Festival Winners 2025

Junior Section

Never Eat a Talking Lobster Koonwarra Village School

Eddie Hawkins for playing 3 roles in Never Eat a Talking Lobster and making them all distinctive

Atticus Bond as Hen, Annabelle, Director in Never Eat a Talking Lobster by KVS
Willow Rosen as Salty John in Never Eat a Talking Lobster by Koonwarra Village School
Nelle Anders as Peta in The Queen of Dreams by Koonwarra Village School

Senior Section

Ward 17 Lilydale High School

Hue Martin Webb for roles in The 10 Best / Worst Things about High School
Lilydale High School

Ruby Forrest Kennedy as Sam in Knock Knock by Village High School
Nathanael Johnston as Logan in i Knock Knock by Village High School
A J Manvell as Gail in Driver’s Testby Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre

Open Age

Julia Lambert I Bet He Does

John Jennings and Lilydale High School Troupe Ward 17

The Peace of Angels Eltham Little Theatre
Special mentions:
The Bigger Fish Ark Theatre
The Corflutes of Kooyong The Theatre Co
Dinner for One FAMDA

Encouragement award to first time director
Etienne Goessens for Revoked – Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre

Will Hardy as Chad in Revoked by Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre
Special mentions:
Sam Daddo as Constable Mitchell in For My Sister by Here There & Everywhere Theatre
John Reisinger as Mr Woodley in For My Sister by Here There & Everywhere Theatre

Kimberley White as Erica Banks in Cleanskin by FAMDA
Special mentions:
Xanthe Moser as Jade in Revoked by Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre
Maggie May as Detective Lewis in For My Sister by Here There & Everywhere Theatre

James Murphy as Fabio in Revoked by Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre
Special mentions:
Damian Coffey as Mike Anderson in The Corflutes of Kooyong by The Theatre Co
Liam Mitchison as Jason Campbell in The Corflutes of Kooyong by The Theatre Co
Aeron Savige as Detective Karr in For My Sister by Here There & Everywhere Theatre
Bruce Crowl as James in Dinner For One by FAMDA

Krissi Creighton as Leanne in For My Sister by Here There & Everywhere Theatre
Special mentions:
Natasha Bassett as Julie in Handbags by Brighton Theatre Company
Emma McKay as Melanie Craine in Cleanskin by FAMDA
Jennifer Pacey as Sarah in Two Minutes and Counting by PEP Productions
Monica Greenwood as Jennifer Anderson in The Corflutes of Kooyong by The Theatre Co
Kate Harvey as Lisa Campbell in The Corflutes of Kooyong by The Theatre Co

Steve Saul The Peace of Angels by Eltham Little Theatre
Special mentions:
LB Bradley – Handbags by Brighton Theatre Company
Justin Cleaver – Two Minutes and Counting by PEP Productions
Claire Abagia – The Corflutes of Kooyong by The Theatre Co
Phillip A Mayer – For My Sister by Here There & Everywhere Theatres

For My Sister – Here There & Everywhere Theatre WINNER
Two Minutes and Counting – PEP Productions RUNNER UP
Special mentions:
The Peace of Angels – Eltham Little Theatre
Handbags – Brighton Theatre Company
The Corflutes of Kooyong – The Theatre Co`