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The Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work is an award presented by
Live Performance Australia (LPA), an
employers' organisation
An employers' organization or employers' association is a collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor. Employers' organizations seek to coordinate the behavior of their member companies in matters of mutua ...
which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in
Australia. The accolade is handed out at the annual
Helpmann Awards, which celebrates achievements in
musical theatre,
contemporary music,
comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
,
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
,
classical music,
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
,
dance and
physical theatre
Physical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that encompasses storytelling primarily through physical movement. Although several performance theatre disciplines are often described as "physical theatre," the genre's characteristic aspe ...
in Australia.
The award is presented to the author, composer, book writer or lyricist of the production.
, the 2019 event was the last one held, owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
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.
Winners and nominees
See also
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Helpmann Awards
References
External links
The official Helpmann Awards website
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Awards established in 2001
2001 establishments in Australia