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Durban Theatre Awards 2008

Venue	Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
When	17 November 2008

Host

Terrence Pillay
(TV Producer)

Host
Johanne Pillay
(Radio Presenter)

Administrator

Caroline Smart
(Journalist & ArtSmart)

Administrator
Peter Taylor
(Administrator)

W = Winner
N = Nominee

POSTER DESIGN

W	Shirley Berko	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Shirley Berko	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Shirley Berko	Oleanna	Seabrooke's
N	Shirley Berko	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Zone Meyring	Beauty and the B.E.E.	Heritage TH

SOUND DESIGN

W	Megan Levy	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Izan Greyling	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Colin Peddie	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Philani Shange	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama

LIGHTING DESIGN

W	Tina le Roux	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Michael Broderick	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Dylan Heaton	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Tina le Roux	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Tina le Roux	Oleanna	Seabrooke's
N	Jason Lowe	24 Hours on Broadway

COSTUME DESIGN

W	Andrew Verster	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Janine Bennewith	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Terrence Bray	Stone Angel
N	Anthony Stonier	Robin Hood
N	Tracy Voss & Ishmael	Beauty and the B.E.E.!	Heritage TH

SET DESIGN

W	Greg King	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Dean Bennewith	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Greg King	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Greg King	Oleanna	Seabrooke's
N	Greg King	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Stephen Woodroffe	The Lover
N	Stephen Woodroffe	Night, Mother

NEW PERFORMER - FEMALE

W	Karen Logan	Hamlet	Playhouse Drama
N	Thandeka Mdlalose	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Donnagh Roberts	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Mary Steward	The Bridesmaid	Catalina TH
N	Mary Steward	My CV	Catalina TH

NEW PERFORMER - MALE

W	Xolani Henema	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Lyle Buxton	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Sibusiso Mbhele	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Bongumusa Shabalala	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Musawenkosi Shabalala	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama

CHILDREN'S THEATRE

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

W	Ntando Cele	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Frances Currie	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Nirvana Naidoo	Little Red Riding Hood
N	Slindile Nodangala	African Mother Christmas	Playhouse Loft

SUPPORTING ACTOR

W	Bryan Hiles	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Bheki Mkhwane	African Mother Christmas	Playhouse Loft
N	NJ Sithole	Just So Stories	Botanic Gardens

BEST LEAD - FEMALE

W	Carol Trench	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Georgina Giorko	Just So Stories	Botanic Gardens
N	Azande Mgwaba	African Mother Christmas	Playhouse Loft
N	Mpume Mtombeni	Amagama Amathathu	Playhouse Loft
N	Thandulwazi Ncube	Story Seeker

BEST LEAD - MALE

W	Peter Court	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Darren King	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	T-Bone Hlahane	Amagama Amathathu	Playhouse Loft
N	Sandile Innocent Msimango	African Mother Christmas	Playhouse Loft

BEST DIRECTOR (CHILDREN'S THEATRE)

W	Steven Stead	Aladdin	Playhouse Drama
N	Garth Anderson	Just So Stories	Botanic Gardens
N	Gcina Mhlope	African Mother Christmas	Playhouse Loft
N	Wendy Nel & Giselle Turner	Amagama Amathathu	Playhouse Loft

CHILDREN'S THEATRE PRODUCTION

W	Aladdin	KickstArt in assoc with The Playhouse Company	Playhouse Drama
N	African Mother Christmas	The Playhouse Company	Playhouse Loft
N	Amagama Amathathu	MadCaps	Playhouse Loft
N	Just So Stories	The Actors Co-operative	Botanic Gardens

MUSICAL THEATRE / MUSICAL REVUE

CHOREOGRAPHY

W	Janine Bennewith	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Janine Bennewith	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Mark Hawkins	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Xolani Zibani	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

W	Clare Mortimer	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Alison Cassels	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Frances Currie	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Belinda Henwood	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Charon Williams-Ros	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH

SUPPORTING ACTOR

W	Rowan Bartlett	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Michael Gritten	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Xolani Henema	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Sibusiso Mbhele	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Bongumusa Shabalala	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Musawenkosi Shabalala	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama

LEAD ACTRESS

W	Janna Ramos-Violante	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Marion Loudon	Tickled Pink	Rhumbelow TH
N	Thandeka Mdlalose	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Carol Trench	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Kerry Wood	24 Hours on Broadway

LEAD ACTOR

W	Peter Court	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Quincy Fynn	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Bryan Hiles	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Darren King	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Darren King	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Anthony Stonier	Noel and Cole	Rhumbelow TH

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

W	Evan Roberts	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Colin Peddie	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Dawn Selby	Bad Moon Rising	Heritage TH
N	Dawn Selby	The King and Queen	Heritage TH
N	Anthony Stonier	Noel and Cole	Rhumbelow TH
N	Calli Thomson	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH

DIRECTOR

W	Steven Stead	The Wizard of Oz	Sneddon TH
N	Dean Bennewith	24 Hours on Broadway
N	Catherine Mace	Guys and Dolls	Sneddon TH
N	Jerry Pooe & Roel Twijnstra	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama

MUSIC REVUE PRODUCTION

W	The King and Queen	Gary McKenzie	Heritage TH
N	24 Hours on Broadway	Eeny Meeny M.M. Entertainment Co.
N	In the Summertime	Gary McKenzie	Heritage TH
N	Tickled Pink	Darren King & Marion Loudon	Rhumbelow TH

MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

W	The Wizard of Oz	KickstArt	Sneddon TH
N	Guys and Dolls	BGM Productions	Sneddon TH
N	It's a Man's World	Eager Artists and Het Waterhuis	Playhouse Drama

Memorial Tribute 2008
Read by Caroline Smart

Alfred Nokwe

Cindy Ngidi

Miriam Makeba

The Judges Award 2008 awarded to
Patty & Alfred Nokwe

pic courtesy of Forecast Agency

DRAMA / COMEDY

NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT

W	Bheki Mkhwane	Born thru the Nose	Playhouse Drama
N	Liam Magner	Spun
N	Kobus Moolman	Stone Angel
N	Jerry Pooe & Dick van den Hoewen	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Mary Steward	The Bridesmaid	Catalina TH
N	Mary Steward	My CV	Catalina TH
N	Jacobus van Heerden	Catch!
N	Ben Voss	Beauty and the B.E.E.!	Heritage TH

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

W	Josette Eales	Stone Angel
N	Karen Logan	Hamlet
N	Clare McIlroy	Robin Hood

SUPPORTING ACTOR

W	Sean de Klerk	Robin Hood
W	Xolani Henema	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Rowan Bartlett	Robin Hood
N	Sibusiso Mbhele	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Bongumusa Shabalala	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Musawenkosi Shabalala	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama

THE MERCURY THEATRE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Winner: Lisa Bobbert

Jailoshini Naidoo	Peter Court	Josette Eales	Michael Gritten
Bheki Mkhwane	Darren King	Liam Magner	Hamish Kyd
Janna Ramos-Violante	Vivian Moodley	Clare Mortimer	Anthony Stonier
Jacobus van Heerden	Barry Thomson	Bryan Hiles
Clive Gumede	Carol Trench	Mahomed Alli	Essop Khan

PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY - FEMALE

W	Lisa Bobbert	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Jailoshini Naidoo	1949
N	Mary Steward	The Bridesmaid	Catalina TH
N	Mary Steward	My CV	Catalina TH

PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY - MALE

W	Ben Voss	Beauty and the B.E.E.!	Heritage TH
N	Liam Magner	Spun
N	Aaron McIlroy	The Golfer	Heritage TH
N	Sans Moonsamy	Those Indian Guys	Suncoast Supernova
N	Kaseran Pillay	Those Indian Guys	Suncoast Supernova

STRICTLY SOLO

W	Lisa Bobbert	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Rajesh Gopie	Out of Bounds	Seabrooke's
N	Dhaveshan Govender	King of Old Trafford	Catalina TH
N	Liam Magner	Spun
N	Aaron McIlroy	The Golfer	Heritage TH
N	Bheki Mkhwane	Born thru the Nose	Playhouse Drama
N	Jailoshini Naidoo	1949
N	Jacobus van Heerden	Catch!
N	Ben Voss	Beauty and the B.B.E.!	Heritage TH

LEAD ACTRESS

W	Lisa Bobbert	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Josette Eales	The Lover
N	Tamar Meskin	Night, Mother
N	Jailoshini Naidoo	1949
N	Janna Ramos-Violante	Night, Mother
N	Janna Ramos-Violante	Oleanna	Seabrooke's
N	Janna Ramos-Violante	Stone Angel

LEAD ACTOR

W	Rajesh Gopie	Out of Bounds	Seabrooke's
W	Tim Wells	Oleanna	Seabrooke's
N	Liam Magner	Spun
N	Aaron McIlroy	The Golfer	Heritage TH
N	Bheki Mkhwane	Born thru the Nose	Playhouse Drama
N	Thulani Mngadi	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Jacobus van Heerden	Catch!
N	Ben Voss	Beauty and the B.E.E.!	Heritage TH

DIRECTOR (DRAMA/COMEDY)

W	Steven Stead	Shirley Valentine	Sneddon TH
N	Tina Johnson	Out of Bounds	Seabrooke's
N	Tamar Meskin	The Lover
N	Bheki Mkhwane	Born Thru The Nose	Playhouse Drama
N	Jerry Pooe & Roel Twijnstra	It's a Man's World	Playhouse Drama
N	Steven Stead	Oleanna	Seabrooke's
N	Tanya van der Walt	Night, Mother

DRAMA / COMEDY OF THE YEAR

W	Shirley Valentine	KickstArt	Sneddon TH
N	Beauty and the B.E.E.!	Ben Voss	Heritage TH
N	Born thru the Nose	The Playhouse Company	Playhouse Drama
N	It's a Man's World	Eager Artists & Het Waterhuis	Playhouse Drama
N	Night, Mother	Fett Diva Productions
N	Oleanna	KickstArt	Seabrooke's
N	Out of Bounds	Rasa Productions	Seabrooke's

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Mercury, Hugo Bartel Trust for the Arts, Elizabeth Sneddon TH, Johanne Pillay,
Terrence Pillay, Mark Hawkins (staging), DarkHorse Productions, Sunshine Factory,
Val Adamson Photography, SA Dance Teacher's Assoc, Black Coffee, ClaviTech,
Publicity Matters, The Performers, The Live Wires (word-of-mouth Team),
Going Places, Stuart Edwards & Company, ArtsSmart, Troubadour Productions,
Pauline Dalais, Janet Whelan, The Audiences, Peter Taylor (Awards Administrator),
Auditors: Stuart Edwards & Company

Judging Panel:
Stavros Anthias, Christa Biyela, Musa Hlatshwayo, Glynis Horning,
Maurice Kort, Debbie Lutge, Sally Scott, Caroline Smart,
Billy Suter, Jean van Elden, Janet Whelan,

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