Professional categories
Production: The Unfinished Show (Ommi Theatre)
Leading actress: Samantha Fiddes, Confusion of Tongues (Stray Dogs)
Leading actor: Barry Shepherd, Indecent Obsessions (Stray Dogs)
Supporting actress: Karen Lantry, Lear (Shakespeare et al)
Supporting actor: David Yarrow, Madonna Del Parto (Shakespeare et al)
Director: Carl Caulfield, Rigoletto (Opera Hunter)
Achievement in sight and sound: Ross Fiddes, musical direction, Abelard and Heloise (Shakespeare et al)
Achievement in costume and set design: Sophia Montefiore, set design, Oedipus (Prospero Players)
Open category
New play written for a Newcastlecompany: Carl Caulfield, Indecent Obsessions
Non-professional categories
Dramatic production: Cheapside (Newcastle Repertory)
Musical production: Jesus Christ Superstar (NDAC)
Actress in a drama or comedy: Zoe McDonald, Barefoot in the Park (Intimate)
Leading actor in a drama or comedy: Lawrence Aitchison, Cheapside
Actress in a musical: Melinda Smith, The Sound of Music (Metropolitan)
Actor in a musical: Jacob Smyth, Jesus Christ Superstar
Supporting actor in a drama or comedy: Michael Single, The Tempest (Newcastle Repertory)
Ensemble acting: Boss of the Pool (YPT)
Director: Wendy Leis, Godspell (YPT)
Music, movement and costume design: Jennie Rohr and Jayda Gardaya, choreography, Bugga (Hands Free Physical Theatre)
Set, lighting and sound design: Carolyn Lind and Jason King, lighting design, Jesus Christ Superstar
Newcastle City Council award for outstanding achievement in Newcastle theatre Shakespeare et al, for providing a de facto regional professional theatre company in 2002 and staging six quality productions
THE YEAR
* The awards were held at ClubNova this year.