DTA NOMINATIONS

The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards 2007-2008 nominations list.

Here is the nominations list for The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards 2007-2008 (click on the banner advert on the main pages for more information regarding the ceremony on November 17)

1. POSTER DESIGN: Shirley Berko nominted for Aladdin, Oleana, Shirley Valentine and The Wizard of Oz and Zone Meyring for Beauty and the B.E.E.!

2. SOUND DESIGN: Izan Greyling for Guys and Dolls; Megan Levy for The Wizard of Oz; Colin Peddie for 24 Hours on Broadway and Philani Shange for Aladdin.

3. LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Broderick for Guys and Dolls; Dylan Heaton for Aladdin; Tina le Roux for Oleana, Shirley Valentine and The Wizard of Oz and Jason Lowe for 24 Hours on Broadway.

4. COSTUME DESIGN: Janine Bennewith for 24 Hours on Broadway; Terrence Bray for Stone Angel; Anthony Stonier for Robin Hood; Andrew Verster for Guys and Dolls and Tracy Whitaker & Ishmael for Beauty and the B.E.E.!

5. SET DESIGN: Dean Bennewith for 24 Hours on Broadway; Greg King for Aladdin, Oleana, Shirley Valentine and The Wizard of Oz and Stephen Woodroffe for The Lover and ‘Night, Mother

6. NEW PERFORMER – FEMALE: Karen Logan for Hamlet; Thandeka Mdlalose for It’s a Man’s World; Donnagh Roberts for Guys and Dolls, and Mary Steward for The Bridesmaid and My CV.

7. NEW PERFORMER – MALE: Lyle Buxton for Guys and Dolls; Xolani Henema for It’s a Man’s World; Sibusiso Mblele for It’s a Man’s World; Bongumusa Shabalala for It’s a Man’s World, and Musawenkosi Shabalala for It’s a Man’s World.

============ CATEGORY: CHILDREN’S THEATRE ============

8. SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ntando Cele for Aladdin; Frances Currie for Aladdin; Nirvana Naidoo for Little Red Riding Hood, and Slindile Maise Nodangala for African Mother Christmas

9. SUPPORTING ACTOR: Bheki Mkhwane for African Mother Christmas; Bryan Hiles for Aladdin, and NJ Sithole for Just So Stories

10. LEAD ACTRESS: Georgina Giorko for Just So Stories; Azande Mgwaba for African Mother Christmas; Mpume Mthombeni for Amagama Amathathu; Lwazi Ncube for Story Seeker, and Carol Trench for Aladdin

11. LEAD ACTOR: Peter Court for Aladdin; Darren King for Aladdin; T-Bone Hlahane for Amagama Amathathu and Sandile Innocent Msimango for African Mother Christmas

12. THEATRE DIRECTOR: Garth Anderson for Just So Stories; Gcina Mhlope for African Mother Christmas; Wendy Nel & Giselle Turner for Amagama Amathathu, and Steven Stead for Aladdin

13. CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRODUCTION: African Mother Christmas (The Playhouse Company); Aladdin (KickstArt in assoc with The Playhouse Company); Amagama Amathathu (MadCaps); Just So Stories (The Actors Co-operative)

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14. CHOREOGRAPHY: Janine Bennewith for 24 Hours on Broadway and The Wizard of Oz; Mark Hawkins for Guys and Dolls, and Xolani Zibane for It’s a Man’s World

15. SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Alison Cassels for The Wizard of Oz; Frances Currie for The Wizard of Oz; Belinda Henwood for The Wizard of Oz; Clare Mortimer for The Wizard of Oz, and Charon Williams-Ros for Guys and Dolls

16. SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rowan Bartlett for The Wizard of Oz; Michael Gritten for The Wizard of Oz; Xolani Henema for It’s a Man’s World; Sibusiso Mbhele for It’s a Man’s World; Bongumusa Shabalala for It’s a Man’s World, and Musawenkosi Shabalala for It’s a Man’s World

17. LEAD ACTRESS: Marion Loudon for Tickled Pink; Thandeka Mdlalose for It’s a Man’s World; Janna Ramos-Violante for Guys and Dolls; Carol Trench for The Wizard of Oz, and Kerry Wood for 24 Hours on Broadway

