Theatre awards time is upon us again - the 12th annual
awards evening of The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards takes place on November 24 at
The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre when the best of Durban theatre will be
acknowledged and celebrated.
Hosted by radio, television and media personality, Terence
Pillay, the evening promises to be a sophisticated and glamorous celebration of
the local theatre industry. Members of the public can expect to brush shoulders
with the who’s who of Durban’s theatre fraternity. The evening will highlight
performances by several young up-and-coming performers beginning to make their
mark, and a surprise celebrity guest performer.
The list of nominees appears below.
The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards is grateful for the
generosity of its sponsors and partners supporting this year’s awards ceremony,
most of whom have the supported the awards over the past twelve years. Without
such support this event would not take place.
The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards takes place on November 24
at 19h30 at The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, UKZN Howard College campus. Booking is through Computicket.
2014 NOMINEES
1. Poster Design: Artworks Communications: West Side Story; Shirley Berko: Annie; Shirley Berko: Sweeney Todd; Siphiwe Khubeka: The Zulu; Reasha Maharaj: Bhagwan gave me this life
2. Sound Design: Jackie Cunniffe: Jack and The Beanstalk; Jackie Cunniffe: Sweeney Todd; Megan Levy: Annie;
Trevor Peters: West Side Story
3. Lighting Design: Michael Broderick: Jakob; Michael Broderick: West
Side Story; Tina le Roux: Annie; Tina
le Roux: Jack and The Beanstalk; Tina
le Roux: Sweeney Todd
4. Costume Design: Greg King & Steven Stead: Jack and The Beanstalk; Neil Stuart
Harris: Annie; Neil Stuart Harris: Sweeney Todd; Sarah Roberts: West Side Story
5. Set Design: Michael Broderick & Bryan Hiles: Jakob; Greg King: Annie; Greg King: Jack and
The Beanstalk; Greg King: Sweeney Todd;
Sarah Roberts: The Zulu; Sarah
Roberts: West Side Story
6. New Performer – Female: Sivani Chinappan: A Cookie in the Kitchen; Sarah Donkin: Annie; Catarina Morgado: The
Diary of Adam and Eve; Sarah Richard: Faust;
Luca Tarboton: Annie
7. New Performer – Male: No nominations
CHILDREN’S THEATRE
8. Supporting Actress: Shelley McLean: Jack and The Beanstalk
9. Supporting Actor: Lyle Buxton: Jack and The Beanstalk; Peter Court: Jack and The Beanstalk; Bryan Hiles: Jack and The Beanstalk
10. Lead Actress: Liesl Coppin: Jack and The Beanstalk; Clare Mortimer: Criss Cross Christmas; Jessica Sole: Jack and The Beanstalk
11. Lead Actor: Rory Booth: Jack and The Beanstalk; Bryan Hiles: Criss Cross Christmas; Darren King: Jack and The Beanstalk; Nhlakanipho Manqele: Criss Cross Christmas
12. Director: Clare Mortimer: Criss Cross Christmas; Steven Stead: Jack and The Beanstalk
13. Production: Criss
Cross Christmas: Sue
Clarence Promotions & Clare Mortimer in association with Suncoast Casino,
Hotel & Entertainment; Jack and The Beanstalk:
KickstArt
MUSICAL THEATRE & MUSIC REVUE / MUSIC
COMPILATION / CABARET
14. Choreography: Janine Bennewith: Annie; Sifiso Majola: Mine
Boy; Brian Mazibuko & Vusi Makanya: Amambazo
The Musical; Shelley Haggard: The
Glitter Girls
15. Performer: Music Revue / Music
Compilation / Cabaret: Lisa
Bobbert: The Glitter Girls; Lyle
