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NALEDI THEATRE AWARDS South Africa's Premier Theatre Awards System |
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THE SECOND ANNUAL
NALEDI THEATRE AWARDS CEREMONY 13TH FEBRUARY 2005, BARNYARD THEATRE BROADACRES STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY AT THE NALEDI THEATRE AWARDS
Enormous warmth, vibrant energy and a wonderful generosity of spirit filled the air while stars cheered ecstatically as their peers were announced as winners, and three and a half hours flew by as top celebrities presented the trophies interspersed with a show-case of world class performance talent. The Barnyard theatre proved to be an ideal venue with excellent sound and lighting, a quite Shakespearian lay-out, with heavy wooden tables on 3 levels, laden with delectable picnic baskets filled with goodies to munch throughout the evening. Dawn Lindberg staged and directed an outstanding show that ran seamlessly, and featured international celebrities: Yvonne Chaka-Chaka and Anthony Fridjhon as MC's, highlights from "Phantom", "Joseph", "Tapsula", "Who Really Freed Nelson", "Barbershop" and the Barnyard's "Rocky Horror Show". Mark Banks levelled the playing fields by fearlessly dissing everyone, producers and performers alike. A breathtaking dance interlude was provided by a delicate pas de deux from Ballet Theatre Afrikan's "Windows". Percy Tucker was overheard to say afterwards: "It was better than the Oscars!" "What a sheer privilege it was being there tonight!" remarked one prominent Theatre Critic. "Dawn blended every known theatre genre into an entertainment programme South Africa can be proud of.. Seasoned with elation, nostalgia, mutual respect and joy, this evening was a triumph for South African Theatre." Presenters of the awards included Mbongeni Ngema and the beautiful Leleti Khumalo (who stars in the Oscar Nominated "Yesterday"), John Kani, Sandra Prinsloo, Bill Flynn, Colin Moss (SA sexiest man and star of "My Zinc bed"), Luthuli Dlamini (Scandal), Karin Van der Laag (Story of an African Farm), Mark Lottering, Mzwandile Ngubeni, Ashley Callie, John Matshikiza, David Meyer, Michael Richard and Louise St. Claire, Ian and Viv von Memerty, Caz, Marianne Fassler, Gladys Agulhas, Gereard Bester, Anne Williams, Robert Whitehead (Isidingo), Percy Tucker, and doyenne of SA musical theatre, Joan Brickhill. A moving highlight of the evening was the presentation of "Life-Time Achievement Awards" to no less than 15 stalwarts of our SA stages: Lilian Dube, Smal Ndaba, Phyllis Klotz, John Kani, Winston Ntshona, Fiona Fraser, Wilna Snyman, Michael McCabe, Neels Hansen, Joyce Levinsohn, Nomhla Nkonyeni, Dale Cutts, (who is recovering from a recent stroke), returned exile, Zakes Mokae, and a posthumous award to Dolly Rathebe, which was accepted by her son. "The Naledi Theatre Awards is an important event on the Gauteng calendar, and is the only award system that recognises and applauds the outstanding world class talent on our Proudly Gauteng stages", said Dawn Lindberg, Naledi Theatre Awards Convenor, ". The Naledi Forum again invites proactive participation from the arts media! We need your focus and your constructive voice on the panel of judges for the coming year." "We acknowledge the continuing and valuable support of our current sponsors: Standard Bank, Computicket, Teljoy, First National bank, Wharfedale Pro , Gallo Music, Saturn Records, Barney's Paint, the State Theatre, and Wits University Performing Arts as well as individuals Percy Tucker and Christopher Seabrooke. These two individual sponsors, between them sponsor numerous awards," said Dawn Lindberg, "But we are still in urgent need of more sponsorship in order to keep the Naledi's Star shining brightly". THE NALED THEATRE AWARDS FOR 2004 - THE WINNERS BEST NEW SA PLAY PRODUCED - Sponsor: FNB KING OF LAUGHTER - Craig Freimond BEST PRODUCTION OF A STRAIGHT PLAY - Sponsor South African State Theatre HONOUR - Alan Swerdlow, accepting for Pieter Toerien Productions BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL - The Joan Brickhill Award sponsored by Christopher Seabrooke SARAFINA - Mbongeni Ngema and Aubrey Sekhabi BEST PRODUCTION OF A CABARET/REVUE THE END IS NAAI - Pieter-Dirk Uys BEST ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION BARBERSHOP -Bafana Makhado and Thabo Xaba BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL FOR CHILDREN CHARLOTTE'S WEB - Johannesburg Youth Theatre BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL - Sponsor Percy Tucker CRAIG FREIMOND - King of Laughter BEST PERFORMANCE - ACTRESS (LEAD ROLE) - Sponsor Christopher Seabrooke MOTSHABI TYELELE - Shwele Bawo BEST PERFORMANCE - ACTOR (LEAD ROLE) - Sponsor Christopher Seabrooke ANDREW BUCKLAND - Fuse BEST PERFORMANCE - ACTRESS (SUP. ROLE) CARYN DAVIDOFF - Skin Deep BEST PERFORMANCE - ACTOR (SUP. ROLE) WAYNE VAN ROOYEN - King of Laughter BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (FEMALE) - Sponsor Gallo Music AMY HUDSON - The Phantom of the Opera BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (MALE) - Sponsor Gallo music ANDRE SHWARTZ - The Phantom of the Opera BEST ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY Cinda Eatock; Hot like Fire; Young Corsican Bros - TAPSULA BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR/SCORE/ARRANGER - Sponsor Saturn Records MBONGENI NGEMA and EDDIE MATHIBA - SARAFINA BEST CUTTING-EDGE PRODUCTION (Shared Award) FUSE - Market Theatre and Mouthpeace BARBERSHOP - Market Theatre BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE (FEMALE) - Sponsor Teljoy SYLVAINE STRIKE - Black and Blue BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE (MALE) - Sponsor Teljoy TOBIE CRONJE - My Boetie se Sussie se Ou BEST NEWCOMER/BREAKTHROUGH (FEMALE) LERATO THLOTHLALEMAJE - Skin Deep BEST NEWCOMER/BREAKTHROUGH (MALE) EARL GREGORY - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat BEST COSTUME DESIGN GAVIN RAJAH - Swing-Time at the Ballet BEST THEATRE SET DESIGN - Sponsor Barney's Paint GERHARD MARX - The Tempest BEST THEATRE LIGHTING DESIGN DENIS HUTCHINSON - That'll be the day BEST THEATRE SOUND DESIGN - Sponsor Wharfedale Pro MARK MALHERBE - That'll be the day BEST COMMUNITY THEATRE The Sancta Award - Sponsor Computicket WE VERSUS CRAZY - Embahlenhle Productions, Secunda THE 15 TMSA LIFE TIME ACHIEVER AWARDS 2004 Sponsored by Standard Bank Dale Cutts Neels Hansen Lillian Dube Fiona Fraser John Kani Phyllis Klotz Joyce Levinsohn Joe Mafela Michael McCabe Zakes Mokae Smal Ndaba Nomhla Nkonyeni Winston Ntshona Dolly Rathebe Wilna Snyman Naledi Theatre Awards Winners |
