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ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL 

 2023

17th Annual One Act Play Festival 

Adjudicated by Peter Newling

TMP 2023 OAP Festival Some of the Festival Winners.JPG

The Eve Old Award for Best Production   ($500 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank Gisborne & District Community Bank Branch

 

Winner: Last Tango in Little Grimley - Frankston Theatre Group

 

Runner-Up Best Production   ($250 +Trophy)
Sponsored by The Mount Players

 

Winner: Disturbed - Cathouse Players

 

Other Nominees for Best Production: 

Anniversary – The Mount Players

A Little Something for the Ducks - Cathouse Players

 

Best Director    ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Marg & Allan Cameron

 

Winner: Bette Sartore - for Disturbed by Cathouse Players

 

Other Nominees for Best Director:

Bette Sartore  – A Little Something for the Ducks by Cathouse Players

Robert Lister - Last Tango in Little Grimley by Frankston Theatre Group

 

Best Female Lead     ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Gisborne Flower Shoppe

 

Winner: Maggie Brown as 'Irma' in A Little Something for the Ducks by Cathouse Players

 

Other Nominees for Best Female Lead: 

Joan Kruti as 'Syria Dale' in Thinking Aloud by Adelphi Players

Fiona Agyeman as 'Daphne' in Disturbed by Cathouse Players

 

Best Male Lead    ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by John Taranto

 

Winner: Ross Tempest as 'Bob' in Disturbed by Cathouse Players

 

Other Nominees for Best Male Lead:

Greg Barison as 'Norbet' in The Mechanics by Adelphi Players

Frank Sartore as 'Samuel' in A Little Something for the Ducks' by Cathouse Players

Dean Michael as 'Jay' in Anniversary by The Mount Players

 

Best Female in a Supporting Role     ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Little Magnet Hill Winery & Vineyard

 

Winner: Annie Laurenson as 'Margaret' in Last Tango in Little Grimley by Frankston Theatre Group

 

Other Nominees for Best Female in a Supporting Role: 

Rachael Singleton as 'Joyce' in Last Tango in Little Grimley by Frankston Theatre Group

Ais McGowan as 'Helen' & 'Hero' in Something in Mind by Shalafron Productions

 

Best Male in a Supporting Role      ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Vandus Building Maintenance and Project Management

 

Winner: Mark Moore as 'Gordon' in Last Tango in Little Grimley by Frankston Theatre Group

 

Other Nominees: for Best Male in a Supporting Role:

Stuart Daddo-Langlois as 'Bernard' in Last Tango in Little Grimley by Frankston Theatre Group

Peter Bevin as 'Peter' in Over She Goes by Cathouse Players

 

Best New Local Playwright      ( $100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Officebarn Office National Gisborne


Winner: Dean Michael - Anniversary (performed by The Mount Players)

 

Other Nominees for Best New Local Playwright: 

Alfred Krause - Something in Mind (performed by Shalafron Productions)

Helen Gramberg - Over She Goes (performed by Cathouse Players)

VDL Most Promising Performer       ($50 + Certificate)
Sponsored by The Victorian Drama League

 

Winner: Timothy Gollan as 'Colin' in The Mechanics by Adelphi Players

 

Adjudicator’s Awards:

 

Cathouse Players for 'Backstage Discipline, Etiquette and Professionalism'

 

 

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