CATEGORIES AND GUIDELINES
CATEGORIES
The Sydney Theatre Awards usually present Awards in the following categories:
Best Mainstage Production
Best Independent Production
Best Direction of a Mainstage Production
Best Direction of an Independent Production
Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production
Best Performance in a Leading Role in an Independent Production
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production
Best Stage Design of a Mainstage Production
Best Stage Design of an Independent Production
Best Costume Design of a Mainstage Production
Best Costume Design of an Independent Production
Best Lighting Design of a Mainstage Production
Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production
Best Sound Design of a Mainstage Production
Best Original Score of a Mainstage Production
Best Sound Design or Composition of an Independent Production
Best New Australian Work
Best Newcomer
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Production of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Musical
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Best Musical Direction of a Musical
Best Choreography in a Musical
Best Cabaret
Best Production for Children
Best Production for Young People
Lifetime Achievement Award
GUIDELINES
Guidelines for eligibility for awards are simple:
Awards are given annually for new productions which have opened on Sydney stages during the calendar year of voting.
Only Australian performers and creatives are eligible. International performers and creatives are ineligible, even if they are working on Australian produced shows.
Productions are eligible only in the year they commence in Sydney - remounts of the same show are ineligible, although replacement cast are eligible.
Special awards are decided by a core group of theatre critics.
The Sydney Theatre Awards is an entirely voluntary organisation, including Panel members to Awards producer, presenters and performers.