November 23, 2017

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS 2017

Sunday 10 December, St James Theatre
Ceremony Proceedings:
6pm:  Sponsor and VIP event | 6.30pm:  Industry Arrive  
7-9pm:  The Awards Ceremony | 9-11.30pm:  Celebration Function 
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AND THE NOMINEES ARE …

The George Webby MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
The [name tbc] MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Lucas Neal:   Gallatea, Yellow Face, Marine Snow
Karin McCracken:   Wine Lips, Body Double
Trae Te Wiki:   The First Time
Lale Ausage:   Riverside Kings
I Ken So Productions:   Riverside Kings
Red Scare Theatre Company:   Under, M’Lady, Yellow Face

LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Lisa Maule:   Anahera, Scarlet and Gold
Marcus McShane:   The Father, Body Double, A Doll’s House
Martyn Roberts:   Dark Matter
Nick Zwart:   Marine Snow 

SOUND DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Lucien Johnson:   Lobsters
Oliver Devlin:   Marine Snow
Te Aihe Butler:   Body Double

SET DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 
Ian Harman:   A Doll’s House, Hand to God
John Parker:   Miss Jean Batten
Wai Mihinui:   In the Wars

The Paul Jenden COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 
Lisa Holmes:   That Bloody Woman
Sheila Horton:   Three Days in the Country
Cara Louise Waretini:   The Night Mechanics

The Constance Scott Kirkaldie OUSTANDING COMPOSER OF MUSIC
Adrian Hook, Oswell Didsbury, Rutene Spooner, Frith Horan, Kate McGill:   The Better Best Possible Album Party That Anybody Has Ever Been Two
Alex Taylor:   Dido and Aeneas:   Recomposed
Lucien Johnson:   Lobsters

The Peter Harcourt NEW PLAYWRIGHT OF THE YEAR 
Courtney Rose Brown:   The First Time
Emily Perkins:   A Doll’s House
Natano Keni and Sarita So:   Riverside Kings

OUTSTANDING NEW NEW ZEALAND PLAY
Courtney Rose Brown:   The First Time
Emily Perkins:   A Doll’s House
Emma Kinane:   Anahera

The Absolutely Positively MOST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
Ancient Shrines and Half Truths
Dido and Aeneas: Recomposed
Lobsters

The Grant Tilly ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Teh:   Yellow Face
Jeffrey Thomas:   The Father
Tom Clarke:   Wine Lips/Hand to God

The Dorothy McKegg ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Amy Tarleton:   Hand to God
Kali Kopae:   A Doll’s House
Neenah Dekkers-Reihana:   Anahera, The Mooncake and the Kūmara

The Campion ACCOLADE FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
The (name tbc) ACCOLADE FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Carmel McGlone:   Lobsters
Carrie Green:   The Night Mechanics
Dawn Cheong:   The Night Mechanics
Julia Croft:   Body Double
Sophie Hambleton:   A Doll’s House
Stella Reid:   The Basement Tapes

EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DESIGN
For media design:  Kevin Ramser for Body Double
For full production design:  Poppy Serano, Owen McCarthy, Waylon Edwards for Soft n Hard
For full production design:  Tanemahuta Gray, Gillie Coxhill, Nathan McKendry, Tiki Taane, Sam Trevethick, Guy Benfield, David Strong, Rowan Pierce, Dave Spark and Matthew Knight for Tiki Taane Mahuta.

EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Lobsters:  Borderline Arts Ensemble)
The Undertow:  Te Rākau Theatre
The Wholehearted: Massive Theatre Company

Excellence Award for INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTION to the industry and/or community
Paying For It
Te Haukāinga
The Performance Arcade

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Jane Yonge:   The Basement Tapes
Katie Wolfe:   The Mooncake and the Kūmara
Stella Reid:   Wine Lips

The Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Body Double
Dark Matter
The Basement Tapes