Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The aim of the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Awards was to nurture and promote Australian theatre through a respected award system to nurture and promote Australian theatre. (The Canberra Times 19 March 1987, p7)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1994

winner (Best New Australian Play) y separately published work icon Kafka Dances Timothy Daly , Paddington : Currency Press , 1994 Z295284 1994 single work drama biography
winner (Best New Australian Play) y separately published work icon Blue Murder Beatrix Christian , Paddington : Currency Press , 1994 Z564040 1994 single work drama

Evelyn Carrol leaves the country town where she grew up and goes to Sydney to work for Blue, an author of children's books. Blue inhabits a mysterious stone cathedral, Blackrock, which rises up out of Sydney Harbour. Acting as Evelyn's mentor, Blue leads Evelyn on a journey of self-discovery that is at once magical, sensuous and frightening. Must she completely surrender her own sense of reality to access this infinitely more seductive world? A what price is she prepared to learn the truth that lies hidden within the walls of Blackrock?

(Source: Currency Press)

Year: 1993

winner (Best New Australian Play) My Name Is Such and Such Bogdan Koca , Bogdan Koca (composer), 1998 single work drama
— Appears in: My Name Is Such and Such and Other Plays 1998; (p. 1 -31)

Year: 1992

winner y separately published work icon Furious Michael Gow , 1991 Sydney Melbourne : Currency Press Playbox Theatre Centre, Monash University , 1994 Z543620 1991 single work drama
— Appears in: サイレント・パートナー : フューリアス 2003;

Year: 1986

winner (Best Play) y separately published work icon Away Michael Gow , Sydney : Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 1986 Z130562 1986 single work drama
— Appears in: ラブ・チャイルド : アウェイ 2006;

'Commencing with a school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Shakespearean themes of suffering and reconciliation persist as three families on separate holidays are united during a fierce storm.

'Immigrants Harry and Vic love their adopted country but are faced with their son Tom’s terminal illness. Jim and Gwen fret over their daughter Meg’s blossoming independence and her friendship with the socially unsuitable Tom. Roy is unable to console a grief-stricken Coral over the death of their only son in Vietnam.

'But with the help of some Shakespearean fairies and a spectacular storm, these families are reconciled and face the future anew.

'For two decades audiences have been enthralled by this story about the coming of age of both a group of individuals and the country in which they live. Despite being set almost 40 years ago, this multi-award winning play is as relevant as ever with its themes of reconciliation and loss.

'Away is sharply observed, clever, funny and yet very moving. Out of the familiar family ingredients, Gow has constructed a magical play that every Australian can relate to. It depicts the hopes of a new generation, prompting us to consider what is ultimately most important in our lives.' (Publication summary)

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