REPS awards

African Distillers has very generously once again agreed to sponsor the annual Repertory Players awards event, and the ceremony and show will be held on the Main Stage at 7pm on Saturday March 10. As always, all members and supporters are invited to attend (more information and reminders closer to the time). The judges panel has made its deliberations and has announced nominees for the various awards for 2011, so it’s congratulations to all the following people and shows, who have been honoured and recognised through these nominations, from which a winner will be announced in each category at the awards event:




2011 Reps Afdis Awards Nominees



Best Actor in a Leading Role

Mike Southall – Jesus My Boy

Kevin Hanssen – Much Ado About Nothing

Alex Fairlie – Humble Boy

Zoran Zec – Rent



Best Actress in a Leading Role

Fiona Garrity – Shirley Valentine

Ashleigh-May Bawden – Much Ado About Nothing

Moira Kennedy – Caroline’s Man

Tina Masawi – Rent



Best Supporting Actor

Alex Fairlie – Magic

Mike Blackburn – Much Ado About Nothing

Paul Shephard – Much Ado About Nothing

Stéphane Thomas – Robinson Crusoe

David Bvumbe – Much Ado About Nothing



Best Supporting Actress

Lara Hundermark – Sherlock Holmes

Sue Bolt – Robinson Crusoe

Betty Hobbs – Humble Boy

Gabrielle Levey – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Kyla Render – Magic

Natasha Nguni – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Erin Cooper – Much Ado About Nothing



Best Minor Performance

Mike Blackburn – Humble Boy

Yeukai Chihambakwe – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Alex Fairlie – Much Ado About Nothing

Marc Thomas – Dream Lover

Michael Bawden – Much Ado About Nothing

Richard Sticklen – Much Ado About Nothing

Erin Cooper – Rent



Best Junior Performance

Amy Bolt – Robinson Crusoe

Jason Bolt – Robinson Crusoe

Kayla Thomas – Robinson Crusoe



Best Comedy Performance

James Mukwindidza – Robinson Crusoe

Yeukai Chihambakwe – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Mike Blackburn – Much Ado About Nothing

David Bvumbe – NOughties

Betty Hobbs – Humble Boy

Ashleigh-May Bawden – Much Ado About Nothing



Most Outstanding Musical Performance

Dean Jones – Dream Lover

Tina Masawi – Rent

Zoran Zec – Rent

Nicola Kinnaird – Dream Lover

Kirby Chipembere – Rent



Best Technical

Mike Blackburn – Set Design – Humble Boy

Elinor Kennedy – Costumes – Much Ado About Nothing

Karen Howard-Beard – Lighting Design and Operation – Rent

Munya Magwaro – Set Design – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Tim Garrard – Lighting Design – Much Ado About Nothing

Sue McLaren – Décor – Humble Boy



Best First Performance

Ashleigh-May Bawden – Much Ado About Nothing

James Mukwindidza – Robinson Crusoe

Michael Bawden – Much Ado About Nothing

Moira Kennedy – Caroline’s Man



Best Contribution to Dance and Movement

June Cloete – Dream Lover

Caroline Yule – Robinson Crusoe



Best Props

Linda Hyde/ Angela Stringer and Gail Cooper – NOughties

Philippa Johnston and Gail Cooper – Fame and the Poet & Magic

Thea Cutler – Caroline’s Man

Colleen Hardy and Ursula Gripper – Dream Lover

Gail Cooper – Humble Boy

Sue McLaren – Rent

Mike Southall/ Sue Bolt – Jesus, My Boy

Jane Burne/Ursula Gripper/Colleen Hardy – Shirley Valentine

Gail Cooper – Happy Haunting

Philippa Johnston – Sherlock Holmes

Gabrielle Levey/Kyla Render – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Gail Cooper – Much Ado About Nothing



Best Stage Manager

PJ Smyth – NOughties

Jane Burne – 5Star Live

Tim Garrard – Fame and the Poet and Magic

Thea Cutler – Caroline’s Man

Jane Burne – Dream Lover

Peter Blackburn – Humble Boy

Ryan Lawrence – Rent

Ryan Lawrence/Jonathan Hall – Jesus My Boy

Jane Burne – Shirley Valentine

Mike Southall – Happy Haunting and Sherlock Holmes

Munya Magwaro – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Jonathan Hall – Motown Golden Jubilee

Jane Burne – Much Ado About Nothing

Linda Hyde – Robinson Crusoe



Best Amateur Director

Linda Hyde – NOughties

Stan Higgins – 5Star Live

Sue Bolt – Fame and the Poet & Magic

Mary Leared – Caroline’s Man

Stan Higgins – Dream Lover

Graham Crutchley – Humble Boy

Sue Bolt – Jesus My Boy

Ryan Lawrence – Sherlock Holmes

Colleen Hardy – Happy Haunting

Kevin Hanssen – Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Mark Robbins – Motown Golden Jubilee

John Dennison – Much Ado About Nothing

Graham Crutchley – Robinson Crusoe



Best Production

The NOughties

5Star Live

Fame and the Poet

Magic

Caroline’s Man

Dream Lover

Humble Boy

Rent

Jesus, My Boy

Shirley Valentine

Sherlock Holmes

Happy Haunting

Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Motown Golden Jubilee

Much Ado About Nothing

Robinson Crusoe