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Central Coast TheatreFest 2007

This was the fourth year of annual festivals - following on from the inaugural festival which we held in 1998.  This year the festival was held over 1 day (Saturday 8 September) and featured eight entries.

The award winners, as selected by our adjudicator Lyn Pierse, were:

Best Male Actor                                      Duncan Mitchell
Best Female Actor                                  Pollyana Forshaw
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role         Paul Ractliffe
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role     Sierra Phillips
Best Ensemble Performance                     A Dog's Life
Best Production                                      The Cagebirds
Best Production Runner-Up                       The Dumb Waiter
Best Direction                                        Pauline Wright
Best Set                                                Collette's Feast
Best Costumes                                       Collette's Feast
Best Unpublished Play                             What's the Matter with Dulcie
Adjudicator’s Special Prize                        Max Paul & Simone Dighton
John Axford Memorial Award                     Joan Dalgleish
Apex 40 Award                                       Julie Young
Woops Award                                         An Act of Flood

Below is a picture of The Cagebirds cast & crew, which won the award for Best Production.

Whenever I attend a festival I always make predictions as to the award winners.  My predictions for this year were:

Best Male Actor                                      Alan Bird
Best Female Actor                                  Joan Dalgleish
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role         Paul Ractliffe
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role     Helen Schumann
Best Ensemble Performance                     The Dumb Waiter
Best Production                                      A Dog's Life
Best Production Runner-Up                       What's for Pudding
Best Direction                                        Hilda Bird
Best Set                                                Collette's Feast
Best Costumes                                       The Cagebirds
Best Unpublished Play                             An Act of Flood
Adjudicator’s Special Prize                        Nikki de Vries
John Axford Memorial Award                     Duncan Mitchell

I only got two exactly right, although we both also agree that A Dog's Life, Duncan Mitchell and Joan Dalgleish are deserving winners of some sort of award!  Let's see how I go next year...

Below is the director, Millie Sampson, as pleased as punch!

Next Year

We would be delighted if your group could join us next year in what is sure to be an exciting and entertaining weekend of theatre.

The Central Coast Theatrefest will see drama groups from all around the state (and often beyond) competing in a weekend of sheer heaven for theatre buffs.  We get stiff competition and some absolute gems being produced.  Come along and immerse yourself in the theatre in June.  You'll be thrilled if you've been to theatre festivals before and completely knocked out if you're a newcomer to competitive drama.

If your group is at all interested in sending a one-act play of up to an hour's duration, and becoming part of the Central Coast TheatreFest experience, please contact Ruth Jordon on 0408-810-763 (business hours) or 02-4971-0795 (after hours).  Her email is isarube2@bigpond.com

For further information about the event, please download the pdf file with the application form and other info (423,149 bytes).

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