Hi all,
A truly wonderful Final of Crash Test Drama Sydney 2008 last night at Newtown Theatre.
A full house saw a great selection of eight plays brought to life by a very talented group of actors and directors.
And at the end the winners were announced, including which lucky plays had won a place in either the Top 100 or Wildcards of Short + Sweet Sydney 2009.
And the winners were:
THE FINAL OF CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
JUDGE’S CHOICES
(Thanks to Alan Walpole)
OVERALL WINNER OF CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
The Rose by Charles Freyberg
BEST ACTRESS FOR CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
Roanna Dempsey for The Birthday and I miss you the most when I catch sight of the moon
BEST ACTRESS RUNNER-UP FOR CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
Deborah Peebles for Imelda and Bad News Man
BEST ACTOR FOR CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
Steven McGrath for Bad News Man
BEST ACTOR RUNNER-UP FOR CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
Lynden Jones for The Rose
PEOPLE’S CHOICE:
WINNER OF PEOPLE’S CHOICE FOR CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2008
The Birthday by Jeanne Kowalik
Directed by Anne Delaney with Tony Girdler, Roanna Dempsey and Helen Atkin
RUNNER UP:
I miss you the most when I catch sight of the moon by Alex Broun
Directed by Katie Gompertz with Roanna Dempsey, Maurizio Degliesposti and Manny Katts
PLAYWRIGHT’S PRIZE
Frank Davidson for Harvey’s Kitchen
The following plays were then awarded places in Short + Sweet Sydney 2009:
TOP 100
The Rose by Charles Freyberg
(As overall Judge’s Choice)
WILDCARDS
Harvey’s Kitchen by Frank Davidson
Pop Jesus by Jess Scott Driksna
(As next two ranked People’s Choice plays after those which have already been selected for Short + Sweet Sydney 2009 or were ineligible.)
Thanks again to all our wonderful actors, directors, writers and audience who made Crash Test Drama Sydney 2008 such a wonderful success.
And thanks to all the staff at Newtown Theatre and our wonderful judge Alan Walpole, whose careful consideration and insightful feedback was so greatly appreciated during the season.
Thanks Alan!
Now it’s on to Short + Sweet. See you there!