The nominations are out for this year's Otago Southland Theatre Awards. It is with immense pride that we announce that our production of Mamma Mia! received 15 nominations!
This is another wonderful acknowledgement of all the hard work put in by so many people.
We look forward to celebrating these nominations at the awards evening on Saturday, 16 February.
The event is taking place here in Oamaru at St Kevin's dining hall on Saturday, 16 February
and tickets can be purchased from iTicket

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Gore Musical Theatre – Shrek the Musical Jnr
Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular Live
Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
BEST PROPERTIES
Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense 
Gore Musical Theatre – Shrek the Musical Jnr
Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Wakatipu High School – Little Shop of Horrors
West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
BEST SOUND
Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
BEST LIGHTING & VISION
Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular Live
Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
BEST WARDROBE
Dunstan High School – Annie Get Your Gun
Gore Musical Theatre – Shrek the Musical Jnr
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
BEST SET
Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense 
Clyde Theatre Group – Daughters of Heaven
Gore Musical Theatre – Shrek the Musical Jnr
Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
BEST VOCAL WORK - COMPANY
Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense
Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular Live
Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
BEST ENSEMBLE
Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense – “Holier than Thou”
East Otago Musical Theatre – Celebrat10n! – “Blow Gabriel Blow”
Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular – “Greased Lightning”
Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert – “I will Survive”
Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia! – “Super Trouper/Finale”
Wakatipu High School – Little Shop of Horrors – “Downtown (Skid Row)”
BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE
Ryan Algar – Pepper - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Hannah Anderson – Ms Wilson - Dunstan High School – Annie Get Your Gun
Harriet Moir – Shirley – Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Jayden Wadsworth – Gavroche - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
Benjamin Williams – Eugene - Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular 

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE IN A MUSICAL
Sonya Creedy – Rosie - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Alice Hore – Tanya - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Arlie McCormick - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Charlotte McKay - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Grace Turipa – Dragon - Gore Musical Theatre – Shrek the Musical Jnr
Beth Waite - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Sophie Warner – Jan - Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular
​BEST SUPPORTING MALE IN A MUSICAL
David Blair – Bill - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia
Paul Johnstone – Thenardier - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
Chris Keogh - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Greg MacLeod - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
John Sear - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Craig Wadsworth – Enjoiras - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
​BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE IN A PLAY
Emna Ben Amara – Harry - Remarkables Theatre – Away
Sarah Barham – Gwen - Remarkables Theatre – Away
Stacey Gribbon – Evelyn - Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
Gloria Harris – Marion - Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
Grete Johannson – Meg - Remarkables Theatre – Away
Nina Johnston – Meg - Remarkables Theatre – Away
Kay Masters – Gwyneth - Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
BEST SUPPORTING MALE IN A PLAY
Blaise Barham – Jim - Remarkables Theatre – Away
John Barham – Herbert Reiper - Clyde Theatre Group – Daughters of Heaven
Nick Meissel – Alan Brown & JP - Clyde Theatre Group – Daughters of Heaven
Peter Whigham – Gerald - Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
BEST LEADING FEMALE IN A MUSICAL
Krissy McGeown – Donna - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Jules Molloy – Reverend Mother - Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense
Ashley Moss – Cosette - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
Lottie Rayner – Annie Oakley - Dunstan High School – Annie Get Your Gun
Lily Stock – Sophie - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Sophie Stuart – Eponine - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
Kayla Wilcox – Sandy - Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular
BEST LEADING FEMALE IN A PLAY
Hannah Anderson – Pauline Parker - Clyde Theatre Group – Daughters of Heaven
Rebecca Botha – Miss Maple – South Otago Theatrical Society – The Butler Did It
Kenda Buist – Juliet Hulme - Clyde Theatre Group – Daughters of Heaven
Phena Byrne – Coral - Remarkables Theatre – Away
BEST LEADING MALE IN A MUSICAL
Cameron Douglas – Bernadette - Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Malcom Gordon – Marius - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
Greg MacLeod – Mitzi/Tick - Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Nick Meissel – Sister Mary Amnesia - Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense
Bruce Potter – Jean Valjean - West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables
BEST LEADING MALE IN A PLAY
Isiah Boniface – Tom - Remarkables Theatre – Away
Andrew Edgar – Roy - Remarkables Theatre – Away
James Hewitt – Chandler Marlowe – South Otago Theatrical Society – The Butler Did It
Keith Richardson – Dan - Taieri Dramatic Society – Bangers-n-Mash
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Claire Gilchrist - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Emma Holloway - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Emma Holloway - Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Emma Holloway - Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular
Nikoia McKelvie - Gore Musical Theatre – Shrek the Musical Jnr
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Sam van Betuw - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Sam van Betuw - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Michael Buick - Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular
Kelly Gillan - Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense
Stuart Walker - Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
BEST DIRECTION
Russell Dixon - Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Helen Horsenell - Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
Douglas Kamo - Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Douglas Kamo - Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
Alexandra Musical Society – Nunsense
Invercargill Musical Theatre – Grease: Arena Spectacular
Musical Theatre Dunedin – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Musical Theatre Oamaru – Mamma Mia!
Taieri Musical Society – Ovation
West Otago Theatrical Society – Les Miserables

COMING IN 2019: Bad Jelly The Witch - Children's Theatre Show

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Thank you to everyone who came and supported our production of Mamma Mia!​

Proud to be the major sponsor of Musical Theatre Oamaru's production of Mamma Mia!

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