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OUR CLAIMS TO FAME

Awards we've won and been nominated for:

2011

  • 2011 NAB School's First Impact Award winner for community partnership with Mimili Anangu school and community.
  • Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Giving Award for our Front Row Fund Donor Program
  • Adelaide Theatre Guild "Curtain Call" nomination for our Sound Designer, Luke Smiles, for Best Technical - Fugitive - Robin Hood Retold
  • South Australian Ruby Award Nomination: Best Work: Grug
  • National Helpmann Award Nomination: Best Production for Children: Grug
  • Victor Award 2011 International Performing Arts for Youth showcase In Tampa, Florida: Best show: Grug

2010

  • National AbaF Awards 2010 for Visy Arts & Environment Award: Windmill Theatre and SA Water. See video here!
  • Ruby Awards 2010 for Community Impact Over $100,000 - Windmill Theatre/Mimili Anangu Partnership
  • AbaF Awards 2010 for Visy Arts & Environment Award: Windmill Theatre and SA Water
  • NOMINATED: Helpmann Awards 2010;
    - Best Musical: The Wizard of Oz, Windmill Theatre
    - Best Direction of Musical: Rosemary Myers
    - Best Female Actor in a Musical: Ursula Yovich
    - Best Female Supporting Actor in a Musical: Jude Henshall
    - Best Male Supporting Actor in a Musical: Geoff Revell
    -Best Presentation for Children: The Wizard of Oz, Windmill Theatre
    NOMINATED: Ruby Awards 2010: Best New Work - The Wizard of Oz
  • 2009/2010 Adelaide Theatre Guide "Curtain Call Awards": Best show, comedy, professional: Grug

2009

  • The 2009 Advertiser Box Office Awards for Best Theatre Show 2009 with 47.5% of public vote.

2008

  • NOMINATED: A 2008 Australian Business Arts Foundation Award for a partnership with Adelaide Metro, for which Windmill was a national finalist. The partnership was awarded with 'Good Practice Recognition'.

2007

  • The 2007 Curtain Call Award for Best Show - Comedy (Professional) - Two Weeks with the Queen
  • NOMINATED: A 2007 Business SA Export Award: Arts, Entertainment and Design Award
  • NOMINATED: Two 2007 Ruby Awards:
    - Best New Work: The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie & Little Ragged Blossom
    - Innovation - Picture Book to Performance
  • NOMINATED: A 2007 Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Curtain Call' Award for Best Comedy (Professional) - Two Weeks with the Queen
  • NOMINATED: A 2007 Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Curtain Call' Award for Best Male Performance (Professional) - Kristan Schmid for Two Weeks with the Queen
  • NOMINATED: A 2007 Adelaide Fringe Festival Award for Best Theatre Work by Established Artist/Company - The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom

2006

  • The 2006 Advertiser Oscart for Best Children's Theatre - The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful!
  • The 2006 Sunday Mail award for Best Children's Theatre - Two Weeks with the Queen The 2006 Sunday Mail award for Best Outdoor Show - The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful!
  • NOMINATED: A 2006 Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Curtain Call' Award for Best Comedy (Professional) - The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful!

2005

  • 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children - RiverlanD
  • The 2005 Sunday Mail award for Best Children's Theatre - Boo!
  • The 2005 Sunday Mail award for Best Toddler's Theatre - The Green Sheep
  • NOMINATED: The 2005 Sunday Mail Awards for Best Company
  • NOMINATED: A 2005 AWGIE nomination - Moonfleet

2004

  • The 2004 Adelaide Critics Circle Group Award - RiverlanD.
  • The 2004 Advertiser Oscart for Best Family Production - RiverlanD
  • The 2004 Messenger Press Light Year Award for Best Show - RiverlanD
  • NOMINATED: Two 2004 Green Room Award Nominations - Midnite

2003

  • 2003 Best Visual of Physical Theatre Production - Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish
  • 2003 Best Presentation for Children - Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish


NOMINATED: Ten Helpmann Awards during 2003 - 2008

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