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EXCITEMENT MOUNTS OVER NALEDI NOMINATIONS
The nominations for the 2013 Naledi Theatre Awards were announced at the old Gramadoelas restaurant, hosted by the Market Theatre on Monday, 3 March 2014.
During the announcement, Naledi’s Founder and Executive Director, Dawn Lindberg, revealed three exciting new developments for Naledi:
One, a new award, Best Emerging Voice, has been created in partnership with the Market Theatre and will be administered by the Market Theatre under the guidance of Artistic Director, James Ncgobo who said, “This award is a continuum of the Market Theatre Foundation’s commitment to recognise young talent and their emerging voices and put them in a space where there will be further mentoring and where they will gain access to people who understand how crucial it is to pass the baton to the next generation of storytellers.” He also said that the net will be widely cast in order to find diverse offerings from South Africa’s young creatives. “We have decided to name the award after the great Sophie Mgcina who had a great passion for teaching and was also a prolific actress,” he concluded. This award will be the “Sophie Mgcina – Best Emerging Voice, Market Theatre”.
Two, the Naledi Theatre Awards has formed a new partnership with Assitej SA, who will administer the Best Production for Children category, now renamed Best Production for Young Audiences. “Assitej SA has selected four judges who are experts in theatre for young people. These experts will work together with our special children’s panel of judges to expand this category to embrace the outstanding work being done by many new and exciting producers,” Lindberg said and added that Yvette Hardy, head of Assitej SA, was the recipient of last year’s Executive Director’s Award for her innovative work in developing theatre for young audiences in SA. The panel will consist of Alison Green, Tamara Schulz, Gerard Bester and Ntshieng Mokgoro
The third development , is an exciting partnership has been forged with the Gauteng Department of Arts and Culture, who will administer and expand on another very important aspect of the theatre industry namely Community Theatre through their initiative, the Ishashalazi Awards. “They will use their own panel of outreach judges and the winner will be announced at our Awards Ceremony in March,” Lindberg said
Entertainment at this year’s Awards ceremony will feature artists from shows under review including Judith Sephuma, Cito, Timothy Moloi, Zandile Mzanzi, Burnise Sylvius, Jonathan Rodrigues, Michael de Pinna, Biance la Grange and Angela Killian.
The MC for 2014 is Lebo Mashile and top celebrities and artists will present the Awards
List for Naledi Awards Nominees 2013
| NAME | PRODUCTION | THEATRE |
| BEST SET DESIGN | ||
| Denis Hutchinson | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Hennie Van Greunen | The Sewing Machine | Montecasino Theatre |
| Nadya Cohen | Nongogo | The Market Theatre |
| Patrick Curtis | Mies Julie | The Market Theatre |
| Sarah Roberts | Race | SA State Theatre |
| Wilhelm Disbergen | The Mountaintop | The Market Theatre |
| BEST LIGHTING DESIGN | ||
| Alexander Farmer | Soil | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Denis Hutchinson | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Mari Borstlap | Rainbow Scars | The Market Theatre |
| Tina Le Roux | Venus In Fur | Montecasino Theatre |
| Wesley France | Nongogo | The Market Theatre |
| Wilhelm Disbergen | Silent Voice | SA State Theatre |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGN | ||
| Greg Viljoen | The Last Moustache | The Market Theatre |
| Nadya Cohen | Nongogo | The Market Theatre |
| Penny Simpson | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Sarah Roberts | Starlight Express | The Joburg Theatre |
| Steven Stead | Venus In Fur | Montecasino Theatre |
| BEST COMMUNITY THEATRE: Ishashalazi Gauteng Dept. of Arts & Culture | ||
| Apprehension | Dir Sello Maseko | |
| Innocent Yet Guilty | Dir. Thokozani Maseko | |
| Mother & Child | Dir. Ingrid Hlatshwayo | |
| Nomzano | Dir Gcebili Dlamini | Hillbrow Theatre |
