A night of glamour and glitz, celebrating excellence in the theatre
It was a night of glitz and glamour at the 60TH FLEUR DU CAP THEATRE AWARDS on Sunday 23 March 2025. I had the pleasure of attending, along with my colleague, Jaime Uranovsky.
The ceremony started with a fun introduction by Alan Committee. Everyone had a great laugh thanks to his jokes, and that set the tone for a wonderful evening of celebrations and joy.
The winners of the 60th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are:
MOST PROMISING STUDENT AWARD 2025 - Nichola Viviers | Stellenbosch University
BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT 2025 - Tiisetso Mashifane wa Noni | Neighbourhood
BEST NEW DIRECTOR 2025 - Aidan Scott | The Dumb Waiter
BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS 2025 - Pampoenpit se Groen Gevoel
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE 2025 - Awethu Hleli, Brent Palmer, Cassiel Eaton-Winnik, Carlo Daniels, Lyle October, Matthew Vey, Nolufefe Ntshuntshe, Tamzin Williams | Metamorphoses
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW 2025 - Fiona Ramsay | Blonde Poison
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW 2025 - Graham Hopkins as Colonel Pickering | My Fair Lady
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW 2025 - Candice van Litsenborgh as Grandma | The Addams Family: The Musical
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW 2025 - Dean Balie as Koos Heuningbek | Ver in die Wêreld Kittie
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW 2025 - Leah Mari as Eliza Doolittle | My Fair Lady
BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN 2025 - Marthinus Basson and Elana Snyman | The Addams Family: The Musical
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN 2025 - Franky Steyn | Metamorphoses
BEST SET DESIGN 2025 - Greg King | My Fair Lady
BEST COSTUME DESIGN 2025 - Neil Stuart Harris Andrew Botha and Maritha Visagie | My Fair Lady
BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUNDSCAPE OR LIVE PERFORMANCE 2025 - Neo Muyanga for original music | Manje! Manje (an epic)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA, MALE 2025 - Thando Zwane as Acmet | Dalinda
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA, FEMALE 2025 - Nontobeko Bhengu as Sister Angelica | Suor Angelica
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY 2025 - Mark Elderkin as Emperor | Amadeus
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY 2025 - Rehane Abrahams as Mercutio and Lady Montague | Romeo and Juliet
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY 2025 - Albert Pretorius as Iago | Othello
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY 2025 - Emily Child as Blanche DuBois | A Streetcar Named Desire
BEST DIRECTOR 2025 - Sylvaine Strike | Spring Awakening
BEST PRODUCTION 2025 - My Fair Lady | Pieter Toerien Productions with Cape Town Opera
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2025 - Professor Temple Hauptfleisch
ENCORE AWARD 2025 - Joe Barber
AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE 2025 - SoapBoxing
Photo credit: Johann Botha
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