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“Colder Than Here”, a play directed by Graham Crutchley and stage-managed by Jonathan Hall was the biggest winner at the 2013 Reps Afdis Awards gala held over the weekend after it won the Oude Meester Trophy for best production of 2013.
Crutchley also won the Best director for “Colder Than Here” and he took home the Isabeau Granger Trophy.
Best actor in a leading role also known as “The John Keeling Award” went to Mike Southall who featured in “The Woman In Black” while Best Actress in a leading role aka The George Barnes Award went to Clare Hingeston for her role in “Colder Than Here”.
In the Repteens awards, Neverson Kusokora won the Best Overall Mime and Movement award while the Bartlett Comedy Cup was given to Thulani Nzonzo.
African Distillers sponsored the awards event which is aimed at helping the society recognise and encourage excellence through theatre.
The winners are as follows;
The Oude Meester Trophy for best production of 2013: “Colder Than Here” (directed by Graham Crutchley and stage managed by Jonathan Hall).
Best actor in a leading role (The John Keeling Award) – Mike Southall (The Woman In Black).
Best actress in a leading role (The George Barnes Award) – Clare Hingeston (Colder Than Here).
Best supporting actor (The Alan Parkinson Award) – Mike Blackburn (Colder Than Here).
Best supporting actress (The Allan Shaw Award) – Kyla Render (Colder Than Here).
Best minor performance (The Prentice Trophy) – Marc Thomas (A Little Bit Country).
Best junior performance (The Reps Award for under-16s) – Gabriella Koudounaris (The Sound of Music).
Best comedy performance (The Alastair and Wendy Booth Award) – Stephane Thomas (Cinderella)
Most outstanding music performance (Dave Roberts Memorial Trophy) – Molly Dzangare (Festival of Viennese Operetta).
Best Technical (The Sue Greener Award) – Hesbe Chivers (costume design for The Sound of Music).
Best first performance at Reps (The Hugh Dornhurst Trophy) – Savanna Bester (The Sound of Music).
Best contribution to dance and movement (The Reps Trophy) – Clare Hingeston (Choreography for The Sound of Music).
Best Director (Isabeau Granger Trophy) – Graham Crutchley (Colder Than Here).
Best stage properties (Marjorie Legg Trophy) – Philippa Johnston (The Woman In Black).
Best stage manager (Trevor Keeling Award) – Tim Garrard (The Sound of Music).
The Adrian Stanley Award – Hesbe Chivers (contribution to development of costumes and wardrobe).
The Munro Trophy for Best All Round Contribution – Mike Blackburn.
The Steve Bonney Award – The Beit Trust (support to Reps for the upgrading of Theatre Upstairs).
Reps Afdis Schools Festival winner – Arundel School’s Julius Caesar; runner up; Chisipite School’s “Once Upon A Mattress”.
Repteens awards
Best Overall Mime and Movement – Neverson Kusokora.
The Bartlett Comedy Cup – Thulani Nzonzo
The Aaron Trophy for most Contribution – KJ Greeff.
Best Technical – Alexander Blackburn
Most Improved Actress – Joy Chipidza.
Most Improved Actor – Rangarirai Kanokanga.
Best Actor – Samuel Mundawarara.
Best Actress – Meredith Render.
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