The Performing Arts WA Awards are back!
Returning to the Heath Ledger Theatre on Monday, 7 April, Artist Relief Fund WA celebrates the collective achievements of the live performance industry in WA.
The PAWA Awards invites professional artists and arts workers from dance, theatre, musicals and opera to come together to celebrate in solidarity and style. With live entertainment and hospitality, the ceremony will see dozens of awards presented to some of 2024’s outstanding productions, with Special Awards highlighting achievements and exceptional emerging talent.
Here are Perth Arts Live’s reviews for some of the nominated shows, but for a full list of award categories and nominees, click here.
THEATRE AWARDS
Brothers Wreck, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
- BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES – Jessie Ward
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES – Tyren Maclou
- OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – Maitland Schnaars
- OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – Mark Howett
- OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN – Brian Woltjen
- OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER – Tyren Maclou
Logue Lake, Geordie Crawley & Elise Wilson in association with Perth Festival
- BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES – Lila McGuire
- OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – Elise Wilson & Geordie Crawley
- OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
- OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – Peter Young
- OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN – Sam Diamond
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
An Imaginary Life, Humphrey Bower & Libby Klysz
- BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES – Pavan Kumar Hari
- OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING – Pavan Kumar Hari
Unnatural, The Blue Room Theatre & Holland Brooks
- BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
- OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN – Cherish Merrington
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
- OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER – Gabriel Critti-Schnaars
- OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER – Marli Jupiter
ASK, The Blue Room Theatre & 3RD SPACE
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION – Barbara Hostalek
DANCE AWARDS
Mutiara, Marrugeku in association with Perth Festival
- BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
- OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN – Abdul-Rahman Abdullah
Foleyvision, Scott Elstermann
- BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING DUET OR ENSEMBLE
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMER – Bernadette Lewis
- OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY – Scott Elstermann
- OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
- OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN – Rebecca Erin
- OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING – Rebecca Erin
- OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN – Rhiannon Walker
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
- OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER – Nadia Priolo
squared-OFF, OFF-base Dance
- BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMER – Bernadette Lewis, “Acid Trip”
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMER – Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson, “Madre Muerte”
- OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY – Tyrone Earl Lraé Robinson, “Madre Muerte”
- OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
- OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN – Rachael Dease, “Madre Muerte”
- OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – Rhiannon Petersen, “Madre Muerte”
- OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN – Shuling Wong, “Madre Muerte”
- OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN – Sorcha Whalley & Leanne Foley, “Madre Muerte”
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
WHITESNAKE3000, Co3 Contemporary Dance
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMER – Zendra Giraudo
MUSICAL & OPERA AWARDS
Same Time Next Week, The Blue Room Theatre & Nick Pages-Oliver & Scott McArdle
- BEST PRODUCTION
- OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES – Daniel Buckle
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN SUPPORTING ROLES – Tristan McInnes
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES – Amberly Cull
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES – Nick Pages-Oliver
- OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, MOVEMENT DIRECTION OR CHOREOGRAPHY – Scott McArdle, Nick Pages-Oliver & Amberly Cull
- OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION OR CONDUCTING – Jackson Griggs
- OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING – Jackson Griggs
- OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – Kristie Smith
- OUTSTANDING STAGE DESIGN – Brian Woltjen
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
Wundig wer Wilura, West Australian Opera in association with Perth Festival
- OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
- OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN LEADING ROLES – Jarred Wall
- OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, MOVEMENT DIRECTION OR CHOREOGRAPHY – Ian Wilkes
- OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION OR ARRANGING – Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse
- OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – Mark Howett
- OUTSTANDING NEW WORK OR ADAPTATION
In case you missed it above, the full list of nominees is here. General public is welcome to attend the awards night at 7:00pm on April 7 2025 in the Heath Ledger Theatre at the State Theatre Centre of WA by booking tickets ($50 standard/$40 concession) here.
