November 27, 2016

The 8th Annual AUCKLAND THEATRE AWARDS 2016 

The Auckland Theatre Awards are back for another huge show to celebrate 2016! It’s one of the best and biggest nights of the year, filled with enough laughs to fill an entire Pop-Up Globe for a huge extended season. 

Our beloved host Kura Forrester returns for a second time, bringing in what will be an incredible assortment of cameos from the thriving theatre community!  Amidst all the fun we acknowledge the outstanding work of theatre makers city-wide with our Excellence, Best Newcomer, Lifetime achievement and People’s Choice awards. Who knows, YOU could be a winner!

You won’t want to miss one of the biggest nights on the Auckland theatre calendar, so book now and come dressed to the theme of Shakespeare with a Twist. The Tempest in Space? Robot Romeo? Hamlet wearing literal ham? Anything’s possible so long as you don’t mind making the Old Bard turn in his grave!

Theme – Shakespeare with a Twist (Dress-up optional)

The Wintergarden, The Civic
Monday 5 December
Red carpet from 6.30pm, show starts 7:30pm
$25.00 – $30.00 
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90 mins incl 20 min interval.

AUDIENCE CHOICE NOMINATIONS

The Hackman Cup for Most Original Production:
Valerie, Last Tapes Theatre Company
Don Juan, A Slightly Isolated Dog
That Bloody Woman, ATC

The Mangere Arts Centre Award for Best Ensemble: 
Perplex, Silo
Billy Elliott, ATC
Don Juan, A Slightly Isolated Dog
Camping

The Auckland Actors Awards for Best Death:
The Boys of Medea
Tim Carlsen in Don Juan
The Maidment Theatre
Lucy Suttor in Close City 

The Elephant Publicity Award for Best Poster:
The Offensive Nipple Show
Mia Blonde in “Ice Dagger”, Dynamotion
Flaps, Bits and Pieces Ensemble 

The Gail Cowan Award for Best Viral Marketing:
Flaps
Milky bits
Nic Sampson Has Fallen Down a Well (Cancelled show)

The TAPAC Award for Best Entrance:
Punks, That Bloody Woman
Tom Sainsbury, Mia Blonde in “Ice Dagger”
Lucy Suttor, Close City
Stephen Butterworth, Twelfth Night

The Equity New Zealand Award for Best Show by Emerging Artists:
Flaps, Bits and Pieces Ensemble
Car
Potato Stamp Megalomaniac
Macbeth, Black Friars Theatre Company 

The Playmarket NZ Best line in a Kiwi Play:
“Fuck fuck fuckity fuck” – That Bloody Woman
“I am sitting on a grassy bank overlooking the highway. I am not running into the oncoming traffic” – Mating In Captivity
“I moved to Parnell 12 years ago and I haven’t drunk tap water since” – Polo
“I really like me too.” – Riding in Cars with (Mostly Straight) Boys
“I’ve put my back out at Gym” “Lifting weights?” “No ribbon work’ – Camping

The Johnson & Laird Management Award for Best Accent:
Don Juan ensemble
Billy Elliot kids
Tom Sainsbury in Close City 

The APRA Award for Best Music/Sound Design:
That Bloody Woman – Luke Di Somma & Gregory Cooper
White/Other – Te Aihe Butler
Don Juan – Matt Eller
Potato Stamp Megalomaniac – Tom Dennison 

The Inside Out Productions Award for Most Innovative Set:
Rachael Walker, Boys will be Boys
Car
Flaps
Andrew Foster, Te Pō

The ActionActors Award Best Portrayal of a Real Job:
Jennifer Ludlam in Boys will be Boys
The Miners in Billy Elliot
Mel Odedra in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 

The Actors’ Programme Award for Best Nudity: 
Sam Snedden in Perplex 
Frith Horan in Mating in Captivity
The Offensive Nipple Show 

The Sharu Loves Hats Award for Best Pash:
Milo Cawthorne & Jack Buchannan in Mating in Captivity
Sam Snedden & Nic Sampson in Perplex
Milky Bits Cast & Laptops

The Pantograph Punch Award for Best Critic:
Matt Baker
Sam Brooks
James Wenley
Simon Wilson

The Tour-Makers Award for Travelling hero:
Don Juan
Riding in Cars with (Mostly Straight) Boys
Orangutan

The Philips Selecon Award for Best Lighting:
Rachel Marlow for Boys will be Boys
Amber Molloy for Close City
Bryan Caldwell for To Kill a Mockingbird