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Durban Mercury Theatre Awards 2009

Venue Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
When 23 November 2009

sponsored by
The Mercury Newspaper

Host

Beauty
(Comic Politician)
Administrator

Caroline Smart
(Journalist & ArtSmart)
Administrator

Peter Taylor
(Administrator)
  W = Winner
  N = Nominee
POSTER DESIGN
W
 Shirley Berko Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Shirley Berko Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Shirley Berko Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Sunshine Factory Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Stephen Woodroffe Agnes of God

 
SOUND DESIGN
W
 Megan Levy Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Ross Hatcher Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck
N
 Ross Hatcher Sing it Sista Upper Deck
N
 Megan Levy Cinderella Sneddon TH
N
 Gail Muir Unforgettable Playhouse Opera

 
LIGHTING DESIGN
W
 Tina le Roux Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Dylan Heaton Unforgettable Playhouse Opera
N
 Tina le Roux Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Tina le Roux Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Tina le Roux Tree Boy Playhouse Loft
N
 Stephen Woodroffe Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck

 
COSTUME DESIGN
W
 Terrence Bray Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Peter Court, Steven Stead,
& Neil Stuart-Harris,		 Cinderella Sneddon TH
N
 Kevin Ellis Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck
N
 Dicky Longhurst Unforgettable Playhouse Opera
N
 Bradley Marshall Sing it Sista Upper Deck
N
 Steven Stead Wit Playhouse Loft

 
SET DESIGN
W
 Greg King Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Krijay Govender & Leeanda Reddy Buckled Playhouse Drama
N
 Dicky Longhurst Unforgettable Playhouse Opera
N
 Themi Venturas Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Greg King Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Greg King Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Greg King Cinderella Sneddon TH

 
NEW PERFORMER - FEMALE
W
 Londiwe Dhlomo Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Londiwe Dhlomo Blondes on Deck Upper Deck
N
 Shona Johnson The Wheel Catalina TH
N
 Samkelo Mkhize Madame President Musical Playhouse Opera
N
 Roxy Nel Noises Off Sneddon TH

 
NEW PERFORMER - MALE
W
 Farai Gwaze Othello Playhouse Drama
N
 Daniel Botha Tree Boy Playhouse Loft
N
 Thabani Mhlangu Native Blues Playhouse Drama
N
 Phumlani Mkhize Native Blues Playhouse Drama
N
 Matthew Venturas Master Harold and the Boys Catalina TH

CHILDREN'S THEATRE

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
W
 Shelley McLean Cinderella Sneddon TH
N
 Shona Johnson The Wheel Catalina TH
N
 Philile Ntimbane The Wheel Catalina TH
N
 Chloe Perling The Wheel Catalina TH
N
 Marion Loudon Cinderella Sneddon TH

 
SUPPORTING ACTOR
No nominations

 
BEST LEAD - FEMALE
W
 Janna Ramos-Violante Cinderella Sneddon TH
N
 Slindile Nodangala Chasing Tales Playhouse Loft
N
 Belinda Henwood Cinderella Sneddon TH

 
BEST LEAD - MALE
W
 Bryan Hiles Cinderella Sneddon TH
N
 Sean de Klerk Black Out
N
 Darren King Cinderella Sneddon TH

 
BEST DIRECTOR (CHILDREN'S THEATRE)
W
 Steven Stead Cinderella Sneddon TH
N
 David Gouldie Chasing Tales Playhouse Loft
N
 Ellis Pearson Black Out

 
CHILDREN'S THEATRE PRODUCTION
W
 Cinderella KickstArt Sneddon TH
N
 Black Out Sue Clarence Promotions
N
 Chasing Tales The Playhouse Company Playhouse Loft


MUSICAL THEATRE / MUSICAL REVUE

CHOREOGRAPHY
W
 Janine Bennewith Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Desire Davids Unforgettable Playhouse Opera
N
 Denya Maslen Sing it Sista Upper Deck
N
 Alain Rijnvis Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck

 
PERFORMER (Music Revue / Music Compilation / Cabaret)
W
 Lauren Laing Sing it Sista Upper Deck
N
 Jonothan Didlick Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck
N
 Cavin Sewell Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck
N
 Pumi Zondi Sing it Sista Upper Deck
N
 Shelley McLean Bald and the Beautiful Rhumbelow TH
N
 Carol Trench Let's Misbehave Rhumbelow TH

 
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
W
 Pumi Zondi Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Belinda Henwood Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Lungile Mkhize Madame President Musical Playhouse Opera

 
SUPPORTING ACTOR
W
 Lucky Simayile Madame President Musical Playhouse Opera
N
 Peter Court Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Aaron McIlroy Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Sandile Mchunu Madame President Musical Playhouse Opera

 
LEAD ACTRESS
W
 Lisa Bobbert Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Sindi Khuzwayo The Living Legend
N
 Samkelo Mkhize Madame President Musical Playhouse Opera

