Outstanding Work in the Newcastle Theatre Community
2023 Winners
Congratulations to the 2022/23 Season CONDA winners!
Excellence in Hair, Make-up and Wigs
- Ralf Jorg - Merrily We Roll Along (Newcastle Theatre Company)
Excellence in Costume Design
- Helen Sternbeck - The Government Inspector (Newcastle Theatre Company)
Excellence in Set and Props Design
- Riley McLean - Tuck Everlasting (TYA Edition, Young People's Theatre Newcastle Inc.)
Excellence in Lighting Design
- Damon Herrington - Cinderella (St Philip's Christian College)
Excellence in Sound Design
- Talia Condie, Jessica Kelly, Patrick Lee & Charlee Skelly Osmond - The War of the Worlds (Hunter Drama)
Excellence in Audio-Visual Multimedia and Projection
- Belle Holliday-Williams & Michael Cooper - Cinderella (St Philip's Christian College)
Excellence by a performer 18 & Under in a Musical - Tied Result
- Emma Norton - Disney's Frozen JR. (Young People's Theatre Newcastle Inc.)
Excellence by a performer 18 & Under in a Musical - Tied Result
- Nyah Le - The Wedding Singer (Hunter Drama)
Excellence by a performer 18 & Under in a Play
- Seb Smee - Where in the World is Frank Sparrow (Fickle Youth Productions)
Excellence by a performer 18 & Under in a Supporting Role
- Symphony Riley - Legally Blonde (Hunter School of the Performing Arts)
Best 18 & Under Ensemble
- Matilda JR. (High Street Productions)
Best Production by a Youth Theatre Company or School
- Cinderella (St Philip's Christian College)
Best Ensemble - Musical
- Legally Blonde (Chookas Entertainment)
Best Ensemble - Play
- Take Me to Neverland (Bearfoot Theatre)
Excellence by a Performer in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Megan Connelly - Merrily We Roll Along (Newcastle Theatre Company)
Excellence by a Performer in a Supporting Role in a Play
- Celia Kelly - Rumours (Maitland Repertory Theatre)
Excellence by a Guest Performer
- Debora Krizak - Billy Elliot The Musical (The Very Popular Theatre Company)
Excellence by a Performer in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Bree Young - Heathers (Chookas Entertainment)
Excellence by a Performer in a Leading Role in a Play
- Megan Kennedy - Banging Denmark (The Very Popular Theatre Company)
Best New Play or Musical Written for a Newcastle Company
- Claire Thomas - A Pocketful of Stories (Young People's Theatre Newcastle Inc.)
Best Special Theatrical Event
- A-Z Musical Cabaret (Hunter School of the Performing Arts)
Excellence by a Choreographer
- Vanessa Ambrose & Rachel Stark - Legally Blonde (Hunter School of the Performing Arts)
Excellence by a Music or Vocal Director
- Daniel Wilson - Billy Elliot The Musical (The Very Popular Theatre Company)
Excellence by a Director – Musical
- Riley McLean - Tuck Everlasting (TYA Edition, Young People's Theatre Newcastle Inc.)
Excellence by a Director – Play
- Pip Thoroughgood - All My Sons (Maitland Repertory Theatre)
Best Musical Production
- Heathers (Chookas Entertainment)
Best Dramatic Production
- Ideation (Knock And Run Theatre)
2022 Youth Ambassadors
- Rory Cowper, Leelani Taranawiwat, Jackson Archer & Emma Green
Legacy Awards
- Vivien Jones, Nola Wallace, John Zeder
Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to Theatre
- Mercia Buck
