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Naledi Theatre Awards

The Naledi Theatre Awards are annual South African national theatre awards held in Gauteng launched in 2004 by Dawn Lindberg after the Vita Awards ended.[1][2] Productions staged throughout the previous year are eligible, and the candidates are evaluated by the Naledi panel of judges.

Naledi Theatre Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Theatre
CountrySouth Africa
First awarded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Websitenaleditheatreawards.com

Ceremonies

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# Season Date Venue MC(s)
1st 2003 2004 Sound Stage, Midrand [3]
2nd 2004 13 February 2005 Barnyard Theatre Broadacres Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Anthony Fridjhon[4]
3rd 2005 19 February 2006 University of Johannesburg Arts Centre Bill Flynn and Rosie Motene[5]
4th 2006 19 February 2007 Marc Lottering and Jeannie D[6]
5th 2007 3 March 2008 Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Leanne Manas and Tumisho Masha[7]
6th 2008 19 April 2009 South African State Theatre Mark Banks and Sade Giliberti[8]
7th 2009 7 March 2010 Corne and Twakkie[9]
8th 2010 7 March 2011 Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Nik Rabinowitz[10][11]
9th 2012 18 March 2013 Alan Committie[12]
10th 2013 17 March 2014 Lebo Mashile[13]
11th 2014 18 March 2015 Lebo Mashile and Chester Missing[14]
12th 2015 19 April 2016 Mark Banks and Bridget Masinga[15][16]
13th 2016 5 June 2017 Mark Banks[17]
14th 2017 18 June 2018 Teatro at Montecasino [18]
15th 2018 20 May 2019 Joburg Theatre
16th 2019 13 September 2020 South African State Theatre (online) Sne Dladla

Regular categories

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Play:

  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Director
  • Best Play

Musical:

  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Director
  • Best Musical
  • Best Musical Revue
  • Musical Direction
  • Musical score / arrangement

Musical or Play:

  • Breakthrough Performance
  • Ensemble Performance
  • Performance in a Solo Production
  • Independent / Fringe Theatre Production
  • Best New South African Script

Youth:

  • Production for Children and Young Audiences
  • Performance in a Production for Children and Young Audiences
  • Tertiary Student / Incubator Theatre Production

Tech and design:

  • Sound Design
  • Lighting (LX) Design
  • Set Design
  • Costume / Props
  • Animation / AV Design

Dance and choreography:

  • Original Choreography
  • Contemporary Dance or Ballet

Special categories

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  • Lifetime Achievement Award, for individuals with over 30 years experience in the industry
  • Innovation in Theatre Award, for outstanding contribution to South African theatre
  • World Impact Award, for individuals or productions that garner international recognition
  • Lesedi Spirit of Courage Award, for individuals who have overcome extreme circumstances

References

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  1. ^ "Living Legends Legacy public lecture: Des and Dawn Lindberg | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. ^ Barron, Chris (13 December 2020). "Herald of a new day onstage". Sunday Times (South Africa).
  3. ^ Lindberg, Dawn (May 2019). "The Naledi Theatre Awards: 15 years of rewarding theatre magic". Creative Feel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Top celebrities for the Naledi awards". Artslink. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Winners - Naledi Theatre Awards 2005". Artslink. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Naledi Theatre Awards 2006 – Winners". Screen Africa. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Weird moments abound". Sunday Times. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Entertainment, Celebrity presenters and three new Sponsors for Naledi Theatre Awards". Biz Community. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Where was the hype". IOL. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Naledi Awards nominees". Times Live. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Stars, gasps and gossip..." City Press. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ Lindberg, Dawn (25 February 2013). "Naledi Theatre Awards: Celebrating 10 years". Artslink. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Big plans for Naledi Theatre Awards". IOL. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. ^ Roets, Adriaan (15 April 2015). "All the Naledi Awards winners (gallery)". Citizen. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  15. ^ "All the Naledi Theatre Awards winners". The Luvvies. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Catch All The National Theatre Awards Action on kykNET". SAMDB. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  17. ^ "2017 Naledi Awards celebrates its winners". Media Update. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Teatro Montecasino hosts Naledi Awards 2018". Artsvark. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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