Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
Awarded for Excellence in South African theatre
Sponsor Distell Arts and Culture
Country South Africa
Reward R15,000 and a silver medallion
First awarded 1965 (as the Three Leaf Arts Awards)
Official website fdcawards.co.za

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are an annual South African theatre awards presentation focusing on professional productions staged in and around Cape Town. Awards are presented in 20 categories.

History

The awards were originally known as the Three Leaf Arts Awards, and the first awards were made in 1965 for the preceding year's productions. The awards were instituted by the United Tobacco Company, who sponsored them until 1977. The Oude Meester Foundation for the Performing Arts, which was formed following the merger of Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery and Distillers Corporation into Distell, then became the sponsor of the awards, renaming them the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards. Fleur du Cap was originally the name of an old wine farm in Somerset West and a brand name used by Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery. The Oude Meester Foundation for the Arts was later renamed Distell Arts and Culture.

Award ceremonies

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are a red carpet event held each March. South African entertainers perform at the event and funds generated are donated to development in the performing arts.

The 48th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were held at Artscape Theatre Centre on March 17, 2013. Hosted by comedian Alan Committie and radio personality Africa Melane, the event featured a range of classical performances in addition to the presentation of awards celebrating theatre excellence. Award winners received R15,000 and a silver medallion.[1]

Recipients

Best Actor

Best Actor
Year Actor Role Play
1965 Alec Bell Luka Lower Depths
1966 Johann Nell King Lear
1967 No Award
1968 Cobus Rossouw Richard III
1969 Michael Atkinson Royal Hunt of the Sun
1970 Michael Atkinson The Emperor
1971 Siegfried Mynhardt Child's Play
1972 Percy Sieff Mark Twain
1973 Kerry Jordan The School for Wives
1974 Bill Flynn The Glass Menagerie
1975 Wilson Dunstar Gramsci Occupations
1976 John Whiteley Marcus Antonius Julius Caeser
1977 Michael Howard The Homecoming
1978 Keith Grenville Harry Home
1979 Michael Atkinson Willy Loman / Lord Floppington / Various Death of a Salesman / The Relapse / Confusions
1980 Marius Weyers Report to an Academy
1981 Pieter-Dirk Uys Adapt or Dye
1982 Michael Richard James Leeds Children of a Lesser God
1983 Rex Garner Farther Tim Mass Appeal
1984 Michael Atkinson Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Oscar
1985 David Clatworthy Eddie/Fortune Teller Greek
1986 Tim Plewman George Pigden Two Into One
1987 Ron Smerczak Bill Gulls
1988 Ron Smerczak Ivanov Diary of a Madman
1989 Jeremy Crutchley Bessmertny Sarcophagus
1990 Sean Taylor Gallimard M Butterfly
1991 Brian Murray CS Lewis Shadowlands
1992 Paul Slabolepszy Cedric du Pisanie The Return of Elvis
1993 John Carson CS 'Jack' Lewis
1994 André Jacobs John Oleanna
1995 Michael Atkinson King George The Madness of George III
1996 Greig Coetzee Various characters White men with weapons
1997 Michael Atkinson Wilhelm Taking Sides
1998 Graham Hopkins Yvan Art
1999 Tshamano Sebe Sam Master Harold & the Boys
2000 Warrick Grier Barry The open Couple
2001 Bill Flynn Willy Death of a Salesman
2002 John Kani Sipho Makhaya Nothing but the Truth
2003 Mncedisi Shabangu narrator & sculpture Tshepang
2004 Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya and Oom Wanya
2005 André Huguenet Exits & Entrances
2006 Nicholas Pauling W.A. Mozart Amadeus
2007 Alan Committie Rosencrantz Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
2008 Jeremy Crutchley Shylock Merchant of Venice

