Theatre)

Youth Achievement Musical Theatre
LAURA BYE for Disney The Lion King Jr (Stage Right Youth Theatre)
TOM HAWKEY for Guys and Dolls (Old Nick Company)
CECILIA HUTCHINSON for Guys and Dolls (Old Nick Company)
MARINA LEE for Chicago and Jersey Boys (Encore Theatre Company) – WINNER

OTHER AWARDS

Best New Writing
STEPHANIE BRIARWOOD for Garden on the Moon (Mudlark Theatre)
JULIAN LARNACH for Past the Shallows (Archipelago Productions/ATYP) – WINNER
ALISON MANN for Amy's Tattoo (Blue Cow Theatre)
FINN O’BRANAGÁIN for Scaredy Cat (Terrapin)

Lifetime Achievement and Judges Awards
The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award is Peter Hammond.

Judges Award Professional Theatre
Annette Downs

Judges Award Community Theatre
Domaur Productions

Judges Award Musical Theatre
Milky White from Into The Woods

The 2023 Awards Judging Panels

Professional Theatre: Lian Tanner (Convener), Jane Haley, Christopher Harris, Danielle Wood

Community Theatre: Chris Hamley (Convenor), Rosemary Cann, Anne Cordiner, Kerri Gay, Ross Hay, Nicholas Lahey, Rae Smith

Musical Theatre: Jane Edwards (Convenor), Jules Coleman, Angela Ireson, Leigh Oswin, Gillian Unicomb

Best New Writing:  Stephanie Jack, Liv Satchell, Katy Warner