The Distell Group and Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards panel has announced the highly anticipated list of nominees in contention for the prestigious awards which reward outstanding work in the theatre industry annually.
Durban-based designer Greg King is among the nominees for Best Set Design for Fordsburg’s Finest. Starring Paul Slabolepszy and Chi Mhende, the play had performances in Durban in the Playhouse Loft in December last year.
Now in their 58th year, the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are South Africa’s most prominent and longest-running awards of their kind and Fleur du Cap nominees or winners are always proud to highlight this award on their biographic and promotional material.
The theatre fraternity managed to raise the curtain on an impressive 59 productions eligible for consideration in 2022, despite still being hampered by Covid-19 restrictions in the first part of the year.
Nominations were made by the panel of judges across 21 competitive categories. The names of the winners will be revealed at a red-carpet, open-air celebration at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in Stellenbosch on the evening of Sunday, March 26. On the same occasion, the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement and Innovation in Theatre Awards will also be announced. Every category winner will receive a sum of R15,000.
Panel chair, Africa Melane, says: “Theatre audiences in Cape Town and surrounds were treated to extraordinary creativity in 2022, with theatre demonstrating the breadth and diversity that the sector has to offer. Theatre-makers showed great resilience in yet another difficult year of producing and mounting outstanding work.
“The industry is grateful to the public for supporting the arts, returning to theatres in their droves, hungry for a live theatre experience.”
“These shows helped us to experience deep-seated emotions and change our perceptions of the world, as well as better understand the struggles and successes of other people and cultures. They reminded us that we are not alone. With these nominations, we celebrate and honour the sterling work showcased.”
Melane explains that in the category for Musicals and Music Theatre productions, there will only be awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor. This is attributed to the limited number of musicals and music theatre productions that were staged.
Tracey Saunders, overseeing the evaluation of all student productions for awards, says: “It’s been a delight to watch students return to full-time study on campus after the Covid-enforced break. Their enthusiasm shone through on stages at all of the tertiary institutions.
Audiences will be able to tune in for a livestream of the event from 18h00 on March 26, 2023.
Details will be released via social media, closer to the time of the event.
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