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VDL Awards 2008 - Nominees
List of Nominations
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST LIGHTING DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Frank Donahue Perpeptual Trophy Donated by The 1812 Theatre |
Neil Absolom & John Ballis | Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton | The Basin Theatre Group |
| Jason Bovaird | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company | |
| Jason Bovaird & Colin Mortley | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
| Leah Morrison | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Andrew Oldroyd | Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) | |
| Craig Pearcey | The Talented Mr. Ripley by Phyllis Nagy | Brighton Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST SOUND DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The VF Trainor Perpetual Trophy Donated by V F Trainor Trophies |
Sebastian Bertolli | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company |
| Ellis Ebell | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Rob Ellis | Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) | |
| Michael Gerrish & Adrian Carr | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
| Ron Kofler & Vicki Smith | The Talented Mr. Ripley by Phyllis Nagy | Brighton Theatre Company | |
| Tim Long & Ross Mack | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Roderick Chappel and Rob Wanless | The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto | Eltham Little Theatre | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST COSTUME DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA |
Anda Banikos & Abigail Van Rooyen | Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) |
| Eileen Bentley | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company | |
| Sylvia Carr & Margaret Bailey | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
| Pat Day | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Juliet Hayday | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Brenda Overton | Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton | The Basin Theatre Group | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST SET DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Waverley Festival Trophy Donated by The Waverley Festival |
Doug Bennett | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company |
| David Dare | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Geoff Davey | Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) | |
| Martin Gibbs | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Yoon Jeong Kim | M*A*S*H by Tim Kelly | Phoenix Theatre Company | |
| George Tranter | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA |
Sarah Allan as Social Worker | The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett | The 1812 Theatre |
| Charlotte Hukvari as Red Lamb/Barmaid/Darleen/Anthea | Cloudstreet by Nick Enright & Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton | Geelong Repertory Theatre Company | |
| Patricia McCracken as Mrs. Frencham | Not Now, Darling by Ray Cooney and John Chapman | Sherbrooke Theatre Company | |
| Megan Mithen as Miss Randazzle | M*A*S*H by Tim Kelly | Phoenix Theatre Company | |
| Brenda Overton as Elizabeth | Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton | The Basin Theatre Group | |
| Cathy Patti as Patricia | Extremities by William Mastrosimone | Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group | |
| Phoebe Webber as Shana | Blackrock by Nick Enright | The Hartwell Players | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA |
Glen Barton as Man in the Park | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company |
| Nick Frcek as Ted Pickles/Gerry Cay/Fred Blunt/ Headley | Cloudstreet by Nick Enright & Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton | Geelong Repertory Theatre Company | |
| David Guthrie-Jones as Commander Frencham | Not Now, Darling by Ray Cooney and John Chapman | Sherbrooke Theatre Company | |
| Keith Hutton as Colonel | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Steven Kennedy as Stewart/ Len/ Roy | Blackrock by Nick Enright | The Hartwell Players | |
| Chris Kirby as Squire Weston | Tom Jones by Joan McAlpine | Frankston Theatre Group | |
| Tim Long as Captain Harvey/Company Sergeant-Major | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a COMEDY |
Angela Ellis as Bobbie | Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa | Peridot Theatre |
| Tess Maurici-Ryan as Costanza | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company | |
| Eileen Nelson as Phoebe Firth | Haywire by Eric Chappell | Encore Theatre | |
| Margaret Rawlinson as Mrs. Graves | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a DRAMA |
Jackie Harvey as Deidre | Remembrance by Graham Reid | The Mount Players |
| Juliet Hayday as Hannah Pitt/Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz/Henry/Ethel Rosenberg | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company | |
| Katherine Hubbard as Maggie | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Rhiannon Leach as Harper Pitt | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company | |
| Tanya Rich as Joan | Remembrance by Graham Reid | The Mount Players | |
| Louise Steele as Diane | Blackrock by Nick Enright | The Hartwell Players | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR in a COMEDY |
Mark Bolton as Captain Fitzpatrick | Tom Jones by Joan McAlpine | Frankston Theatre Group |
