The winners of the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced recently at a star-studded ceremony, with 28 Awards presented, shared between 16 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2024. Almost 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathered at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre to celebrate.
WINNERS OF 2024 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
August: Osage County (Belvoir)
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
The Inheritance (Shane Anthony, Daniel Cottier Productions, Sugary Rum Productions and Seymour Centre)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Eamon Flack (August: Osage County)
BEST DIRECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Shane Anthony (The Inheritance)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Tamsin Carroll (August: Osage County)
Pamela Rabe (August: Osage County)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
André de Vanny (The Lonesome West)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Ursula Yovich (The Lewis Trilogy)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Lilian Alejandra Valverde (Snowflake)
BEST STAGE DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Renée Mulder (Stolen)
BEST STAGE DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Kate Beere (Arlington)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Renée Mulder (Stolen)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Dann Barber (Yentl)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Trent Suidgeest (Stolen)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Aron Murray (Arlington)
BEST SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
James Brown (Stolen)
BEST SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Johnny Yang (Ruins)
BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK
Trophy Boys (Emmanuelle Mattana)
BEST NEWCOMER
Daniel R. Nixon (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
BEST ENSEMBLE
The Inheritance
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Zombie! The Musical (Hayes Theatre Co)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Darren Yap (Zombie! The Musical)
JUDITH JOHNSON AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Michael Paynter (Jesus Christ Superstar)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Stephen Anderson (Titanique)
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Laura Tipoki (Jesus Christ Superstar)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY OF A MUSICAL
Chiara Assetta (Zombie! The Musical)
BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN
Cicada (Barking Gecko Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company)
BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Saplings (Australian Theatre for Young People and Youth Action)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jim Sharman
Photos by David Hooley
