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VDL Awards 2015 - Nominations
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST SET DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by Beaumaris Theatre |
Steve Karandais | Shush by Elaine Murphy | Peridot Theatre Inc. |
| George Tranter | Visiting Mr Green by Jeff Baroon | Williamstown Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Pietro Giordano & Chris Churchward | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. | |
| Mel De Bono & Tony Leatch | Theft by Eric Chappell | Strathmore Theatre Arts Group | |
| Phil Holmes | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Merinda Backway | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. | |
| Gaetano Santo & Keith Francis | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST LIGHTING DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Frank Donahue Perpetual Trophy Donated by The 1812 Theatre |
Alan Crispin | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. |
| Emma Fox | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| David Earl | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
| Ewen Crockett | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | |
| Robin Le Blond | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. | |
| Meika Clark & Travis Handcock | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | |
| Robin Le Blond | Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson | Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST SOUND DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by V F Trainor Trophies |
Chris Dickins | The PeppercornTree by Alison Campbell Rate | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association FAMDA |
| Bruce Parr | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
| Pam Ford | Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry | Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Richard Foster | The Book of Everything by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Jasmine Tolentino | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | |
| Andrea Cole | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Don Bennett & Jock Hossack | A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh | Torquay Theatre Troupe | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST COSTUME DESIGN in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Russell Johnson Perpetual Trophy Donated by Sonja and Eddy Jager |
Sylvia Carr & Margaret Bayley | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. |
| Terese Maurici-Ryan | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Annie Blood & Cast | A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen | Encore Theatre Inc. | |
| Emma Jones & Trudy Kerlin | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
| Deb Carpenter | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. | |
| Christine Nilsson | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | |
| Maxine Webb and Lorraine Monshing | The One Day of the Year by Alan Seymour | Wangaratta Players | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST HAND and SET PROPERTIES in a COMEDY or a DRAMA The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by V F Trainor Trophies |
Neil Barnett | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. |
| Mel De Bono and Tony Leatch | Theft by Eric Chappell | Strathmore Theatre Arts Group | |
| Rosalin Shafik-Eid | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | |
| Maria Darby | A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh | Torquay Theatre Troupe | |
| Barbara Hughes and Maria Haughey | Visiting Mr Green by Jeff Baroon | Williamstown Little Theatre Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA |
Jeanette Coppolino as Zoya | Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. |
| Nadia Kerr as Betty Parris | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
| Atinuke Abraham as Tituba | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Purely Pensive Productions | |
| Carolyn Davies as the Beggar Woman | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. | |
| Eleni Miller as Naomi Bartlett | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. | |
| Juliet Hayday as Rebecca Nurse | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA |
David Runnalls as Winbourne/Cuppley/Army Press Officer/Photographer | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. |
| Bruce Carboon as Peter | Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. | |
| Rodney Hunter as Mr Gardiner | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
| Neil Barnett as Pirelli | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. | |
| Drew Mason as Eddie | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Christopher Dosser as Trevor Farrington | Theft by Eric Chappell | Strathmore Theatre Arts Group | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a COMEDY The Eileen Bentley Perpeptual Trophy Donated by Essendon Theatre Company |
Candice Sweetman as Angela Dixon | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. |
| Julie Arnold as Mary Smith | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | |
| Angela Glennie as Colleen Bacon | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. | |
| Janis Schneider as Irene | Shush by Elaine Murphy | Peridot Theatre Inc. | |
| Holly Pretorius as Vicki Smith | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | |
| Margaret Healy as Phyllis/Leslie | Sylvia by A R Gurney | Cathouse Players Inc. | |
| Sandy Whittem as Mary | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a DRAMA The Yvonne Manley Perpetual Trophy Donated by Sherbrooke Theatre Company |
Jo Warr as Grandma | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. |
| Freya Timmer-Arends as Joanna | Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond | Beaumaris Theatre Inc. | |
| Eleni Miller as Christine Linde | A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen | Encore Theatre Inc. | |
| Steph Morrell as 21st Century Sociologist Dodds / Musician | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | |
| Audrey Martinelli as Emma Leach | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler | Playhouse Players Incorporated | |
| Juliet Hayday as Marge Morrisey | Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson | Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Natalie Templeton as Mary Warren | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR in a COMEDY |
Andy Fry as James Davis | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. |
| William Reed as Charles | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
| P J White as Mairtin | A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh | Torquay Theatre Troupe | |
