| Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Live Performance Australia (LPA) |
| First awarded | 2002 |
| Currently held by | Robot Song - Arena Theatre Company (2019) |
| Website | helpmannawards |
The Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children is an award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001. [1]
The award recognises excellence in live performance created especially for children and young persons up to the age of 18 years. [2]
| Year | Title | Production company(ies) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 (2nd) | Hi-5 Alive | International Concert Attractions, Kids Like Us Productions and Channel 9 |
| Mad, Bad and Spooky | Sydney Festival and Theatre of Image | |
| Mice – A Cheesy Little Musical | Barking Gecko Theatre Company | |
| The Sign of the Seahorse | Playbox and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | |
| 2003 (3rd) | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Fish | Windmill Performing Arts |
| Aesop and His Fables | Barking Gecko Theatre Company | |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Malcolm C. Cookie & Associates | |
| Out of the Blue | Spare Parts Puppet Theatre | |
| 2004 (4th) | The Happy Prince | Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image |
| H2O - A Fantastical Voyage | Spare Parts Puppet Theatre | |
| Hidden Dragons | Barking Gecko Theatre Company | |
| Santa's Kingdom | David Atkins Enterprises, Garry Van Egmond Enterprises and International Concert Attractions | |
| 2005 (5th) | Riverland | |
| Gamegirl | Arena Theatre Company | |
| Possum Magic - The Musical | Garry Ginivan Attractions in association with the Arts Centre | |
| The Red Tree | ||
| 2006 (6th) | 'Stella and the Moon Man' | Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image with Sydney Theatre Company and Australian Youth Orchestra |
| The Green Sheep | Windmill Performing Arts | |
| Rabbit | Buzz Dance Theatre | |
| Space Magic | Hi-5 Productions | |
| 2007 (7th) | Jackie French's Hitler's Daughter | Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People |
| The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom | Windmill Performing Arts and Company B in association with Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival & Adelaide Festival Centre | |
| Emily Loves to Bounce! | Patch Theatre Company | |
| The Fairies Live on Stage | Andrew Kay & Associates, GGA & ABC | |
| 2008 (8th) | Mr McGee and the Biting Flea | Patch Theatre Company |
| My Grandma lived in Gooligulch | Gooligulch Productions in association with Garry Ginivan Attractions | |
| Hoods | Real T.V. | |
| Cat | Windmill Performing Arts | |
| 2009 (9th) | The Promise | The Flying Fruit Fly Circus |
| Angelina's Star Performance performed by the English National Ballet | The Arts Centre | |
| The Clockwork Forest | Windmill and Brink Productions | |
| Just Macbeth! | Bell Shakespeare | |
| 2010 (10th) | Thursday's Child | Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People |
| The Wizard of Oz | Windmill Theatre | |
| The Shape of a Girl | Sydney Opera House | |
| The Book of Everything | Company B Belvoir and Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image | |
| 2011 (11th) | Me and My Shadow | Patch Theatre Company |
| GRUG | Windmill Theatre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre | |
| Dinosaur Petting Zoo | Erth Visual & Physical Inc. presented by Ten Days on the Island | |
| Wombat Stew | Garry Ginivan Attractions in association with Regional Arts Victoria | |
| 2012 (12th) | Boats | Terrapin Puppet Theatre |
| White | Arts Centre Melbourne, Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Festival Centre, Windmill Theatre Company and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre | |
| The Red Tree | Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Perth International Arts Festival | |
| Statespeare | shake & stir theatre co | |
| 2013 (13th) | School Dance | Windmill Theatre |
| Cautionary Tales for Children | Arena Theatre Company | |
| The Yard | CAPTIVATE and Shaun Parker & Company | |
| How High the Sky | Polyglot Theatre | |
| 2014 (14th) [3] | ||
| Pinocchio | Windmill Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia | |
| Storm Boy | Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company | |
| Miss Ophelia | Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Opera House | |
| The House Where Winter Lives | Punchdrunk and Perth International Arts Festival | |
| Wulamanayuwi & the Seven Pamanui | Darwin Festival and Performing Lines | |
| 2015 (15th) [4] | ||
| The Rabbits | An Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Theatre Company co- production. In association with West Australian Opera. Commissioned by Perth International Arts Festival and Melbourne Festival | |
| Pete The Sheep | Monkey Baa Theatre Company | |
| Hans Christian, You Must Be an Angel | Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne | |
| Carnival of the Animals | Circa and QPAC's Out of the Box Festival | |
| 2016 (16th) [5] | ||
| Bambert's Book of Lost Stories | Barking Gecko Theatre Company | |
| The Young King | Slingsby Theatre Company | |
| Oddysea | Sensorium Theatre and Performing Lines WA | |
| ROALD DAHL'S Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts | shake & stir theatre co | |
| 2017 (17th) [6] | ||
| Jump First, Ask Later | Powerhouse Youth Theatre and Force Majeure | |
| In a Deep Dark Forest | The Inhabitors and Arts Centre Melbourne | |
| Cerita Anak (Child's Story) | Polyglot Theatre and Papermoon Puppet Theatre, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Asia TOPA | |
| New Owner | The Last Great Hunt | |
| 2018 (18th) [7] | ||
| Emil and the Detectives | Slingsby | |
| JUNK | Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Sydney Opera House and the Arts Centre Melbourne | |
| Tetris | DreamBIG Children's Festival 2017, Adelaide Festival Centre and Arch 8 | |
| The Secret Life of Suitcases | Arts Centre Melbourne, Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker and the Unicorn Theatre, London | |
| 2019 (19th) [8] | ||
| Robot Song | Arena Theatre Company | |
| Wolfgang's Magical Musical Circus | Circa | |
| Baba Yaga | Windmill Theatre Company and Imaginate | |
| A Call to Dance | Amrita Hepi and Performing Lines | |
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