Best Actress

Best Actress
Year Actor Role Play
1965 Babs Laker Die Reënmaker
1966 Yvonne Bryceland A Hatful of Rain & The Year of the Locust
1967 Valerie Miller Private Lives & Beaux Stratagem
1968 Valerie Miller The Lion in Winter
1969 Yvonne Bryceland Boesman en Lena
1970 No Award
1971 Annette Engelbrecht Mattewis en Meraai
1972 Jacqui Singer
1973 Yvonne Bryceland Long Day's Journey into Night & People are Living There & Alpha Beta
1974 Sandra Kotze Makiet Kanna HyKo Hystoe
1975 Helen Bourne Nora A Doll's House
1976 Louis Butlin Lois Neal / Pegeen Mike Shrivings / The Playboy of the Western World
1977 Helen Bourne Beatrice Much Ado About Nothing
1978 Vivienne Drummond Princess Kosmonopolis Sweet Bird of Youth
1979 Lida Meiring Poppie Nongena Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena
1980 Sandra Kotze Maria Mooi Maria
1981 Fiona Ramsay Eve Braun Summit Conference
1982 Diane Wilson Emily, Celia Dorothy & Ma Twigs
1983 Dorothy-Ann Gould Sally Talley Talley's Folley
1984 Sandra Duncan Virginia Woolf Virginia
1985 Shaleen Surtie-Richards Hester Hallo en Koebaai
1986 Dorothy-Ann Gould Stevie Stevie
1987 Sandra Duncan Mrs Manahan Anastasie File
1988 Kate Normington Sister Amnesia Nunsense
1989 Lida Meiring Miss Helen The Road to Mecca
1990 A Kellermann Helena Alving Spoke
1991 Brenda Wood Miss Daisy Driving Miss Daisy
1992 Fiona Ramsay Helen/Sybil Decadence
1993 Diane Wilson Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine
1994 Mary Dreyer Sussie Drif
1995 Terry Norton Nora A Doll's House
1996 Jana Cilliers Maria Callas Master Class
1997 Aletta Bezuidenhout Masia Drie Susters Twee
1998 Diane Wilson Grace Grace and Glorie
1999 A Kellermann Anna Ek, Anna van Wyk
2000 Diane Wilson Mona Glass Roots
2001 Claire Berlein Mag Folan-the daughter The Beauty Queen of Leenane
2002 Terry Norton The wife The Great Outdoors
2003 Quanita Adams Various roles At her feet & Valley Song
2004 Antoinette Kellermann Anna Breathing In
2005 Nicole Holm Majorie Wallace Jan & Jorie
2006 Susan Danford Emma Betrayal
2007 Chuma Sopotela Thozama Karoo Moose
2008 Mwenya Kabwe Alma Yellowman