| Joe Dias as Garth | Get Smart by Christopher Sergel | Dandenong Theatre Company | |
| Lucas Conti as Ho-Jon | M*A*S*H by Tim Kelly | Phoenix Theatre Company | |
| Peter Gilbert as H.C. Curry | The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash | Leongatha Lyric Theatre | |
| Colin Morley as Mr.Big | Get Smart by Christopher Sergel | Dandenong Theatre Company | |
| Xavier Ryan as Mellersh Wilton | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR in a DRAMA |
Adrian Carr as Priest | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company |
| David Cubley as Victor Andrews | Remembrance by Graham Reid | The Mount Players | |
| Paul Kennedy as Roy Cohn/Prior 2 | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company | |
| Ross Mack as 2nd Lieutenant Trotter | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Adrian Mulraney as The Inspector | Goodbye Judas by Ireneusz Iredynski | Exit Theatre | |
| Barry O'Neill as Judge | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a COMEDY |
Sarah Jowett as Susan | Tom Jones by Joan McAlpine | Frankston Theatre Group |
| Christina Kyriakou as Lotty Wilton | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company | |
| Wendy McRae as Sheila | Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa | Peridot Theatre | |
| Anne B. Smith as Miss Shepherd | The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett | The 1812 Theatre | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a DRAMA |
Lauren O'Callaghan as Rose Pickles | Cloudstreet by Nick Enright & Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton | Geelong Repertory Theatre Company |
| Gabrielle O'Brien as Lily | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
| Gail Bradley as Kate | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Genevieve Ryan as Bridie | The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto | Eltham Little Theatre | |
| Kellie Raymond as Margerie | Extremities by William Mastrosimone | Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group | |
| Pat Alcock as Sheila | The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto | Eltham Little Theatre | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a COMEDY |
Tim Edwards as Bill Starbuck | The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash | Leongatha Lyric Theatre |
| Rhys Martin as Maxwell Smart | Get Smart by Christopher Sergel | Dandenong Theatre Company | |
| Chris Shaw as Alan Bennett 2 | The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Robert Wilson as Tony | Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa | Peridot Theatre | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a DRAMA The David Perkins Perpetual Trophy Donated by David Perkins |
Tim Constantine as Louis Ironson | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company |
| Ron Kofler as Martin | The Hour Before My Brother Dies by Daniel Keene | Swamp Fox Productions | |
| Ben Rose as Ricko | Blackrock by Nick Enright | The Hartwell Players | |
| Justin Stephens as Prior Walter | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company | |
| Blake Testro as Michael | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Chris Young as Fish Lamb | Cloudstreet by Nick Enright & Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton | Geelong Repertory Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST DIRECTOR of a DRAMA Production The Edna Chandler Perpetual Trophy Donated by The Basin Theatre Group |
Bruce Akers | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company |
| Doug Bennett | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
| Ellis Ebell | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Max Hastings | Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) | |
| Eric Heyes | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| Drew Mason | Extremities by William Mastrosimone | Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group | |
| Sonja Prater | Remembrance by Graham Reid | The Mount Players | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST DIRECTOR of a COMEDY Production The Edna (Jones) Bartlett Perpetual Trophy Donated by Gordon Bartlett |
Gaye Gay | Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa | Peridot Theatre |
| Malcolm Sussman | The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Brett Turner | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST DRAMA PRODUCTION Charles 'Bud' Tingwell Perpetual Trophy Donated by Charles 'Bud' Tingwell |
Heidelberg Theatre Company | Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner | Heidelberg Theatre Company |
| Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) | Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association (FAMDA) | |
| Williamstown Little Theatre | Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel | Williamstown Little Theatre | |
| Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company | |
| Mordialloc Theatre Company | Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff | Mordialloc Theatre Company | |
| The Mount Players | Remembrance by Graham Reid | The Mount Players | |
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The 2008 VDL Award for BEST COMEDY PRODUCTION VF Trainor Perpetual Trophy Donated by V F Trainor Trophies |
Essendon Theatre Company | Enchanted April by Matthew Barber | Essendon Theatre Company |
| The 1812 Theatre | The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Peridot Theatre | Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa | Peridot Theatre | |
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