 
LEAD ACTOR
W
 Bryan Hiles Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH

 
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
W
 Henry Faca Kulu Native Blues Playhouse Drama
N
 Shelley McLean & Evan Roberts Bald and the Beautiful Rhumbelow TH
N
 Shem Mahabeer Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck
N
 Shelley MacLean & Evan Roberts Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Shem Mahabeer Sing it Sista Upper Deck
N
 Evan Roberts Cinderella Sneddon TH

 
DIRECTOR
W
 Steven Stead Little Shop of Horrors Sneddon TH
N
 Mark Hawkins Unforgettable Playhouse Opera
N
 Charon Williams-Ros Let's hear it for the Boys Upper Deck
N
 Charon Williams-Ros Sing it Sista Upper Deck

 
MUSIC REVUE PRODUCTION
W
 Let's Misbehave Sue Clarence Promotions Rhumbelow TH
N
 Let's hear it for the Boys Wayne R Scott Upper Deck
N
 Sing it Sista Wayne R Scott Upper Deck
N
 Native Blues TheatreBIZ Catalina TH
N
 Unforgettable Playhouse Company Playhouse Opera
N
 Bald and the Beautiful Liesl Coppin, Shelley McLean,
Evan Roberts, Melanie Roberts,		 Rhumbelow TH

 
MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
W
 Little Shop of Horrors KickstArt Sneddon TH
N
 Madame President Musical K-Cap Playhouse Opera

Memorial Tribute 2009
Read by Caroline Smart

Monica
Fairall-Morell

The 1st
Monica Fairall Memorial Award
2009 awarded to

Peter Taylor
(for those who give back far more
than they have received)

The Judges Award 2009 awarded to

Themi Venturas


DRAMA / COMEDY

NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT
W
 Neil Coppen Tree Boy Playhouse Loft
N
 Henry Faca Kulu Native Blues Playhouse Drama
N
 Krijay Govender & Leeanda Reddy Buckled Playhouse Drama
N
 Ellis Pearson Black Out
N
 Dylan Edy, Liam Magner,
Clinton Small, Ben Voss,
& Jacobus van Heerden		 NATV's Live Christmas Show

 
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
W
 Olivia Borgen Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Alison Cassels Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Belinda Henwood Noises Off Sneddon TH

 
SUPPORTING ACTOR
W
 Iain Robinson Othello Playhouse Drama
N
 Neil Coppen Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Jimmy Lithgow Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Peter Court Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Michael Gritten Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Dhaveshan Govender Shear Madness Catalina TH


THE MERCURY
THEATRE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
(by public vote)
Winner: Liesl Coppin

 
PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY - FEMALE
W
 Daisy Spencer Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Lisa Bobbert Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Liesl Coppin Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Roxy Nel Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Josette Eales Sally and Marsha
N
 Clare Mortimer Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Leeanda Reddy Buckled Playhouse Drama

 
PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY - MALE
W
 Marc Kay Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Peter Court Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Bryan Hiles Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Ben Voss Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Darren King Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Liam Magner NATV's Live Christmas Show
N
 Jacobus van Heerden NATV's Live Christmas Show
N
 Meren Reddy Buckled Playhouse Drama

 
STRICTLY SOLO
no nominations

 
LEAD ACTRESS
W
 Clare Mortimer Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Alison Cassels Agnes of God
N
 Janna Ramos-Violante Agnes of God
N
 Ntando Cele uThembalethu
N
 Clare Mortimer Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Leeanda Reddy Buckled Playhouse Drama
N
 Daisy Spencer Shear Madness Catalina TH

 
LEAD ACTOR
W
 Bheki Mkhwane uThembalethu
N
 Bryan Hiles Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Darren King Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Ben Voss Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Marc Kay Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Liam Magner NATV's Live Christmas Show
N
 Meren Reddy Buckled Playhouse Drama
N
 Jacobus van Heerden NATV's Live Christmas Show

 
DIRECTOR  (DRAMA/COMEDY)
W
 Steven Stead Wit Playhouse Loft
N
 Krijay Govender Buckled Playhouse Drama
N
 Tamar Meskin Sally and Marsha
N
 Maurice Podbrey uThembalethu
N
 Steven Stead Noises Off Sneddon TH
N
 Tanya van der Walt Agnes of God
N
 Themi Venturas Shear Madness Catalina TH
N
 Ben Voss NATV's Live Christmas Show

 
DRAMA / COMEDY OF THE YEAR
W
 Wit KickstArt Playhouse Loft
N
 uThembalethu Mopo Productions
N
 Agnes of God Fett Diva Productions
N
 Noises Off KickstArt Sneddon TH
N
 Shear Madness TheatreBIZ Catalina TH

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Mercury, Hugo Bartel Trust for the Arts, Elizabeth Sneddon TH,
Mark Hawkins (staging), DarkHorse Productions, Sunshine Factory,
Val Adamson Photography, 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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