Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are a well known and respected set of theatre awards on offer in the Western Cape since 1979.

History

Fleur du Cap was originally the name of one of a famous old wine farm in Somerset West and a brand name used by Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery. This name was chosen as the name under which the former Three Leaf Arts Awards were to be made from 1979 onwards, when Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery and Distillers Corporation merged to form Distell and the Oude Meester Foundation for the Arts (later the Distell Arts and Culture) became the sponsors. When speaking of them, people tend to say someone has won a Fleur du Cap Award or more often simply a Fleur du Cap.

Award Ceremonies

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are presented in March. Formerly it was an afternoon affair held on a Sunday, but in the late 1990s, under the auspices of Distell Arts and Culture, it became a more glamorous evening affair hosted by a Cape Town theatre, where South African entertainers perform and tickets are made available to the general public. All funds generated are donated to development in the performing arts.

Awards and winners

The awards recognise excellence in theatre by giving awards to top professionals for distinguished acting, directing and technical abilities in different categories. There is also a Special Lifetime Achievement Award and the People’s Choice Award, which are announced and presented at the ceremony.

2009

The prestigious 44th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were held at a glittering ceremony the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town on 8 March 2009.

The winners are as follows:

Most Promising Student Christiaan Olwagen - Stellenbosch University

Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors Michael Inglis for Venom

Best New South African Play Mike van Graan for Die Generaal

Best Prop Design Nicholas Ellenbogen & Luke Ellenbogen for Raiders, Rasputin's Rectangle

Best Costume Design John Caviggia for The Merchant of Venice

Best Lighting Design Jaco Bouwer, Albert Snyman and Rudolph van Jaarsveld for Smag

Best Set Design Fred Abrahamse for Assassins

Best Performance in a Revue or Cabaret The Cast of Not the Midnight Mass : Graham Weir, Christine Weir, Jason Ralph, Pierre van Heerden and Amanda Tiffin.

Best Performance in a Musical André Jacobs for Samuel Byck in Assassins

Best Performance in a One Person Show Shaleen Surtee-Richards for Shirley Valentyn in Shirley Valentyn

Award for Innovation in Theatre Megan Choritz - TheatreSports

Lifetime Achievement Award Lynette Marais (Former Grahamstown Festival Director)

The People's Choice Award TheatreSports

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Quanita Adams for multiple roles in Cissie

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Guy de Lancey for Shelley Levine in Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Actor in a Leading Role Jeremy Crutchley for Shylock in The Merchant of Venice

Best Actress in a Leading Role Mwenya Kabwe for Alma in Yellowman

Best Director Jaco Bouwer for Smag

2010

The annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were held at the Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch.

Winning the Best Actor Jeremy Crutchley as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I Am My Own Wife

Best Performance in a One Person Show Jeremy Crutchley as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I Am My Own Wife

Best Director Janice Honeyman for I Am My Own Wife

Best Actress Sandra Prinsloo for Die Naaimasjien

Best New SA Script Rachelle Greeff for Die Naaimasjien

Best Supporting Actress Erica Wessels for her role as Amanda in Private Lives

Best Supporting Actor Guy de Lancey for his role as Jacques in As You Like It

Best Performance in a Musical Jonathan Roxmouth for his role as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast

Best Performance in a Revue or Cabaret Fiona du Plooy and the cast of Angels on Horseback

Best Costume Design and Best Set Design Illka Louw for The Tempest.

Best Prop and Puppetry Design Janni Younge for her masks in Pictures of You

Best Lighting Design Rob Murray for Pictures of You

Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors Tara-Louise Notcutt for Miskien

Innovation in Theatre Magnet Theatre (Jenni Reznek and Mark Fleishman)

The Lifetime Achievement Award Maxine Arvan from the Baxter Theatre

Best Student award Hannah Borthwick from the University of Stellenbosch.

