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OUR CLAIMS TO FAME

Awards we've won and been nominated for:

2012

Melbourne Green Room Award | Nomination
Lighting Design: Geoff Cobham (Lighting Design) & Chris More (Video Design): Pinocchio

Critic's Circle Award | Winner
Group Award: School Dance

Sydney Critics’ Circle Award | Nomination
Best Presentation for Children: Escape from Peligro Island

Adelaide Theatre Guide Curtain Call Award | Winner
Best Show/Comedy: School Dance

Australian Graphic Design Association Award | Winner
Identity, Range of Implementation for 2012 season collateral

Business SA 2012 Export Awards | Winner
Arts and Entertainment Award: Grug

Ruby Award | Winner
Best Show: School Dance

Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award | Winner
Group Award

2011

NAB School's First Impact Award | Winner
Community partnership with Mimili Anangu School and community.

Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Award | Winner
Giving Award for our Front Row Fund Donor Program

Adelaide Theatre Guild Curtain Call Award | Nomination
Best Technical for Sound Designer Luke Smiles: Fugitive

South Australian Ruby Award | Nomination
Best Work: Grug

National Helpmann Award | Nomination
Best Production for Children: Grug

Victor Award, International Performing Arts for Youth | Winner
Best show: Grug (showcase In Tampa, Florida)

2010

National AbaF Awards | Winner
Visy Arts & Environment Award for Windmill Theatre and SA Water

Ruby Awards | Winner
Community Impact Over $100,000 - Windmill Theatre/Mimili Anangu Partnership

Helpmann Award | Nominations
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

Ruby Award | Nomination
Best New Work: The Wizard of Oz

Adelaide Theatre Guide Curtain Call Award | Winner
Best show, comedy, professional: Grug

2009

The Advertiser Box Office Award | Winner
Best Theatre Show 2009 with 47.5% of public vote: The Wizard of Oz

2008

Australian Business Arts Foundation Award | Nomination
Good Practice Recognition: Windmill Theatre and Adelaide Metro. National finalist contender.

2007

Curtain Call Award | Winner
Best Show: Comedy (Professional): Two Weeks with the Queen

Business SA Export Award | Nominated
Arts, Entertainment and Design Award

Ruby Award | Nominations
Best New Work: The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie & Little Ragged Blossom: Innovation: Picture Book to Performance

Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Curtain Call' Award | Nominations
Best Comedy (Professional): Two Weeks with the Queen
Best Male Performance (Professional): Kristan Schmid: Two Weeks with the Queen

Adelaide Fringe Festival Award | Nomination
Best Theatre Work by Established Artist/Company: The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom

2006

The Advertiser Oscart Award | Winner
Best Children's Theatre: The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful!

Sunday Mail Award | Winner
Best Children's Theatre: Two Weeks with the Queen

Sunday Mail Award | Winner
Best Outdoor Show: The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful!

Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Curtain Call' Award | Nomination
Best Comedy (Professional): The Sad Ballad of Penny Dreadful!

2005

Helpmann Award | Winner
Best Presentation for Children: RiverlanD

Sunday Mail Award | Winner
Best Children's Theatre - Boo!

Sunday Mail Award | Winner
Best Toddler's Theatre: The Green Sheep

Sunday Mail Award | Nomination
Best Company: Windmill Theatre

AWGIE | Nomination
Moonfleet

2004

Adelaide Critics Circle Award | Winner
Group Award: RiverlanD

Advertiser Oscart Award | Winner
Best Family Production: RiverlanD

The Messenger Press Award | Winner
Light Year Award: Best Show: RiverlanD

Green Room Award | Nomination
Midnite

2003

Best Visual of Physical Theatre Production | Winner
Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish

Best Presentation for Children | Winner
Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish

Arts SA Australia Council
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