Tim How won best Best Actor at the Finley Awards for his performance in Rock of Ages.
Camera IconTim How won best Best Actor at the Finley Awards for his performance in Rock of Ages. Credit: Supplied/Christian Ingram @ Deprimo Photo

Koorliny Arts Centre wins big at Finley Awards

Staff writerWeekend Kwinana Courier

KOORLINY Arts Centre’s musical Rock of Ages was a winner at the 44th annual Finley Awards.

Rock of Ages took out the Best Actor in a Musical (Tim How) and Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Max Gipson) awards on the weekend.

The show was the runner-up in the Best Musical category and was also awarded an adjudicator’s certificate for the production’s band Commitment to Character.

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The centre’s 2018 Production Season was also nominated for Best Set in a Musical (End of the Rainbow), Best Actor in a Musical (Matthew Arnold, Rock of Ages), Best Director of a Musical (Stephen Carr, Rock of Ages), Best Actress in a Musical (Rachel Monamy, End of the Rainbow), Best Costumes in a Play (Murder on the Nile), Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Lis Hoffmann, Murder on the Nile), Best Choreographer (Allan Blachford and Claire Ball-Matthews, Rock of Ages) and Best Costumes in a Musical (End of the Rainbow).

General manager Kate McIntosh said it was pleasing that the skills and talents of people involved in community theatre were being acknowledged.

“It’s a wonderful result for Koorliny and goes a long way towards boosting Kwinana’s image as a place to enjoy quality theatre,” she said.

“We would like to thank everyone involved in our productions in 2018, and Kwinana Industries Council and the City of Kwinana for their ongoing support and belief in us.”

The Koorliny Arts Centre and Kwinana Industries Council 2019 Performance Season will include The Boy From Oz, Driving Miss Daisy, Tick, Tick…Boom! and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

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