named in his honour; it is a partnership of the major visual and performing arts education and training institutions in South Australia offering award courses for people seeking professional careers in the arts. The Helpmann Awards were instituted 2001, and recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. The Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre is named after him at his birthplace in Mount Gambier. Onstage, Helpmann has been commemorated in the play LyreBird (Tales of Helpmann), by Tyler Coppin. Ballets choreographed by Helpmann Business a la Russe. Rawlings/Toyne Drama Company, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, April 1932 Danse, La (with Wendy Toye). Royal Academy of Dancing Production Club, Rudolf Steiner Hall, London, 23 March 1939; Ballet de la Jeunesse Anglais, Cambridge Theatre, London, 9 May 1939 Comus. Music by Henry Purcell arranged by Constant Lambert, Sadler's Wells Ballet, New Theatre, London, 14 January 1942 Hamlet. Music by Tchaikovsky (Fantasy Overture), Sadler's Wells Ballet, New Theatre, London, 19 May 1942 The Birds. Music by Respighi, Sadler's Wells Ballet, New Theatre, London, 24 November 1942 Miracle in the Gorbals. Music by Arthur Bliss, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Princes Theatre, London, 26 October 1944 Adam Zero. Music by Bliss, Sadler's Wells Ballet, ROHCG, 10 April 1946 (revised 16 December 1947) Elektra. Music by Malcolm Arnold, Royal Ballet, ROHCG, 26 March 1963. Revised version, Australian Ballet, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, 15 March 1966 The Display. Music by Malcolm Williamson, Australian Ballet, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, 14 March 1964 Yugen. Music by Yuzo Toyama, Australian Ballet, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, 18 February 1965 Sun Music. Music by Peter Sculthorpe, Australian Ballet, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, 2 August 1968 Perisynthyon. Music by Jean Sibelius (Symphony No 1), Australian Ballet, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, 21 March 1974 Filmography See also List of dancers Notes, references and sources Notes References Sources Books Journals External links The Helpmann Awards The Australian Entertainment Industry Association's annual awards are named in Helpmann's honour. – Australia Dancing Helpmann files in the NLA PROMPT collection / National Library of Australia A Dash of Helpmann – NLA News Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella" ballet Josef Weinberger: The Creation of The Merry Widow Ballet – Australia Dancing 1909 births 1986 deaths Australian male ballet dancers Australian choreographers Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian theatre directors Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Australian gay actors Actors