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Naledi Theatre Awards 2009 - WINNERS

Naledi Awards Nominations for Productions Mounted During 2009

2009 NALEDI THEATRE AWARDS: Nominations

Best New South African Play Produced
  • Brothers in Blood - Prod by The Market Theatre, Written by Mike van Graan; Dir by Greg Homann
  • Foreplay - Prod. The SA State Theatre, Presented by The Market Theatre, Written and Dir Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom
  • Thirst - Prod by The Market Theatre, Written and Dir by James Ngcobo
  • Touch my Blood - Prod by The Market Theatre, Written by Fred Khumalo, Adapt and Dir by James Ngcobo.
Best Production of Straight Play
  • Foreplay - Prod. The SA State Theatre, Presented by The Market Theatre, Written and Dir Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom
  • Nothing But The Truth - Prod by The Market Theatre, Written by John Kani, Dir by Janice Honeyman,
  • Pterodactyls - Prod by Daphne Kuhn and Greg Homann; Dir by Greg Homann
  • Touch my Blood - Prod by the Market Theatre, Written by Fred Khumalo, Adapt and Dir by James Ngcobo.
  • Travels with my Aunt - Prod by Pieter Toerien, Dir by Alan Swerdlow
Best Production of Musical
  • CATS - Prod by Pieter Toerien with The Really Usefull Group Ltd, Dir by Jo-Anne Robinson
  • Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' be - Prod by Bernard Jay for Joburg Theatre, Dir by David Bownes.
  • Footloose - Prod by Bernard Jay for Joburg Theatre and Tristan Baker, Dir by Karen Bruce
  • High School Musical - Prod by Pieter Toerien and Hazel Feldman. Dir by Paul Warwick Griffin.
  • Pinocchio - Prod Bernard Jay for Joburg Theatre, Written and Dir by Janice Honeyman
Best Ensemble/Cutting Edge Production
  • Foreplay - Prod. The SA State Theatre, Presented by The Market Theatre, Dir Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom
  • Not the Midnight Mass - Prod and Dir by Alan Committie
  • Sheila's Day - Prod by The Market Theatre, Dir by Mbongeni Ngema; Conceived and Written by Duma Ndlovu
  • The Fat Black Women Sing - Prod by The Market Theatre, Written and Dir by Napo Masheane
  • Travels with my Aunt - Prod by Pieter Toerien, Dir by Alan Swerdlow
Best Production of a Children's Play/Musical
  • Brer Rabbit - Prod by Market Theatre, Dir by Gina Shmukler
  • Seussical Jr - Prod by The National Children's Theatre, Dir by Joyce Levinsohn
Best Director of a Play or Musical
  • Alan Swerdlow - God of Carnage
  • Alan Swerdlow - Travels with my Aunt
  • Greg Homann - Pterodactyls
  • James Ngcobo - Touch my Blood
  • Janice Honeyman - Nothing But The Truth
  • Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom - Foreplay
Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Play)
  • Louise Saint-Claire - God of Carnage
  • Louise Saint-Claire - Pterodactyls
  • Mary Twala - Sheila's Day
  • Mwenya Kabwe - Yellow Man
  • Quanita Adams - At Her Feet
Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Play)
  • David Johnson: Yellow Man
  • Graham Hopkins - Travels with my Aunt
  • John Kani - Nothing But The Truth
  • Michael Richard - God of Carnage
  • Sello Maake ka Ncube - Report to the Academy
Best Performance in a Musical (Male)
  • Earl Gregory - Cats
  • Robert Finlayson - Aspects of Love
  • Robert Finlayson - Cats
  • Robert Whitehead - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' be
  • Sibusiso Radebe - Pinocchio
Best Performance in a Musical (Female)
  • Carmen Pretorius - High School Musical
  • Fiona Ramsay - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' be
  • Margaret Motsage - The Lion & The Lamb
  • Nkukhanya Dlamini - The Lion & The Lamb
  • Tracey-Lee Oliver - Knights of Music
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Cameo
  • Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala - Touch my Blood
  • Judy Ditchfield - Footloose
  • Koketso Mojela - Foreplay
  • Ntshepiseng Montshiwa - Foreplay
  • Thuli Dumakude - Sheila's Day
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Cameo
  • Asher Stoltz - Pterodactyls
  • Johan Baird - Glorious
  • Karabo Kgokong - Brothers in Blood
  • Mandla Gaduka - Foreplay
  • Theo Landey - Travels with my Aunt
Best Comedy Performance (Male) (Play, Musical or Revue)
  • Harry Sideropoulos - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' be
  • Michael Richard - My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, I'm in Therapy.
  • Robert Fridjhon - Travels with my Aunt
  • Sello Sebotsane - MacBeki
  • Timothy Le Roux - Pinocchio
  • Tobie Cronje - Pinocchio
Best Comedy Performance (Female) (Play, Musical or Revue)
  • Annabel Linder - Glorious
  • Louise Saint-Claire - Glorious
  • Louise Saint-Claire - God of Carnage
  • Louise Saint-Claire - Pterodactyls
  • Marlee van Der Merwe - High School Musical
  • Nthati Moshesh - MacBeki
Best Performance by Newcomer / Breakthrough
  • Carmen Pretorius - High School Musical
  • Excellentia Mokoena - Foreplay
  • Kim Cloete - Brothers in Blood
  • Mwenya Kabwe: Yellow Man
  • Sarah Richard - Pterodactyls
Best Original Choreography (Musical or Revue)
  • David Gouldie - High School Musical
  • Gregory Maqoma - Thirst
  • Israel Bereta - Foreplay
  • Karen Bruce - Footloose
  • Timothy Le Roux - Pinocchio
Best Musical Director / Score / Arrangement
  • Amanda Tiffin - Not The Midnight Mass
  • Bryan Schimmel - Knights of Music
  • Charl-Johan Lingenfelder - Brer Rabbit
  • Charl-Johan Lingenfelder - High School Musical
  • Thuli Dumakude - Sheila's Day
Best Costume Design
  • Illka Louw - High School Musical
  • Noluthando Lobese - Brer Rabbit
  • Noluthando Lobese - The Fat Black Women Sing
  • Rulov Senekal - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' be
  • Sarah Roberts - Seussical Jnr
Best Theatre Set Design
  • Denis Hutchinson - Brothers in Blood
  • Jannie Swanepoel - Travels with my Aunt
  • Jenny-Lee Crew - Brer Rabbit
  • Sasha Ehlers - Animal Farm
  • Stan Knight - Glorious
Best Theatre Lighting Design
  • Declan Randall - High School Musical
  • Denis Hutchinson - Brothers in Blood
  • Enos Ramoroko - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' be
  • Jannie Swanepoel - Woman in Black
  • Wesley France - Thirst
Best Theatre Sound Design / Sound Effects
  • Mark Malherbe - CATS
  • Mike Walker - Aspects of Love
  • Richard Smith - Pinocchio
  • Tyron Munnik - Not the Midnight Mass
Life Time Achievement - to be announced
Executive Director's Award - to be announced
Best Community Theatre Production - to be announced

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