“This year’s nominees reflect the extraordinary depth and diversity of talent working in production design across the country,” says APDG President Michael Scott-Mitchell.

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This examination of First Nations masculinity is powerful in its complexity and unabashed vulnerability.

“Men don’t talk.” It’s a phrase we’ve heard so often, it’s practically gospel. A new stage production is challenging the trope.

David Harrower's powerful play depicts an arousal of dormant feelings that are uncomfortable for an audience to witness, let alone understand.

A dramatic depiction of a potential friendship breakup gives way to a very Gen-Z look at meme culture and micro-aggressions.

Heroic feats of design and direction abound in this impressive production, tackled by a game and acrobatic cast.

A couple hoping to assuage their grief order a brand new child online. But this flat-packed version of the perfect son is not quite what they hoped.

It's good to see this concert of Sondheim songs take a fresh approach, but there are creases to be ironed out.

Works from Blakdance, Dancenorth and Performing Lines among those receiving funding to tour the country.

Comedy of the most tightly choreographed kind, with every gesture, facial expression and flair of the nostrils delivered to tight cues and at a fierce pace.

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