1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The 1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrated excellence in theatre from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.

1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Winners and nominees

General Theatre Division

Production	Original Play
Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus	Rexy by Allan Stratton – Phoenix Theatre ECU by Neil Munro – Toronto Free Theatre The Crackwalker by Judith Thompson – Theatre Passe Muraille Theatre of the Film Noir by George F. Walker – Factory Theatre Lab
Leading Actor	Leading Actress
Brent Carver for Bent – Schwarz/Sewell Productions Donald Davis for ECU – Toronto Free Theatre Donald Davis for On Golden Pond – Theatre Plus Hardee T. Lineham for The Crackwalker – Theatre Passe Muraille	Roberta Maxwell for Stevie – Young People's Theatre Michelle Fisk for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Lynne Griffin for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Joann McIntyre for The Crackwalker – Theatre Passe Muraille
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Ed McNamara for Generations Stewart Arnott for ECU – Toronto Free Theatre Robert Haley for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Patrick Sinclair for The Team	Kate Reid for Stevie – Young People's Theatre Robin Craig for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Nicky Guadagni for Plenty – CentreStage Theatre Mary Savidge for Dracula – Young People's Theatre
Direction	Scenic Design
George F. Walker for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab William Lane for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Alan Scarfe for The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus Ray Whelan for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre	Jim Plaxton for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre John Ferguson for Plenty – CentreStage Theatre Astrid Janson for Christopher Columbus – Toronto Workshop Productions Allan Stichbury for The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus
Costume Design	Lighting Design
Susan Benson for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Olga Dimitrov for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Juul Haalmeyer for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions	Jim Plaxton for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Sholem Dolgoy for Rexy – Phoenix Theatre Jim Plaxton for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Robert Thomson for Happy End – Tarragon Theatre

Musical Theatre or Revue Division

Production (Musical)	Production (Revue or Cabaret)
The Boy Friend – Errant Productions A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Happy End – Tarragon Theatre The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions	Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions Judy – Pop Productions with David Paquet Two Minutes for High-Schticking – Second City We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group
Actor	Actress
Heath Lamberts for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Brian McKay for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Rudy Webb for We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group Elias Zarou for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions	Susan Cox for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions Denise Ferguson for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Jodi Glassman for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions Liliane Stilwell for We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group
Original Score
John Roby for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Susan Cox for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions Mark Shekter and Charles Weir for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions David E. Walden for Oh! My Stars

See also

• 35th Tony Awards
• 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards