2019 Naledi Theatre Awards nominees announced

The Naledi Awards Nominees for the year 2018 were revealed at The Fringe, Joburg Theatre on the 11 March.

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The Naledi Theatre Awards have been in existence for 15 years and are recognised as the Premier Awards Event on the Gauteng Theatre Calendar.

And the nominees are…

Best Production Of A Play

• Fool for Love  
• Macbeth
• Shoes & Coups             
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• The Train Driver
• Tshepang: The Third Testament

Best Production of A Musical

• Avenue Q
• Freedom  
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Roald Dahl’s Matilda
• The Color Purple 

Best New South African Script

• Another one’s bread
• Dikakapa        
• Freedom         
• Land Acts
• My hole my home
• Shoes & Coups

Best Director of A Play

• Charmaine Weir-Smith – The Train Driver        
• Janice Honeyman – Fool for Love        
• Lara Foot – Tshepang: The Third Testament    
• Palesa Mazamisa – Shoes & Coups
• Paul Warwick Griffin – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Phala Ookeditse Phala – My hole my home
• Steven Feinstein – The Revlon Girl

Best Director of A Musical/Revue

• Aubrey Sekhabi – Freedom
• Elizma Badenhorst – Hedwig and the Angry Inch                          
• Janice Honeyman – The Color Purple
• Janice Honeyman and Timothy le Roux - Snow White: The Fairest Pantomime in the Land        
• Timothy le Roux – Avenue Q
• Weslee Swain Lauder – Great Balls of Fire       

Best Breakthrough Performance

Jazzara Jaslyn as Alex – Fatal Attraction           

Kai Luke Brummer as Christopher Boone – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Marianthe Smart as The Revlon Girl  – The Revlon Girl                               

• Rebecca Hartle as Christmas Eve  – Avenue Q
• Ryan de Villiers as Miss Trunchbull  – Roald Dahl’s Matilda

Best Supporting/Featured Actress in a Play

• Heidi Mollentze as Rona  – The Revlon Girl     
• Julie-Anne Mcdowell as Marilyn  – The Revlon Girl     
• Moliehi Makobane as Minister of Justice – You fool how can the sky fall
• Olive Strachan as Alina  – African Gothic          
• Tracey-Lee Oliver as Annette – Jungfrau

Best Supporting/Featured Actor in a Play

• David Dennis as Inspector Theo Abrahams  – Green Man Flashing       
• Jeremy Richard as The Porter – Macbeth         
• Roberto Pombo as Ross Gardiner  – Visiting Mr Green               
• Sipho Zakwe – Shoes & Coups
• Tristan de Beer as Lady Macbeth – Macbeth

Best Supporting/Featured Performance In A Musical: Female

• Bethany Dickson as Miss Honey  – Roald Dahl’s Matilda           
• Claire Taylor as Mrs Wormwood – Roald Dahl’s Matilda           
• Lelo Ramasimong as Shug Avery  – The Color Purple
• Neo Motaung as Sofia  - The Color Purple         
• Nompumelelo Mayiyane as Mrs Phelps – Roald Dahl’s Matilda
• Sebe Leotlela as Nettie – The Color Purple      

Best Supporting/Featured Performance In A Musical: Male

• Ben Voss as Queen Hildegonda Hurl-A-Lot – Snow White: The Fairest Pantomime in the Land
• Daniel Geddes as Cookie Monster  – Avenue Q
• Desmond Dube as Dame Dolla Diddledaddledoodle – Snow White: The Fairest Pantomime in the Land
• Stephen Jubber as Mr Wormwood – Roald Dahl’s Matilda
• Yamikani Mahaka-Phiri as Harpo – The Color Purple   

Best Lead Performance In A Play (Female)

• Liezl de Kock as Sussie Cilliers – African Gothic
• Michelle Mosalakae – Shoes & Coups
• Natasha Sutherland as Helen – Meet Me at Dawn       
• Nonceba Constance Didi as Ruth – Tshepang: The Third Testament
• Pamela Nomvete as Robyn – Meet Me at Dawn
• Zikhona Sodlaka as Queenie – Nongogo

Best Lead Performance In A Play (Male)              

• Daniel Janks – Odd Man Out
• Dawid Minnaar – The Train Driver
• John Kani – The Train Driver   
• Kai Luke Brummer as Christopher Boone – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Langley Kirkwood as Eddie – Fool for Love
• Marcel Meyer as Macbeth – Macbeth
• Mncedisi Shabangu - Tshepang: The Third Testamen

Best Lead Performance In A Musical (Female)

• Ashleigh Harvey as Kate Monster and Lucy – Avenue Q                            
• Didintle Khunou as Celie – The Color Purple
• Genna Galloway – Hedwig and the Angry Inch              
• Kiruna-Lind Devar as Snow White – Snow White: The Fairest Pantomime in the Land  
• Kitty Harris, Morgan Santo and Lilla Fleischman as Matilda – Roald Dahl’s Matilda
• Simphiwe Ndlovu as Phindile – Freedom

Best Lead Performance In A Musical (Male)

• Aubrey Poo as Mister – The Color Purple          
• Paul du Toit as Hedwig – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Ryan de Villiers as Miss Trunchbull – Roald Dahl’s Matilda
• Ryan Flynn as Princeton and Rod – Avenue Q
• Tshepo Ncokoane as Prince Charming – Snow White: The Fairest Pantomime in the Land

Best Performance In A Solo Production: Female/Male

• Daniel Mpilo Richards – Land Acts

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