| Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards |
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| Awarded for |
Excellence in South African theatre |
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| Sponsored by |
Distell Arts and Culture |
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| Country |
South Africa |
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| Reward(s) |
R15,000 and a silver medallion |
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| First awarded |
1965 (as the Three Leaf Arts Awards) |
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| Website |
fdcawards.co.za |
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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 17 March 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 Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
| Year |
Actor |
Role |
Play |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Year |
Actor |
Role |
Play |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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, Didi Kriel & Wikus du Toit |
| 2001 | Vere | Janine Neethling |
| 2002 | District Six | David Kramer & Taliep Petersen |
Special Merit Award – Lifetime Achievement Award
Special Merit Award – Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year |
Recipient |
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| 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 |
| 2009 |
Maxine Arvan |
| 2010 |
Mannie Manim |
| 2011 |
Christopher Weare |
| 2012 |
Richard Kearns |
| 2013 |
Nicholas Ellenbogen |
| 2014 |
Marthinus Basson |
| 2015 |
John Kani |
Best New Indigenous Script
Best New Indigenous Script
| Year |
Script |
Writer |
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| 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
| Year |
Actor |
Production |
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| 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)
| Year |
Actor |
Production |
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| 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
| Year |
Actor |
Role |
Production |
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| 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 and Sound
Best Contribution to Stage Design, Decor, Costumes, Lighting & Sound
| Year |
Awardee |
Production |
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| 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 |
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| 2005 | David Kramer | Ghoema |
| 2006 | Patrick Curtis | Betrayal |
| 2007 | Michael Mitchell | Beethoven, in Raptus |
| 2008 | Fred Abrahamse | Assassins |
Best Costume and Prop Design
Best Costume & Prop Design
| Year |
Person |
Production |
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| 2005 | Jesse Kramer | Ghoema (puppets) |
| 2006 | Illka Louw | Twelfth Night (costumes) |
Best Prop Design
Best Prop Design
| Year |
Person |
Production |
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| 2007 | Henning Lüdeke/Koos Marais | Karoo Moose |
| 2008 | Nicholas & Luke Ellenbogen | Raiders, Rasputin's Rectangle |
Best Costume Design
Best Costume Design
| Year |
Person |
Production |
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| 2007 | Marthinus Basson | Die Storm |
| 2008 | John Cavaggia | The Merchant of Venice |
Best Lighting Design
Best Lighting Design
| Year |
Person |
Production |
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| 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 |
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| 2007 | Lucy Heavens & Sarah Jane Scott | EurAfrica |
| 2008 | | Theatresports |