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actor
Year Actor Role Play
1965 Johann Nell Lower Depths
1966 Percy Sieff A Hatful of Rain
1967 Wilson Dunstar Little Malcolm
1968 Gillian Garlick The Lion in Winter
1969 Ken Leach People are Living There
1970 Arthur Hall Tango
1971 Marius Weyers Siener in die Suburbs
1972 Keith Grenville Macbeth
1973 Peter Geldenhuys The Tempest
1974 Cobus Rossouw Die Ryk Weduwee
1975 Alvon Collison Pharaoh Joseph and the Amazing Techni-colour Dream Coat
1976 Pierre van Pletzen Charlie van Zyl Die Nag van Legio
1977 Keith Grenville Lenny The Homecoming
1978 Don Maguire Gregory Solomon The Price
1979 Eckard Rabe Tom The Norman Conquests
1980 Pieter-Dirk Uys Pozzo Waiting for Godot
1981 Ralph Lawson Mozart Amadeus
1982 Arthur Hall Eddie Loomis Quartermaine's Terms
1983 Kenneth Baker Mowbray Noises Off
1984 David Dennis Bergschynski / Shallow / Horatio / Various Re: Vamp / Falstaff / Taming of the Shrew / Celebration
1985 Paul Malherbe Ds Gompel Die Wildsboudjie
1986 David Alcock Dad, Cafe Manager Greek
1987 Bill Flynn Arnie Doubles
1988 Christopher Weare Hal Kvetch
1989 David Clatworthy James Tyron Jr Long Day's Journey into Night
1990 Ralph Lawson Duke of York Richard II
1991 Blaise Koch Sergius Arms and the Man
1992 Neels Coetzee Daemones Die Tou
1993 Peter Butler Ralph October Dying Breed
1994 Peter Butler T'is a Pity She's a Whore / Vasques
1995 David Alcock Peter Quince A Midsummer Night's Dream
1996 David Dennis Trucott Loot
1997 Mark Hoeben Various roles I do x 22
1998 David Dennis Malvollo Twelfth Night
1999 Blaise Koch Jacques As you like it
2000 Blaise Koch Friar Romeo& Juliet
2001 Langley Kirkwood Biff Death of a Salesman
2002 Neil Sandilands Guy My night with Reg
2003 David Dennis Various roles Two Gentlemen of Verona
2004 James Borthwick Dr. Astrov Oom Wanja
2005 Marius Weyers Malvolio Twaalfde Nag
2006 Nicholas Ellenbogen Sir Tobi Belch Twelfth Night
2007 Johann Nel Paul Hansen Festen
2008 Guy de Lancey Shelley Levine Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress
Year Actor Role Play
1969 Kita Redelinghuys Vlieër
1970 Joyce Bradley The Way of the World
1971 Nerina Ferreira Biography
1972 Anna Cloete Oom Wanja / Ousus
1973 Michele Maxwell America Hurrah
1974 Hilary Gasson Tis Pity she's a Whore / The Glass Menagerie
1975 Patti Canning Poppy Dickey Rookery Nook
1976 Ethwyn Grant Queen Margaret Richard III
1977 Jacqui Singer Ruth The Homecoming
1978 Zoe Randall Agnes / Mme Pernelle A Delicate Balance / Tartuffe
1979 Sandra Duncan Sarah The Norman Conquests
1980 Maggie Holland Mother Rose
1981 Brümilda van Rensburg Cassandra / Marie Oresteia-Trilogie / Kom Terug, Klein Sheba
1982 Liz Staughton Melanie Garth Quartermaine's Terms
1983 Maureen England Ouma Knoesen It's a Boy
1984 Valerie Dunlop Granny Same Old Moon
1985 Mary Dreyer Ma, Spinx, Waitress Greek
1986 Jennifer Steyn Angela Blue Remembered Hills
1987 Joy Stewart-Spence Molly Gulls
1988 Antoinette Kellermann Lucienne Hond se Gedagte
1989 Antoinette Kellermann Adriana Kinkels innie Kabel
1990 Elma van Wijk Honey Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1991 Elma van Wijk Auburn While Stocks last
1992 Trix Pienaar Dolla Die Van Aardes van Grootoor
1993 Gail Reagon Mrs Fataar Dying Breed
1994 Mary Dreyer Salome Mirakel
1995 Anthea Thompson Hermia A Midsummer Night's Dream
1996 Anthea Thompson Martha Elizabeth
1997 Antoinette Kellermann Mad de Montreuil Madame de Sade
1998 Terry Norton Mrs Campbell The Elephant Man
1999 Celeste Matthews Sophia Suip
2000 Gail Reagon Verity Glass Roots
2001 Paddy Canavan Mother The Beauty Queen of Leenane
2002 Stacey Sacks Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream
2003 Sonia Esgueira Various Two Gentlemen of Verona
2004 Jenny Stead Annie Breathing Inn
2005 Erica Wessels Mary Jane Hanrahan Jesus hopped the A Train
2006 Claire Watling Feste Twelfth Night
2007 Claire Berlein The Widow Women Beware Women
2008 Quanita Adams Multiple roles Cissie

Best Director

Best Director
Year Director Play
1968 Robert Mohr The Good Soldier Schweik & Richard III
1969 Robert Mohr Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
1970 Rosalie van der Gucht The Three Sisters & Crucible
1971 Nicholas Wright Biography
1972 Roy Sargeant Romeo and Juliet & Hadrian VII
1973 Mavis Taylor America Hurrah
1974 Ria Olivier Ses Personansies op Soek na 'n Skrywer
1975 Pieter Fourie So 'n Liefde
1976 Robert Mohr Midsummer Night's Dream
1977 Leonard Schach The Homecoming
1978 Ken Leach The Cherry Orchard & Absurd Person Singular & The Fantastical History of a Useless Man
1979 Roy Sargeant The Death of a Salesman & The Relapse
1980 Mavis Taylor Marat/Sade
1981 Henry Goodmann Agamemnon
1982 Bobby Heaney Pvt Wars/Lone Star
1983 Rex Garner Noises Off
1984 John Hussey The Taming of the Shrew
1985 Mavis Taylor Greek
1986 Marthinus Basson Anatomie Titus
1987 Fred Abrahamse District Six - The Musical
1988 Karoly Pinter Diary of a Madman
1989 Ralph Lawson Long Day's Journey into Night
1990 Chris Weare East
1991 Marthinus Basson Callaway Farce & Die nag, die moeder van die dag
1992 Jannie Gildenhuys Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey
1993 Blaise Koch Dying Breed
1994 Marthinus Basson Drif
1995 Fred Abrahamse Beautiful Thing
1996 Christopher Weare Elizabeth
1997 Marthinus Basson Drie Susters Twee
1998 Jacqui Singer Grace and Glorie
1999 Keith Grenville As you like it
2000 Roy Sargeant Glass Roots
2001 Bobby Heaney Death of a Salesman
2002 Janice Honeyman Vatmaar & Nothing but the Truth
2003 Heinrich Reisenhofer Cry the Beloved Country
2004 Janice Honeyman Uncle Vanya & Oom Wanja
2005 Heinrich Reisenhofer Groundswell
2006 Jaco Bouwer Altyd Jonker
2007 Lara Foot Newton Karoo Moose
2008 Jaco Bouwer Smag

