Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work

Helpmann Award
Best New Australian Work
CountryAustralia
Presented byLive Performance Australia
First awarded2001
Currently held byS. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack, for Counting and Cracking
Websitewww.helpmannawards.com.au

The Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA), an employers' organisation 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, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre in Australia.[1]

The award is presented to the author, composer, book writer or lyricist of the production.[2]

As of 2022, the 2019 event was the last one held, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[3]

  1. ^ "Helpmann Awards - About". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Rules of the Helpmann Awards - Chapter 3 - Rule 6.10" (PDF). Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Home". Helpmann Awards. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)