City of Newcastle Drama Awards (CONDAs) 2010
Winners:
Blackrock
-Best non-professional dramatic production
-Best Juvenile Male Performance, Ben Freeman
-Ben Freeman has also been recognised for his extensive and excellent work with Tantrum in 2010 through a Newcastle Youth Theatre Development Grant.
Nominations:
Act Two
-Best New Play Written for a Newcastle Company – Penelope Kentish, Talk is Small: a play with Scrabble
Blackrock
-Excellence by a Professional Director – Brendan O’Connell
-Excellence in Professional Achievement in Music, Sound and Lighting – Zackari Watt, composer and musician
-Excellence by a Non-Professional Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama or Comedy – Dean Blackford
-Excellence by a Non-Professional Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama or Comedy – Ben Freeman
-Excellence by a Non-Professional Actress in a Supporting Role – Sarah Coffee
-Excellence by a Non-Professional Actress in a Supporting Role – Brittany Turner
-Best Juvenile Female Performance, Brittany Turner
The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other
-Excellence in Professional Achievement in Music, Sound and Lighting – Roxzan Bowes, sound design
-Excellence in Professional Achievement in Music, Sound and Lighting – Christopher Harley, musical composition and performance
-Excellence in Professional Achievement in Music, Sound and Lighting – John Zeder, lighting design
-Best Ensemble Acting in a Non-Professional Production
Treasure Hunt
-Best Special Theatrical Event
Congratulations also to current Tantrum artists who were nominated for their work outside of the company:
2039 artists
-Timothy Blundell (Excellence by a Professional Actor, The Threepenny Opera)
-Mitchell Bourke (Best Juvenile Male Performance, The Golden Masque of Agamemnon)
-Carl Caulfield (Best New Play Written for a Newcastle Company, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Carl Caulfield (Excellence by a Professional Actor, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Carl Caulfield (Excellence by a Professional Director, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Ben Freeman (Best Juvenile Male Performance, The New Jungle Book)
-Anne Heke (Excellence in Professional Achievement in Costume Design, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Rachel Jackett (Excellence by a Professional Actress, The Shape of Things)
-Christopher Newton (Best New Play Written for a Newcastle Company, Escape)
-Brendan O’Connell (Excellence by a Professional Actor, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Miranda Ryan (Excellence in Professional Achievement in Costume Design, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Andrew Swan (Excellence by a Non-Professional Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama or Comedy, Autobahn)
As You Like It artists
-Mitchell Cox (Excellence by a Non-Professional Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama or Comedy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) Mat Lee (Excellence by a Non-Professional Actor in a Supporting Role, The Boy from Oz)
-Mat Lee (Excellence by a Non-Professional Actor in a Supporting Role, The Witches of Eastwick)
-Theo Rule (Excellence by a Professional Actor, Shakespeare’s Fools)
-Carl Young (Excellence by a Professional Actor, The Shape of Things)
City of Newcastle Drama Awards (CONDAs) 2009
Winners:
-Newcastle City Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Newcastle Theatre, Brendan O’Connell
On Thursday the 3rd of December 2009, Tantrum’s artistic director Brendan O’Connell was presented with the Newcastle City Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Newcastle Theatre at the 31st City of Newcastle Drama Awards (CONDA). Brendan was praised for his enthusiasm, energy and passion for the development of the next generation of Novocastrian artists.
Brendan’s innovative and edgy productions have elevated Tantrum Theatre into a stimulating new stage of growth and we look forward to our involvement in the continued benefits of Brendan’s exceptional talent.
Congratulations Brendan on this fantastic achievement!
Nominations:
Act One
-Best New Play Written for a Newcastle Company – Dean Blackford, Going Home
Awabakal Award 2000