Best Performance in a One Person Show

Best Performance in a One Person Show
Year Actor Role Play
2005 Anthony Sher Primo Levi Primo
2006 Matthew Ribnick Various Hoot
2007 Peter Hayes Martin The Tricky Part
2008 Shaleen Surtie-Richards Shirley Valentyn Shirley Valentyn

Most Promising Student

Most Promising Student
Year Student University
1974 Neville Thomas University of Cape Town (UCT)
1975 Philip Godawa UCT
1976 Jonathan Rands UCT
1977 Herman Pretorius Stellenbosch University (US)
1978 Terry Norton UCT
1979 Richard Grant UCT
1980 Neil McCarthy UCT
1981 Robin Sanders UCT
1982 David Dennis UCT
1983 Gary Carter UCT
1984 Shirley Ellis UCT
1985 Claire Berlein UCT
1986 Casper de Vries US
1987 Duncan Johnson US
1988 Michelle Scott UCT
1989 Nigel Maister UCT
1990 Camilla Waldman UCT
1991 Claire Watling UCT
1992 Waldimar Schultz US
1993 Jaci Smith UCT
1994 Chris Vorster US
1995 Akin Omotoso UCT
1996 NicoleHolm US
1997 Hanlé Barnard US
1998 Lindie Stander US
1999 André Weideman US
2000 Matthew Wild UCT
2001 Mark Elderkin UCT
2002 Vicky Davis US
2003 Daniel Judes UCT
2004 Johan Baird UCT
2005 Stian Bam US
2006 Charlie Keegan UCT
2007 Emily Child UCT
2008 Christiaan Olwagen US

Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors

Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors
Year Director
1986 Marthinus Basson
1987 Gerrit Schoonhoven
1988 Ralph Lawson
1989 Geoffrey Hyland
1990 Chris Weare
1991 Mark Graham
1992 Lara Foot
1993 Blaise Koch
1994 Mark Fleishman
1995 Liz Mills
1996 No Award
1997 No Award
1998 No Award
1999 Heinrich Reisenhofer
2000 Lara Bye
2001 Brett Bailey
2002 Jaco Bouwer
2003 Nadia Davids
2004 Sylvaine Strike
2005 Matthew Wild
2006 Geraldine Naidoo
2007 No Award
2008 Michael Inglis

Best Contribution to a Musical or Revue

Best Contribution to a Musical or Revue
Year Musical Actor
1994 Boy meets Boy Blaise Koch
1995 Cabaret Anthea Thompson
1996 The Sound of Music Anglia Kilian
1997 The Shakespeare Revue & Into the Woods Anthea Thompson
1998 Summer Holiday Denise Stock
1999 Kat and the Kings David Kramer & Taliep Petersen
2000 Antjie Somers Hannes Muller
2001 Vere Janine Neethling
2002 District Six David Kramer & Taliep Petersen

Special Merit Award - Lifetime Award

Special Merit Award - Lifetime Award
Year Recipient
1980 Brian Rawlinson
1984 Peter Kleinschmidt
1986 Donald Inskip
1987 John Slemon
1988 Pieter Toerien
1989 Leonard Schach
1992 Nerina Ferreira
1993 Prof. Mavis Taylor
1994 James Blanckenberg
1995 David Matheson
1996 No Award
1997 Pip Marshall en Dr Ben de Haeck
1998 Jannie Gildenhuys en Cecilia Sonnenberg
1999 Hermien Dommisse en Rex Garner
2000 Athol Fugard
2001 Zoe Randall / Fiona Chisholm
2002 Jill Fletcher
2003 Dr. Hennie Aucamp
2004 Adam Small
2005 Pieter Fourie
2006 Percy Tucker
2007 Sybil Sands
2008 Lynette Marais