People's Choice Award Decadence starring Emily Child and Scott Sparrow

2011

The winners of the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the Artscape Theatre, Cape Town.

The category winners were:

Best Performance by an Actor: Warrick Grier for Blackbird as Ray

Best Performance by an Actress: Robyn Scott for London Road as Rose

Best Supporting Actor: Bongile Mantsai for Woyzeck as Drum Major

Best Supporting Actress: Ntomboxolo Makhutshi for London Road as Stella

Best Director: Malcolm Purkey for The Girl in the Yellow Dress

Best Performance in a One-Person Show: James Cairns for Dirt for various characters

Best New SA Script: London Road, Nicholas Spagnoletti

Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors: Christiaan Olwagen for Woza Andries

Best Performance in a Musical: Ilse Klink for Mamma Mia! as Rosie

Best Performance in a Revue or Cabaret: Pieter-Dirk Uys for F.A.K Songs and Other Struggle Anthems as Bambi Kellermann

Best Design: Leopold Senekal for Costume and Prop Design for Aesop's Fables and for Costume and Set Design for Woyzeck

Best Student Award: De Klerk Oelofse from University of Stellenbosch

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mannie Manim

Award for Innovative Contribution to Theatre: Klein Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch

People's Choice Award: The Mechanicals production of Louis Nowra's Cosi.

2012

47th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards was held at the Baxter Theatre on 18 May.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Carel Nel in Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey as Lafras Verwey

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Wilna Snyman in Klaasvakie as Albertine

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play David Dennis in The Tragedy of Richard III as Edward IV and others

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play Nicole Holm in Klaasvakie as Die Verpleegster

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical/Musical Theatre Jonathan Roxmouth in The Phantom of the Opera as Phantom

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical/Musical Theatre Robin Botha in The Phantom of the Opera as Christine

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical/Musical Theatre Jonathan Roxmouth in Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical/Musical Theatre Angela Kilian in The Phantom of the Opera as Madame Giry

Best Performance in a Cabaret/Revue/Solo Performance Nicola Hanekom for her solo performance in Hol

Most Promising Student Janene (Nini) Conradie & University of Stellenbosch

Best Director Albert Maritz for Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey

Best Lighting Design Mannie Manim for Solomon & Marion

Best Set and/or Props Design Saul Radomsky for set design in The Bird Watchers

Best Costume and/or Mask Design Marcel Meyer for costume design in The Tragedy of Richard III

Best Sound Design and/or Original Score James Webb for sound design in The Bird Watchers

Best Puppetry Design Janni Younge for Ouroboros

Best New South African Play Solomon & Marion by Lara Foot

Award for Innovation in Theatre FTH:K (from the hip: khulumakhale)

Lifetime Achievement Award Christopher Weare

People’s Choice Award – Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey

2013

The 48th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were held at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre, hosted by comedian Alan Committie and radio personality Africa Melane.

Most Promising Student Award: Roelof Storm (UCT).

Best Performance In A Cabaret/Revue/ One-person Show: James Cuningham for Sunday Morning as Mat.

Best New Script: Champ by Louis Viljoen.

Rosalie van der Gucht Prize For New Director: Kim Kerfoot for Statements after an Arrest under the Immorality Act.

Best Lighting Design: Paul Abrams for Mies Julie

Best Set Design: Fred Abrahamse for Kingdom of Earth.

Best Costume Design: Angela Nemov for The Comedy of Errors.

Best Original Score and/or Sound Design: Daniel Pencer and Matthew Pencer (original music) for Mies Julie.

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In Music Theatre and/or A Musical: Peter Court for Cabaret as Herr Schultz.

Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In Music Theatre and/or A Musical: Charon Williams-Ros for Cabaret as Fräulein Schneider.

Best Performance By An Actor In Music Theatre and/or A Musical: Dean Balie for Kat and the Kings as Young Kat Diamond.

Best Performance By An Actress In Music Theatre and/or A Musical: Samantha Peo for Cabaret as Sally Bowles.

Award For Innovation In Theatre: Mandla Mbothwe (director of Biko's Quest).

People's Choice Award: I Am Hamlet.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Kearns (senior stage manager, involved with Baxter Theatre since its inception in 1977).

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Play: Mbulelo Grootboom for Just Business as Mabuso.

Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Play: Thoko Ntshinga for Mies Julie as Christine.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Play: Elton Landrew for Boesman & Lena as Boesman.

Best Performance By An Actress In A Play: Quanita Adams for Boesman & Lena as Lena.

Best Director: Yael Farber for Mies Julie

2014

The 49th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards took place at the Baxter Theatre.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Brendon Daniels for Rooiland as Adidas

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Jennifer Steyn for The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore as Flora “Sissy” Goforth

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Charlton George for Rooiland as Pastoor

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Patricia Boyer for The Miser as Frosine and Master Jacques

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Brendan van Rhyn for The Rocky Horror Show as Frank-N-Furter

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Angela Kilian for Sunset Boulevard as Norma Desmond

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Andrew Laubscher for The Rocky Horror Show as Riff Raff

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Daneel van der Walt for The Rocky Horror Show as Magenta

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW Phillip Dikotla for Skierlik as various characters

AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT Dean John Smith (University of Stellenbosch)

BEST DIRECTOR Jaco Bouwer for Rooiland

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Jaco Bouwer for Rooiland

BEST SET DESIGN Craig Leo for Voices Made Night

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Sarah Roberts for The Miser

BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION OR ORIGINAL SCORE James Webb for Die Laaste Karretjiegraf (Sound Scape)

BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN Janni Younge for Sadako

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT Tertius Kapp for Rooiland

ROSALIE VAN DER GUCHT PRIZE FOR NEW DIRECTORS Penelope Youngleson

AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE RSG Radio Kunstefees

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Nicholas Ellenbogen

2015

The winners of the prestigious Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were announced at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on Sunday 15 March 2015.

The full list of winners is as follows: BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Albert Pretorius for Playland as Gideon le Roux

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Emily Child for The Pervert Laura as Laura

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Richard September for Rondomskrik as various characters

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Lee-Ann van Rooi for Rondomskrik as various characters

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW Khayalethu Anthony for The Champion as Thulani

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Sne Dladla for Fergus of Galloway as various characters

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Janelle Visagie for The Sound of Music as Mother Abbess

AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT Sive Gubangxa (UCT)

BEST DIRECTOR Jaco Bouwer for Balbesit

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Wolf Britz for Balbesit

BEST SET DESIGN Patrick Curtis for Fishers of Hope (Taweret)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Leigh Bishop for Slowly

BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION OR ORIGINAL SCORE Nceba Gongxeka for Fishers of Hope (Taweret) – Musician (live)

BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones for War Horse – Puppet design, fabrication and direction

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT The Kingmakers by Louis Viljoen

ROSALIE VAN DER GUCHT PRIZE FOR NEW DIRECTORS Louis Viljoen for The Kingmakers and The Pervert Laura

AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE Handspring Trust for Puppetry Arts

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Marthinus Basson

2016

The winners of the 51st annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town.

The full list of winners is:

Best performance by a lead actor in a play: Gerben Kamper for Samsa-masjien as Gregor Samsa

Best performance by a lead actress in a play: Sandra Prinsloo for Die Seemeeu as Irina Nikolajewna Arkadina

Best performance by a supporting actor in a play: Sven Ruygrok for Epstein: The Man Who Made the Beatles as This Boy

Best performance by a supporting actress in a play: Cintaine Schutte for Die Seemeeu as Masja

Best performance in a revue, cabaret or one-person show: Graham Weir for Dead Yellow Sands as various characters

Best performance by a lead actor in a musical or music theatre show: Aubrey Poo for Orpheus in Africa as Orpheus McAdoo

