The 18th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia was held across two nights; the Curtain Raiser Ceremony on 15 July 2018 at the

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and the Awards Ceremony on 16 July 2018 at the

Capitol Theatre, Sydney The Capitol Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre located at 3-15 Campbell Street, Haymarket, in the Sydney central business district, Australia. It was designed by Henry Eli White and John Eberson and built from 1893 to 1928. The property was ad ...

. Nominations were announced on 18 June 2018. Major recipients included dance work ''Bennelong'' (six awards including Best New Australian Work and Best Dance Production), musicals ''

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'' (five awards including Best Musical) and ''

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'' (five awards including Best Original Score), opera ''

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'' (four awards including Best Opera), and play '' The Children'' (three awards including Best Play).

Recipients and nominations

Nominees and winners of the 2018

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...

Recipients and nominations

Theatre

Musicals

Opera and Classical Music

Dance and Physical Theatre

Contemporary Music

Other

Industry

Lifetime Achievement

References