Green Room Awards

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Green Room Awards
Awarded forExcellence in
  • Cabaret
  • dance
  • drama
  • fringe theatre
  • musical theatre
  • opera
Location Melbourne, Australia
Presented byGreen Room Awards Association
Established1982
Website www.greenroom.org.au

The Green Room Awards are Australian peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre companies, independent theatre, musical theatre, contemporary and experimental performance, and opera. The awards, which were established in 1982, are based in Melbourne, Victoria.

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History

The Green Room Awards were established in 1982 by a group of theatre people, with the inaugural awards ceremony held in 1983. [1] Blair Edgar and Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards Association.[ citation needed ]

The Association's 40th awards ceremony, took place at Melbourne's Capitol Theatre to a sell-out audience on 29 May 2023.[ citation needed ]

Description

Association

The Green Room Awards Association is composed of members of Melbourne's performing arts community, including journalists, performers, writers, directors, choreographers, academics, theatre technicians and administrators.[ citation needed ] It is based in Melbourne, Victoria. [2] [3]

Awards

The Green Room Awards recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre companies, independent theatre, musical theatre, contemporary and experimental performance, and opera. [2]

Governance and people

The current[ when? ] patron of the association is Liz Jones.[ citation needed ] Former patrons include Uncle Jack Charles.[ citation needed ]

As at April 2023, the president of the association is Anton Berezin, vice president Dean Drieberg, secretary Weng Yi Wong and treasurer Emily Harvey.[ citation needed ]

Award categories

Recipients

Previous winners of the awards include Dale Ferguson, David Hersey, Stephen Baynes, Greg Horsman, Eddie Perfect, Laurie Cadevida, Stephen Daldry, Genevieve Lemon, Michael Dameski, Julian Gavin, and Steve Mouzakis.[ citation needed ]

Recipients of the Production award in each category include the following, with the year relating to the year of the award ceremony:

Theatre companies

Independent theatre

Music theatre

Music theatre - independent

Opera

Cabaret

Dance

Contemporary and experimental performance

Lifetime Achievement Award

Recipients include (year added where found): [19]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "36th Green Room Awards Winners have been announced!". Green Room Awards. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Bennett, Sally (21 February 2012). "Malthouse Theatre cleans up nominations for Green Room Awards". Herald Sun . Sydney. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Green Room Awards - Archive".
  5. 1 2 3 "Green Room awards". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 60, no. 24. Victoria, Australia. 4 March 1994. p. 5 (Life/Style). Retrieved 18 July 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 3 "arts Gideon wins Green Room award". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 61, no. 26. Victoria, Australia. 10 March 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 18 July 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Full list of 2014 Green Room Award Recipients". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Green Room Award Recipients 2015 | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "2015 Green Room Award Winners | News". AussieTheatre.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Winners of the 34th Green Room Awards announced". Limelight. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "All the winners from Melbourne's 35th Annual Green Room Awards". The AU Review. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "All the 36th Annual Green Room Award Winners | News". AussieTheatre.com. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Miller, Nick (6 April 2020). "Camp Dogs run away with Melbourne's annual theatre awards". The Age. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "2022 Green Room Awards Recipients | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Review, Arts (9 April 2024). "2024 Green Room Award Winners Announced". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "2025 Green Room Awards announced". Limelight. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  17. 1 2 Woodhead, Cameron (29 June 2021). "Melbourne's theatre awards night was an eccentric, apocalyptic trip". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Stars are honoured in Green Room awards". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 98, no. 21. New South Wales, Australia. 26 February 1993. p. 7 (Life/Style). Retrieved 18 July 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  19. 1 2 "Arts & Entertainment". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 57, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 8 February 1991. p. 30. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  20. ↑ "Theatre awards". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. LI, no. 23. Victoria, Australia. 1 March 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  21. ↑ "Pamela Ruskin's Arts Roundabout". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. LIV, no. 21. Victoria, Australia. 19 February 1988. p. 20. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  22. ↑ "Arts & Entertainment Victoria ready for Green Room awards". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 57, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 8 February 1991. p. 30. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  23. ↑ "Green Room Award winners". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 58, no. 25. Victoria, Australia. 28 February 1992. p. 28. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  24. ↑ "Stars are honoured in Green Room awards". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 98, no. 21. New South Wales, Australia. 26 February 1993. p. 7 (Life/Style). Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  25. ↑ "What's on A Guide to Arts — Second wind for the Melba". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 64, no. 35. Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1998. p. 1 (What's On). Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  26. ↑ "arts Gideon wins Green Room award". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 61, no. 26. Victoria, Australia. 10 March 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  27. ↑ "Shows and artists honoured". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 62, no. 22. Victoria, Australia. 1 March 1996. p. 28. Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  28. ↑ "Winners of Green Room Awards". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 64, no. 21. Victoria, Australia. 27 February 1998. p. 5 (What's On). Retrieved 17 December 2022– via National Library of Australia.
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