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By Georgy, they did it!

By Ivy Jensen

Nov 9, 2026

Echuca-Moama Theatre Company celebrates multiple wins at the Georgy Awards, including Best Musical for The Rocky Horror Show. Photo by Ivy Jensen

A Kyabram power trio has guided The Rocky Horror Show to victory at the Georgy Awards on Saturday night.

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Echuca-Moama Theatre Company was the toast of the night as its smash-hit production, which wowed audiences in May, dominated the awards ceremony from start to finish in Shepparton.

And thanks to director Tricia Deakin, musical director Chris McDonald and choreographer Lisa Styles, all from Kyabram, Rocky Horror took home the coveted Best Musical title.

A visibly emotional Deakin summed up the achievement best when accepting the Georgy Award for Best Musical: "At EMTC, we say, 'Don't Dream It, Be It’."

And that's exactly what they did.

Trish Deakin won the Georgy for Achievement in Direction and Achievement in Lighting Design for The Rocky Horror Show. Photo by Ivy Jensen

The winning streak began with Deakin claiming Achievement in Lighting Design, before returning to the stage to collect Achievement in Direction.

The celebrations continued as McDonald nabbed the Achievement in Musical Direction, a fitting recognition to him and his vision to integrate a live band into the performance.

Chris McDonald won the Georgy for Achievement in Musical Direction for The Rocky Horror Show. Photo by Ivy Jensen

Adding to the accolades, Kyabram’s Darcy McLindon, Sarah Mott and Sue Windsor were among the Phantom ensemble scoring a Senior Judges Award for Excellence for their “enthusiasm and cohesion on stage at all times”.

The Rocky Horror Show Phantoms (from back left) Ivy Jensen, Darcy McLindon, Taylah Logie, Molli Johns; (front) Bec Kellett, Sarah Mott and Hayley Franklin received a Georgy senior judges award for excellence. Absent: Sue Windsor. Photo by Ivy Jensen

The audience was treated to a taste of the award-winning musical when the cast opened the second act of the Georgys with a rousing performance of Time Warp.

Fittingly, the night's biggest prize, Best Musical, was still to come, providing the perfect finale to a blockbuster year for EMTC.