18. LEAD ACTOR: Peter Court for The Wizard of Oz; Quincy Fynn for Guys and Dolls; Bryan Hiles for The Wizard of Oz; Darren King for 24 Hours on Broadway; Darren King for The Wizard of Oz, and Anthony Stonier for Noel and Cole

19. MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Colin Peddie for 24 Hours on Broadway; Evan Roberts for The Wizard of Oz; Dawn Selby for Bad Moon Rising; Dawn Selby for The King and Queen; Anthony Stonier for Noel and Cole, and Calli Thomson for Guys and Dolls

20. DIRECTOR: Dean Bennewith for 24 Hours on Broadway; Catherine Mace for Guys and Dolls; Jerry Pooe and Roel Twijnstra for It’s a Man’s World; Steven Stead for The Wizard of Oz.

21. MUSIC REVUE PRODUCTION: 24 Hours on Broadway (Eeny Meeny Miny Mo Entertainment Company); In the Summertime (Gary McKenzie); The King and Queen (Gary McKenzie), and Tickled Pink (Darren King and Marion Loudon)

22. MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION: Guys and Dolls (BGM Productions); It’s a Man’s World (Eager Artists and Het Waterhuis) and The Wizard of Oz (KickstArt)


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23. SCRIPT: Liam Magner for Spun; Bheki Mkhwane for Born thru the Nose; Kobus Moolman for Stone Angel; Jerry Pooe and Dick van den Hoewen for It’s a Man’s World; Mary Steward for The Bridesmaid and My CV; Jacobus van Heerden for Catch! , and Ben Voss for Beauty and the B.E.E.!

24. SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Josette Eales for Stone Angel; Karen Logan for Hamlet and Clare McIlroy for Robin Hood

25. SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rowan Bartlett for Robin Hood; Sean de Klerk for Robin Hood; Xolani Henema for It’s a Man’s World; Sibusiso Mbhele for It’s a Man’s World; Bongumusa Shabalala for It’s a Man’s World, and Musawenkosi Shabalala for It’s a Man’s World

26. PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY BY A FEMALE: Lisa Bobbert for Shirley Valentine; Jailoshini Naidoo for 1949; Mary Steward for The Bridesmaid and My CV

27. PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY BY A MALE: Liam Magner for Spun; Aaron McIlroy for The Golfer; Sans Moonsamy for Those Indian Guys; Kaseran Pillay for Those Indian Guys, and Ben Voss for Beauty and the B.E.E.!

28. STRICTLY SOLO: Lisa Bobbert for Shirley Valentine; Rajesh Gopie for Out of Bounds; Dhaveshan Govender for King of Old Trafford; Liam Magner for Spun; Aaron McIlroy for The Golfer; Bheki Mkhwane for Born thru the Nose; Jailoshini Naidoo for 1949; Jacobus van Heerden for Catch! , and Ben Voss for Beauty and the B.B.E.!

29. LEAD ACTRESS: Lisa Bobbert for Shirley Valentine; Josette Eales for The Lover; Tamar Meskin for ‘Night, Mother; Jailoshini Naidoo for 1949; Janna Ramos-Violante for ‘Night, Mother, Oleana and Stone Angel

30. LEAD ACTOR: Rajesh Gopie for Out of Bounds; Liam Magner for Spun; Aaron McIlroy for The Golfer; Bheki Mkhwane for Born thru the Nose; Thulane Mngadi for It’s a Man’s World; Jacobus van Heerden for Catch! ; Ben Voss for Beauty and the B.E.E.! , and Tim Wells for Oleana

31. DIRECTOR: Tina Johnson for Out of Bounds; Tamar Meskin for The Lover; Bheki Mkhwane for Born thru the Nose; Jerry Pooe & Roel Twijnstra for It’s a Man’s World; Steven Stead for Oleana; Steven Stead for Shirley Valentine, and Tanya van der Walt for ‘Night, Mother

32. PRODUCTION: Beauty and the B.E.E.! (Ben Voss); Born thru the Nose (The Playhouse Company); It’s a Man’s World (Eager Artists & Het Waterhuis); ‘Night, Mother (Fett Diva Productions); Oleana (KickstArt); Out of Bounds (Rasa Productions), and Shirley Valentine (KickstArt)

For information on the winners visit news.artsmart.co.za/2008/11/mercury-durban-theatre-awards-winners.html