The winners of the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on Monday 29th January 2024 at a star-studded ceremony, with 30 Awards presented, shared between 15 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2023. Almost 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathered at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre to celebrate.
Here are the list of winners. Pics on the night are by Ben Apfelbaum
WINNERS OF 2023 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS
BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
The Visitors (Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts)
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
A Streetcar Named Desire (Red Line Productions)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Shari Sebbens (Fences)
BEST DIRECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Alexander Berlage (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Catherine Văn-Davies (Constellations)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Sheridan Harbridge (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Andrew McFarlane (Hubris & Humiliation)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Catherine Văn-Davies (A Streetcar Named Desire)
BEST STAGE DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Isabel Hudson (Constellations)
BEST STAGE DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Nick Fry (Metropolis)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Isabel Hudson (Hubris & Humiliation)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Grace Deacon (An ox stand on my tongue)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Benjamin Brockman (Constellations)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Morgan Moroney (Collapsible)
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
James Brown (Constellations)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Grace Ferguson (On the Beach)
BEST SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Zara Stanton (Metropolis)
BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK
Hubris & Humiliation (Lewis Treston)
BEST NEWCOMER
Abigail Adriano (Miss Saigon)
BEST ENSEMBLE
The Visitors
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
A Little Night Music (Hayes Theatre Co)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Dean Bryant (A Little Night Music)
JUDITH JOHNSON AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Ruva Ngwenya (Tina The Tina Turner Musical)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Nancye Hayes (A Little Night Music)
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Zara Stanton (Metropolis)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICAL
Vi Lam (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN
Waru (Bangarra Dance Theatre and Sydney Festival)
BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The Lies We Were Told (Shopfront Arts and Monkey Baa)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Terence Clarke and Jane Seldon
Featured image : Andrew MacFarlane – Best supporting actor in a supporting role in a mainstream production for Hubris and Humiliation