| Scott Miller as Sidney | Kindly Keep it Covered by Dave Freeman | MOARTZ | |
| Barry Eeles as Mr Collins | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
| Frank Schrever as Father / Bumbiter | The Book of Everything by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Lachlan Turner as Mr Bennet | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR in a DRAMA |
Xavier Ryan as Uncle Louie | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. |
| Ian McMaster as Edwin Bates | Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson | Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Casey Filips as Jay | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Tim Byron as Dick Bennett | Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson | Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Stephen Young as Damian | Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. | |
| Robert Clark as Samuel Parris | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Purely Pensive Productions | |
| Ian McMaster as Reverend John Hale | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a COMEDY The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by Waverley Theatre Company |
Jeanne Snider as Breda | Shush by Elaine Murphy | Peridot Theatre Inc. |
| Rhiannon Leach as Meg Bacon | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. | |
| Carol Shelbourn as Marie | Shush by Elaine Murphy | Peridot Theatre Inc. | |
| Rauri Barker as Sylvia | Sylvia by A R Gurney | Cathouse Players Inc. | |
| Lauren Anne Crute as Elizabeth | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a DRAMA The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by Waverley Theatre Company |
Cherie Mills as Bella | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Geelong Repertory Theatre Co. |
| Lizzie Gapper as Catherine Delaney | Aalst by Duncan McLean, orig.text Pol Heyvaert & Dimitri Verhulst | Moreland Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Elizabeth van Spronson as Bella | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Genevieve Ryan as Daisy Werthan | Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry | Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Tamar Collier as Abigail Williams | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
| Stephanie Morrell as Virginia | Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a COMEDY The Max Grant Perpetual Trophy Donated by Mitcham Theatre Group |
Matt Mirams as Stanley Gardner | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. |
| Matt Phillips as Thomas | The Book of Everything by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Fred Preston as Mick Dowd | A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh | Torquay Theatre Troupe | |
| Tim Long as John Smith | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | |
| Mark Stratford as Spriggs | Theft by Eric Chappell | Strathmore Theatre Arts Group | |
| Lucas Thomas as Roland | Kindly Keep it Covered by Dave Freeman | MOARTZ | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a DRAMA The David Perkins Perpetual Trophy Donated by David Perkins |
Travis Handcock as Ruben | Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. |
| Bruce Grainger as Jonah Cloake | The PeppercornTree by Alison Campbell Rate | Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association FAMDA | |
| Kieran Tracey as Ross | Visiting Mr Green by Jeff Baroon | Williamstown Little Theatre Inc. | |
| Dan Haberfield as Barney Ibbott | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler | Playhouse Players Incorporated | |
| Angelo De Cata as John Procter | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | |
| Eyawn Harry as Hoke Coleburn | Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry | Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Chris Black as John Proctor | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Purely Pensive Productions | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST DIRECTOR of a COMEDY Production The Edna (Jones) Bartlett Perpetual Trophy Donated by Gordon Bartlett |
Catherine Carr | Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. |
| Christine Davey | Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | |
| Glen Barton | A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh | Torquay Theatre Troupe | |
| Bette Sartore | Sylvia by A R Gurney | Cathouse Players Inc. | |
| Gaetano Santo | Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | |
| Mel DeBono for Theft | Theft by Eric Chappell | Strathmore Theatre Arts Group | |
| Richard Keown | Shush by Elaine Murphy | Peridot Theatre Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST DIRECTOR of a DRAMA Production The Edna Chandler Perpetual Trophy Donated by The Basin Theatre Group |
Geoff Hickey | The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. |
| Rachael Holt | Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. | |
| Travis Handcock | The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | |
| David Collins | Aalst by Duncan McLean, orig.text Pol Heyvaert & Dimitri Verhulst | Moreland Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Horrie Leek | Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry | Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. | |
| Terese Maurici-Ryan | Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | |
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST COMEDY PRODUCTION The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by Charles 'Bud' Tingwell |
The Book of Everything by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer | The 1812 Theatre | |
| Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory | Skin Of Our Teeth Productions | ||
| Caught In The Net by Ray Cooney | Brighton Theatre Co. | ||
| A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh | Torquay Theatre Troupe | ||
| Theft by Eric Chappell | Strathmore Theatre Arts Group | ||
| Secret Bridesmaids' Business by Elizabeth Coleman | Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. | ||
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The 2015 VDL Award for BEST DRAMA PRODUCTION The Nicky McFarlane Perpetual Trophy Donated by Nicky McFarlane |
Visiting Mr Green by Jeff Baroon | Williamstown Little Theatre Inc. | |
| The Crucible by Arthur Miller | Malvern Theatre Company Inc. | ||
| Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry | Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. | ||
| Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell | Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. | ||
| The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel | Essendon Theatre Co. | ||
| Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon | Eltham Little Theatre Inc. | ||
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