Buxton: Country Roads; Liesl Coppin: The Glitter Girls; Marion Loudon: Country Roads; Marion Loudon: The Glitter Girls
16. Supporting Actress: Musical Theatre: Nurit Graaf: West Side Story; Belinda Henwood: Annie; Sanli Jooste: Sweeney
Todd; Katy Moore: Sweeney Todd; Jessica
Sole: Annie
17. Supporting Actor: Musical Theatre: Danilo Antonelli: Sweeney Todd; Lyle Buxton: Sweeney
Todd; Peter Court: Annie; Bryan
Hiles: Sweeney Todd; Darren King: Sweeney Todd; Jarryd Nurden: West Side Story
18. Lead Actress: Musical Theatre: Lisa Bobbert: Annie; Ernestine Stuurman: West
Side Story; Philisiwe Twijnstra: Mine
Boy; Charon Williams-Ros: Sweeney
Todd
19. Lead Actor: Musical Theatre: Reg Hart: West Side Story; Clint Lesch: West
Side Story; Jason Ralph: Sweeney Todd;
Iain Robinson: Annie
20. Musical Director: Shelley McLean & Justin Southey: Sweeney Todd; Shelley McLean, Justin
Southey & Evan Roberts: Annie; Jerry
Pooe: Mine Boy; Calli Thomson: Country Roads; Andrew Warburton: West Side Story
21. Director: Ralph Lawson: West Side Story; Steven Stead: Annie;
Steven Stead: Sweeney Todd; Roel
Twijnstra & Jerry Pooe: Mine Boy
22. Music Revue Production: The
Glitter Girls: Lisa
Bobbert, Liesl Coppin & Marion Loudon
23. Musical Theatre Production: Annie: KicksArt; Mine Boy: Wushwini Arts & Heritage Centre in association with
UKZN, Howard College and Stable Theatre; Sweeney
Todd: KickstArt; West Side Story:
The Playhouse Company
DRAMA / COMEDY
24. Script: Michael Broderick: Jakob; Karen Logan & Kasia Vosloo: Dear Breeder; Ntando Mhlongo: Last
Supper; Menzi Mkhwane: Last Cow
Standing; Sue Monteregge: The Seven
Deadly Sins; Vivian Moodley: A Cookie
in the Kitchen; Mbongeni Ngema: The
Zulu
25. Supporting Actress: No nominations
26. Supporting Actor: Marc Kay: Super Mokoena; atshitshi Ngema: The
Zulu; Mthokozisi Zulu: Super Mokoena
27. Comedic Performance by a Female: Lisa Bobbert: The Seven Deadly Sins; Karen Logan: Dear Breeder; Kasia Vosloo: Dear
Breeder
28. Comedic Performance by a Male: Adam Doré: Super Mokoena; Aaron McIlroy: The Seven Deadly Sins
29. Solo Performance: Alison Cassels: Dear Mrs Steyn; Sivani Chinappan: A Cookie in the Kitchen; Bryan Hiles: Jakob; Pranesh Maharaj: Bhagwan
gave me this life; Menzi Mkhwane: Last
Cow Standing; Jailoshini Naidoo: At
the Edge
30. Lead Actress: Lisa Bobbert: The Seven Deadly Sins; Alison Cassels: Dear Mrs Steyn; Sivani Chinappan: A Cookie in the Kitchen; Karen Logan: Dear Breeder; Catarina Morgado: The
Diary of Adam and Eve; Jailoshini Naidoo: At the Edge; Kasia Vosloo: Dear
Breeder
31. Lead Actor: Bryan Hiles: Jakob; Pranesh Maharaj: Bhagwan
gave me this life; Aaron McIlroy: The
Seven Deadly Sins; Menzi Mkhwane: Last
Cow Standing; Thulani Mnqadi: Last
Supper; Mbongeni Ngema: The Zulu
32. Director: Michael Broderick: Jacob; Thomie Holtzhausen: Dear
Mrs Steyn; Christopher John: The Zulu;
Iain Robinson: Dear Breeder
33. Production: A
Cookie in the Kitchen:
Polart Productions; Dear Mrs Steyn:
Its Taboo Productions; Dear Breeder:
WhatKind Productions; Jakob: Defining
Light; The Seven Deadly Sins: MacBob
Productions; The Zulu: Africa Ngema
(Committed Artists Foundation)
34. Monica Fairall Memorial Award: To be announced on the night
35. Judges Award: To be announced on the night
36. The Mercury Theatre Personality of the
Year Award: To be announced
on the night
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