Nominees for the 49th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards announcedThe nominees for the prestigious 49th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards have been announced. Prizes will be presented to the winners at a glamorous event that will be held at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town on Sunday 16 March at 6pm. Each award carries a R15 000 cash prize as well as a silver medal, making it one of the most coveted theatre awards in the industry. "For almost five decades, the awards have recognised and affirmed the rich diversity and excellence within the performing arts fraternity in the Western Cape," says Melanie Burke, chairperson of the panel of judges. Irma Albers, Arts & Culture Controller of Distell, says the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards is one of the flagship Arts & Culture initiatives supported by the Distell Foundation and is a premier event on the South African social calendar. Lara Bye will direct the awards ceremony that will feature a stellar entertainment line-up. Awards are presented in twenty different categories and the panel of judges make their decisions after having viewed almost a hundred productions hosted in several venues in and around Cape Town. Last year 84 productions were eligible for the awards. For a production to qualify, a run of a minimum of eight performances over a period of three weeks at the same venue is required. The judges for the 2013 productions were Africa Melane, Coreen Lloyd, Dr Beverley Brommert, Dr GabriĆ«l Botma, Gillian Mitchell, Herman van der Westhuizen, Jill Markram, Len Ashton, Mariana Malan, Marina Griebenow, Peter Tromp, Rone Arendse, Johan van Lill, Eugene Yiga and Tracey Saunders. The voting process is audited and overseen by the legal firm, Cluver Markotter Inc. The nominees in the various categories are as follows:BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAYAlbert Pretorius, James Cairns and Rob van Vuuren for The Three Little Pigs as various characters BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAYJanna Ramos-Violante for Venus in Fur as Vanda Jordan BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAYAtandwa Kani for The Miser as Valere BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAYHannah Borthwick for A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOWBrendan van Rhyn for The Rocky Horror Show as Frank-N-Furter BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOWAngela Kilian for Sunset Boulevard as Norma Desmond BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOWAdrian Galley for The Rocky Horror Show as the Narrator BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOWAndréa Frankson for Blood Brothers as Linda BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOWJemma Kahn for The Epicene Butcher and Other Stories For Consenting Adults as the storyteller AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENTDaniel Richards [UCT] BEST DIRECTORJaco Bouwer for Rooiland BEST LIGHTING DESIGNDaniel Galloway for The Rocky Horror Show BEST SET DESIGNChen Nakar and Sarah Roberts for The Miser BEST COSTUME DESIGNMarcel Meyer for The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION OR ORIGINAL SCOREBraam du Toit for Rooiland (Original Score and Sound Design) BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPTAlbert Pretorius, James Cairns, Rob van Vuuren and Tara Notcutt for The Three Little Pigs ROSALIE VAN DER GUCHT PRIZE FOR NEW DIRECTORSGabriella Pinto The People's Choice will no longer be awarded. In the spirit of the Awards, the funds previously allocated to this category will be dedicated to Theatre Development, thus growing future talent in the industry. The AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE and the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD will be announced at the awards ceremony. Tickets to the Awards cost R150 per person and include canapés and Fleur du Cap wines. Follow the Awards on Twitter @FDCTheatreAward; Facebook: http://on.fb.me/YuZtCk . Website |