| Simunye | Dir. Thembeni Joni | |
| The Book of Siyonqoba | Dir Mandla Sibia | Arts |
| BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES : Supported by Assitej SA | ||
| Dir Jill Girard & Keith Smith | Aristocats | Peoples Theatre |
| Dir Francois Theron | Honk Jr. | The National Children’s Theatre |
| Dir Jill Girard & Keith Smith | The Frog Prince and Other Fabulous Tales | Peoples Theatre |
| Dir Francois Theron | The Secret Garden | The National Children’s Theatre |
| BEST NEWCOMER / BREAKTHROUGH | ||
| Faith Busika | Through Positive Eyes | Soweto Theatre |
| Joanna Abatzoglou | Starlight Express | The Joburg Theatre |
| Kertrice Maitisa | Rainbow Scars | The Market Theatre |
| Khayalethu Anthony | Solomon & Marion | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Marike Smith | The Secret Garden | The National Children’s Theatre |
| Taryn Papadopoulous Louch | Meze, Mira and Make-Up | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| BEST SCORE / ARRANGEMENT / ADAPTATION | ||
| Alistair Izobell & David Kramer | Blood Brothers | Montecasino Theatre |
| Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Rainbow Scars | The Market Theatre |
| Daniel & Matthew Pencer | Mies Julie | The Market Theatre |
| Matthew MacFarlane | Hayani | The Market Theatre |
| Motshepe Pusho Kgawane | Silent Voice | SA State Theatre |
| Nik Sakellarides | Soil | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR | ||
| Bryan Schimmel & Rowan Bakker | Jersey Boys | Teatro & Artscape |
| Clinton Zerf | Starlight Express | Joburg Theatre |
| Louis Zurnamer | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Machiel Roets | Liefling | SA State Theatre |
| Roelof Colyn | Aladdin | Joburg Theatre |
| BEST ENSEMBLE / CUTTING EDGE | ||
| Asinamali! | Dir Prince Lamla | The Market Theatre |
| Balbesit | Dir Jaco Bouwer | SA State Theatre |
| Hayani | Dir Warren Nebe | The Market Theatre |
| Silent Voice | Dir Aubrey Sekhabi | SA State Theatre |
| The Epicene Butcher & Other Stories for Consenting Adults | Dir John Trengove | The Market Theatre |
| Through Positive Eyes | Dir Warren Nebe | Soweto Theatre |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY/MUSICAL | ||
| Andrea Frankson | Blood Brothers | Montecasino Theatre |
| Bethany Dickson | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Brenda Sakellarides | Cry Havoc | Con Cowan Theatre UJ |
| Jaci De Villiers | An Unromantic Comedy | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Nondumiso Tembe | Race | SA State Theatre |
| Thoko Ntshinga | Mies Julie | The Market Theatre |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY/MUSICAL | ||
| Daniel Buys | Jersey Boys | Teatro & Artscape |
| Desmond Dube | Nongogo | The Market Theatre |
| Graham Hopkins | Race | SA State Theatre |
| Hlomla Dandala | Race | SA State Theatre |
| Kenneth Meyer | Jersey Boys | Teatro & Artscape |
| Mbulelo Grootboom | Rainbow Scars | The Market Theatre |
| BEST DIRECTOR | ||
| Aubrey Sekhabi | Silent Voice | SA State Theatre |
| Clare Mortimer | Race | SA State Theatre |
| Lara Bye | Rainbow Scars | The Market Theatre |
| Paul Warwick Griffin | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Warona Seane | The Mountaintop | The Market Theatre |
| Yael Farber | Mies Julie | The Market Theatre |
| BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL: FEMALE | ||
| Angela Kilian | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Bianca le Grange | Blood Brothers | Montecasino Theatre |
| Carly Graeme | Starlight Express | The Joburg Theatre |
| Taryn Sudding | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Ziyanda Yako | Starlight Express | The Joburg Theatre |
| BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL: MALE | ||
| Bongi Mthombeni | Starlight Express | The Joburg Theatre |
| Elton Landrew | Blood Brothers | Montecasino Theatre |
| Emmanuel Castis | Jersey Boys | Teatro & Artscape |
| Grant Almirall | Jersey Boys | Teatro & Artscape |
| James Borthwick | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| Jonathan Roxmouth | Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino Theatre |
| BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY: FEMALE | ||
| Brenda Sakellarides | Soil | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Hilda Cronje | Mies Julie | The Market Theatre |
| Janna Ramos-Violante | Venus In Fur | Montecasino Theatre |
| Mwenya Kabwe | The Mountaintop | The Market Theatre |
| Patricia Boyer | The Testament of Mary | The Joburg Theatre |
| Sandra Prinsloo | The Sewing Machine | Montecasino Theatre |
| Vinette Ebrahim | My Name Is Ellen Pakkies | The SA State Theatre |
| BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY: MALE | ||
| Atandwa Kani | Hayani | The Market Theatre |
| Bongile Mantsai | Mies Julie | The Market Theatre |
| Christo Davids | My Name Is Ellen Pakkies | The SA State Theatre |
| James Cairns | Dirt | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Mbongeni Ngema | The Zulu | The Market Theatre |
| Nat Ramabulana | Hayani | The Market Theatre |
| Sello Sebotsane | The Mountaintop | The Market Theatre |
| SOPHIE MGCINA AWARD – BEST EMERGING VOICE/ MARKET THEATRE | ||
| Thando Lobese | Designer [Set and Costume | The Market Theatre |
| Thando Doni | Writer and Director | |
| Jeffery Tshabalala | Writer and Director | The Market Theatre |
| Lulu Mlangeni | Dancer and Choreographer | The Market Theatre |
| BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT | ||
| Atandwa Kani & Nat Ramabulana | Hayani | The Market Theatre |
| Lara Foot | Solomon & Marion | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Lizz Meiring | My Name Is Ellen Pakkies | The SA State Theatre |
| Mbongeni Ngema | The Zulu | The Market Theatre |
| Nick Warren | Dirt | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Renos Spanoudes | Soil | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| Rosalind Butler | An Unromantic Comedy | The Auto & General Theatre on The Square |
| BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY | ||
| Mies Julie | Dir Yael Farber | Produced by The Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape town in association with South African State Theatre, written by Yael Farber, directed by Yael Farber |
| My Name Is Ellen Pakkies | Dir Lizz Meiring | Produced by The Sixth Sense, written and directed by Lizz Meiring |
| Race | Dir Clare Mortimer | Produced by The South African State Theatre in association with The Playhouse Company, written by David Mamet, directed by Clare Mortimer |
| Rainbow Scars | Dir Lara Bye | Produced by The Market Theatre in association with Artscape, written by Mike Van Graan, directed by Lara Bye |
| Silent Voice | Dir Aubrey Sekhabi | Produced by The South African State Theatre, written and directed by Aubrey Sekhabi |
| Soil | Dir Lynne Maree | Produced by Daphne Kuhn, written by Renos Spanoudes, directed by Lynne Maree |
| BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL | ||
| Aladdin | Joburg Theatre | Produced by Bernard Jay for Joburg Theatre with BankservAfrica, written and directed by Janice Honeyman |
| Blood Brothers | Montecasono | Pieter Toerien and Eric Abraham present a Theatre On The Bay and Fugard Theatre production. Adapted and directed by David Kramer |
| Jersey Boys | Teatro & Artscape | Produced by Showtime Management in association with Dodger Theatricals and Base Entertainment. Original direction by Des McAnuff; Associate Director West Hyler, resident Director Anton Luitingh. |
| Liefling | The South African State Theatre | Produced by Reinier en Lise-Marie Keyse, Paul Kruger and Linda Korsten. Directed by Reinier Keyser |
| Starlight Express | Joburg Theatre | Produced by Bernard Jay for Joburg Theatre with City Power Johannesburg, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, directed by Janice Honeyman |
| Sunset Boulevard | Montecasino | Produced by Pieter Toerien and The Really Useful Group, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Book & Lyrics by Don Black & Christopher Hampton, directed by Paul Warwick Griffin |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AWARD | Announced on 17 March 2014 | |
| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | Announced on 17 March 2014 | |
