Naledi Awards: The Winners

The Naledi Theater Awards are recognised as the Premier Awards event on the Gauteng Theater Calendar. 

Its mission is to recognize and reward excellence in the Performing Arts, to raise the profile of Live Theater and to create awareness of the abundant talent alive and well on our SA stages. 

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Janna Ramos-Violante, Doubt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Phillip Tipo Tindisa, Fishers of Hope

BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN (Supported by Assitej SA) (0 – 12): Shrek, The Musical. JR. Prod. by People’s Theatre. Based on book by William Steig, Dir. by Jill Girard & Keith Smith.

BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES (Supported by Assitej SA) (13 – 17) Making Mandela, Prod. by KBT Productions & Hello Elephant in ass. with the SA State Theatre & Daphne Kuhn for the A&G Theatre on the Square. Written & Dir. by Nick Warren & Jenine Collocott.

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDRENS’ THEATRE PRODUCTION: Gamelihle Bovana, James and The Giant Peach

BEST NEWCOMER/BREAKTHROUGH (The Brett Goldin Award) Sponsored by Distell: Menzi Mkhwane, A Voice I Cannot Silence

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Floris Louw, After Animals

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (Sponsored by Robe Lighting): Kevin Stannet, After Animals

BEST AV / ANIMATION: JanHendrik Burger, After Animals

BEST SET DESIGN (Sponsored by Dreamsets): Patrick Curtis, Fishers of Hope

BEST SOUND DESIGN (Sponsored by DWR Distribution): Larry Pullen, After Animals BEST SCORE / ARRANGEMENT / ADAPTATION: Nataniël, After Animals

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Rowan Bakker, Sister Act

BEST PRODUCTION: CUTTING EDGE: Johnny Boskak Is Feeling Funny, Written by Greig Coetzee, Co-Dir. by Roslyn Wood-Morris & Craig Morris.

BEST ENSEMBLE: Lepatata, Prod. by Market Theatre & Windybrow Theatre. Written by Moagi Modise, Dir. by Makhaola Ndebele.

BEST ORGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY: Grant van Ster, Fishers of Hope

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL / REVUE: Steven Stead, Sweeney Todd

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY: Khayelihle Dom Gumede, Crepuscule

BEST SUPPORT/FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL: Phumi Mncayi, Sister Act

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (FEMALE): Candida Mosoma, Sister Act

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (MALE): Jonathan Roxmouth, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY (FEMALE): Fiona Ramsay, Miss Dietrich Regrets | Fiona Ramsay, Doubt

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY (MALE): Ralph Lawson, A Voice I Cannot Silence

BEST NEW SA SCRIPT: A Voice I Cannot Silence. Prod. by Arts Trust of SA (ATSA). Written by Greg Homann & Ralph Lawson, Dir. by Greg Homann.

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY: Fishers of Hope, Prod. by the Baxter Theatre Centre & Mopo Productions in ass. with the SA State Theatre. Written & Dir. by Lara Foot.

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (THE JOAN BRICKHILL AWARD): Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Prod. by Pieter Toerien & Kickstart by arr. with DALRO (Pty) Ltd. Written by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Dir. by Steven Stead.

LESEDI SPIRIT OF COURAGE AWARD: Gaynor Young

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S AWARD: Thembi Mtshali

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Taliep Petersen (Posthumous)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Alvon Collison

WORLD IMPACT AWARD: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

THE SOPHIE MCINGA EMERGING VOICE AWARD (SPONSORED BY THE MARKET THEATRE 40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY): Thandazile ‘Sonia’ Radebe.