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Ballarat National Theatre
Formation	1938
Type	Theatre group
Purpose	Dramatic theatre
Location	Ballarat, Victoria;
Membership	280+
Website	bnt.org.au

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Ballarat National Theatre (BNT) is a community theatre company in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

History

The Ballarat National Theatre was founded in 1938. ^[1]

Latest Shows

Steel Magnolias, December 2021
Children of the Black Skirt, April 2022
Mr. Bennet's Bride, September 2022
Dust and Ruin, April 2023
Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters, September 2023
Shakespeare's: Caesar, November 2023
A Date With Death, July 2024
Dancing at Lughnasa, September 2024

Podcasts

Pride & Prejudice, 2020, Webby Award Honoree. ^[2]
Peter Pan, 2021
Persuasion, 2024

Victorian Drama League Awards

Year	Category	Production	Recipient	Result	Award	Ref.
2023	Best Set Design in a Comedy or a Drama	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Liana Emmerson	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Lighting Design in a Comedy or a Drama	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Matthew Heenan	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Prop Design in a Comedy or a Drama	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Shell Pryor	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Sound design in a Comedy or a Drama	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Charlie Hughes	Silver		^[3]
2023	Best Costume design in a Comedy or a Drama	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Liana Emmerson	Silver	The Bonnie Rothwell Perpetual Trophy Donated by Eltham Little Theatre	^[3]
2023	Best Actor in a minor role in a Comedy	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Jack Brown as Sargeant	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Actor in a minor role in a Comedy	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	James Wait as Tomjon	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Actor in a minor role in a Comedy	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Barry Kay as Vitoller & Death	Gold		^[3]
2023	Best supporting Actress in a Comedy	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Ruby Penhall as Magrat Garlick	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best supporting Actor in a Comedy	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Reuben Morgan as The Duchess	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Actor in a Comedy	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Joe Appleton as The Fool	Nominated		^[3]
2023	Best Director of a Comedy Production	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Liana Emmerson	Gold	The Edna (Jones) Bartlett Perpetual Trophy Donated by Gordon Bartlett	^[3]
2023	Best Comedy Production	Terry Pratchet's Wyrd Sisters	Ballarat National Theatre Inc.	Gold	The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	^[3]
2022	Best Actor in a minor role in a Comedy	Mr. Bennet's Bride	Shannon Nicholls as Mr Benedict Collins	Gold		^[4]
2022	Best supporting Actress in a Comedy	Mr. Bennet's Bride	Lynette Plenderlieth as Mrs Sarah Gardiner/Mrs Graves	Nominated		^[4]

References

^ "History of Ballarat National Theatre". Ballarat National Theatre. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "Pride and Prejudice - The Webby Awards". Webby Awards. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2023 VDL Awards". Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2022 VDL Awards". Retrieved 9 September 2024.

External links

Ballarat National Theatre website

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[1] "History of Ballarat National Theatre". Ballarat National Theatre. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[2] "Pride and Prejudice - The Webby Awards". Webby Awards. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[vdl2023-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2023 VDL Awards". Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[vdl2024-4] "2022 VDL Awards". Retrieved 9 September 2024.

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