Best New Indigenous Script

Best New Indigenous Script
Year Script Writer
1986 Thina Bantu - We People Mavis Taylor & UCT Workshop
1987 Blomtyd is Bloeityd Hennie Aucamp
1988 A Snake in the Garden Norman Coombes
1989 The Ugly Noonoo Andrew Buckland
1990 Stille Nag Deon Opperman
1991 While stocks last Robert Kirby
1992 The Return of Elvis Du Pisanie Paul Slabolepszy
1993 Mis Reza de Wet
1994 Drif Reza de Wet
1995 No Award
1996 White Men with Weapons Greig Coetzee
1997 Drie Susters Twee Reza de Wet
1998 Dinner Talk Mike van Graan
1999 Suip Heinrich Reisenhofer / Oscar Petersen
2000 Glass Roots Fiona Coyne
2001 Out of Bounds Rajesh Gopie
2002 Nothing but the Truth John Kani
2003 Tshepang Lara Foot Newton
2004 Breathing Inn Reza de Wet
2005 Groundswell Ian Bruce
2006 Altyd Jonker Saartjie Botha
2007 Karoo Moose Lara Foot Newton
2008 Die Generaal Mike van Graan

Best Performance in a Musical and Revue

Best Performance in a Musical and Revue
Year Actor Production
1999 Glenn Swart Evita
2000 Marc Lottering Various revues
2001 Warren Kimmel Cats
2002 The Cast (Quanita Adams, Amrain Ismail-Essop, Jacqui Pickering, Roshina Ratnam & Warona Seane) For coloured girls who have considered suicide
2003 Marc Lottering Marc Lottering Live & Say Cheese

Best Performance in a Revue (or Cabaret)

Best Performance in a Revue (or Cabaret)
Year Actor Production
2004 Pieter-Dirk Uys The End is Naai
2005 Ben Voss Black Mamba
2006 Lerato Moloi Imbumba / Samesyn
2007 Claire Watling & Godfrey Johnson (jointly) Kissed by Brel
2008 The Cast (Graham Weir, Christine Weir, Jason Ralph, Pierre van Heerden and Amanda Tiffin) Not the Midnight Mass

Best Performance in a Musical

Best Performance in a Musical
Year Actor Role Production
2004 André Schwartz Phantom Phantom of the Opera
2005 Amra-Faye Wright Velma Kelly Chicago
2006 Robert Finlayson Judas Iscariot Jesus Christ Superstar
2007 Terry Fortune Kramer Petersen Songbook Various
2008 Andre Jacobs Samuel Byck Assassins

Best Contribution to Stage Design, Decor, Costumes, Lighting & Sound

Best Contribution to Stage Design, Decor, Costumes, Lighting & Sound
Year Awardee Production
1996 Malcolm Hurrell Macbeth
1997 Marthinus Basson Drie Susters Twee
1997 Brian Collins The Elephant Man & Dancing at Lughnasa
1999 Marthinus Basson Ek, Anna van Wyk
2000 Adrian Kohler The Chimp Project
2001 Keith Anderson Cats
2002 Brain Collins Vatmaar
2003 Malcolm Hurrell Two Gentlemen of Verona
2004 Patrick Curtis Uncle Vanya & Oom Wanja

Best Set Design

Best Set Design
Year Person Production
2005 David Kramer Ghoema
2006 Patrick Curtis Betrayal
2007 Michael Mitchell Beethoven, in Raptus
2008 Fred Abrahamse Assassins

Best Costume & Prop Design

Best Costume & Prop Design
Year Person Production
2005 Jesse Kramer Ghoema (puppets)
2006 Illka Louw Twelfth Night (costumes)

Best Prop Design

Best Prop Design
Year Person Production
2007 Henning Lüdeke/Koos Marais Karoo Moose
2008 Nicholas & Luke Ellenbogen Raiders, Rasputin's Rectangle

Best Costume Design

Best Costume Design
Year Person Production
2007 Marthinus Basson Die Storm
2008 John Cavaggia The Merchant of Venice

Best Lighting Design

Best Lighting Design
Year Person Production
2005 David Kramer & Gerit de Preez Ghoema
2006 Albert Snyman Altyd Jonker
2007 Luke Ellenbogen Kissed by Brel
2008 Jaco Bouwer, Albert Snyman and Rudolph van Jaarsveld Smag

People's Choice Award

People's Choice Award
Year Director Play
2007 Lucy Heavens & Sarah Jane Scott EurAfrica
2008 Theatresports

References

  1. Yiga, Eugene (18 March 2013). "South Africa: Winners Announced At Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards". allAfrica.com.

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