A swag of CAT nominations for We Will Rock You

Now in its 26th year, the CAT Awards celebrate the best of community theatre in Canberra and southern New South Wales, providing recognition for the enormous contribution made by non-professional theatre, dance and musical groups and individuals to the artistic life of Australia, in particular in Canberra and the region.

Chevalier College is thrilled to announce that our 2019 production of We Will Rock You has received nine CAT Award nominations for:

Best production of a school or youth musical

We Will Rock You – The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton

Best direction of a school or youth musical

Kate Price

Best musical direction for a school or youth production

Barbara Griffin

Best youth actor in a leading role in a musical

Sam Malone as Galileo

Best youth actor in a featured role in a musical

Luke McClay as Brit and Zach Vella as Buddy

Best youth actress in a featured role in a musical

Annie Turner as Scaramouche and Jemima Roberts as Oz

Best lighting

Andrew Gordon and Freddie Duncan

Bringing this ambitious show to the stage in May 2019 was a labour of love for Director Kate Price, the production team and cast of some 80 actors, singers and dancers, as well as a live band of talented musicians, with full houses that had sold out well in advance. This was the first production to be staged in the new Chevalier College Performing Arts Centre and a major highlight of the school calendar.

We congratulate all the nominees and wish them luck for the upcoming Gala Awards Night when the winners will be announced. The gala is usually held annually in February but, due to the bushfire crisis, this year’s event has been postponed to Saturday 18th April 2020.

As well as announcing the winners, we’ll be presenting acts from some of the amazingly talented performers we’ve seen throughout the 2019 awards year.

CAT Awards Night 2019

Auditions are now underway for the ensemble cast of Tales from the Brothers Grimm. We can’t wait to see what magic Kate Price and her production team bring together for this year’s play.

Save the Date!
Five performances only …
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 7pm
Saturday at 2pm + 7pm
27-30 May 2020

Debra Cloran