Best performance by a lead actress in a musical or music theatre show: Lynelle Kenned for West Side Story as Maria

Best performance by a supporting actor in a musical or music theatre show: Sne Dladla for Orpheus in Africa as various characters

Best performance by a supporting actress in a musical or music theatre show: Jill Levenberg for Orpheus in Africa as Lucy Moten

Award for most promising student: Kiroshan Naidoo from UCT

Best director: Jaco Bouwer for Samsa-masjien

Best lighting design: Guy de Lancey for Dead Yellow Sands

Best set design: Jaco Bouwer for Samsa-masjien

Best costume design: Birrie le Roux for Orpheus in Africa

Best sound design, original music composition or original score: Pierre-Henri Wicomb for Samsa-masjien - Soundscape and original score

Best puppetry design: No award

Best new South African script: Samsa-masjien by Willem Anker

Rosalie van der Gucht prize for new directors: Mdu Kweyama for Missing

Dr John Kani was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for his vast contribution to theatre over a long and successful career.

The Zabalaza Theatre Festival received the Award for Innovation in Theatre for their phenomenal contribution to the development of new South African work by providing a platform for artists who want to venture into acting, stage management, writing and directing.

2017

52nd FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS. Directed by Matthew Wild. Assistant director Jason Jacobs. Presented by Cathy Specific and Africa Melane. The annual celebration of professional theatre in the Western Cape was hosted at Artscape.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Andrew Buckland for The Inconvenience of Wings as Paul

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Jennifer Steyn for The Inconvenience of Wings as Sara

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Rob van Vuuren for A Doll’s House as Nils Krogstad

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Anthea Thompson for A Doll’s House as Mrs Kristine Linde

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW Marlo Minnaar for Santa Gamka as Lucky Marais

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Paul du Toit for Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Hedwig

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Genna Galloway for Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Yitzhak

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Jonathan Roxmouth for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Pharaoh

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Taryn Sudding for Annie as Grace

AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT - NO AWARD MADE IN THIS CATEGORY

BEST DIRECTOR Lara Foot for The Inconvenience of Wings

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Faheem Bardien for Ityala Lamawele

BEST SET DESIGN Saul Radomsky for Clybourne Park

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Niall Griffin for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

BEST SOUNDSCAPE, ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION OR ORIGINAL SCORE David Kramer for District Six Kanala – Original Music Composition and Original Score

BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN - NO AWARD MADE IN THIS CATEGORY

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT Mongiwekhaya for I See You

BEST NEW DIRECTOR Mbongeni Mtshali

AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE Makukhanye Art Room

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Pieter-Dirk Uys

SPECIAL ENCORE AWARD Ameera Conrad, Thando Mangcu, Oarabile Ditsele, Tankiso Mamabolo, Sizwesandile Mnisi, Sihle Mnqwazana & Cleo Raatus for The Fall.

2018

The winners of the 53rd annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were crowned at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town on 18 March 2018.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Award for most promising student Luntu Masiza, AFDA

Best new South African script What Remains by Nadia Davids

Best new director Nico Scheepers

Best theatre production for children and young people Jon Keevy for The Underground Library

Best performance by an ensemble The cast of What Remains

Best performance in a revue, cabaret or one-person show Gideon Lombard as Marnus in Die Reuk van Appels

Best performance by a supporting actor in a musical or music theatre show Sanda Shandu as Lucky in King Kong

Best performance by a supporting actress in a musical or music theatre show Isabella Jane as The Mistress in Evita

Best performance by a lead actor in a musical or music theatre show David Dennis as Bernadette in Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best performance by a lead actress in a musical or music theatre show Edith Plaatjies as Joyce in King Kong

Best lighting design Wilhelm Disbergen for What Remains

Best set design Greg King for Suddenly the Storm

Best costume design Leigh Bishop and Lieze van Tonder for Twelfth Night

Best sound design, original music composition or original score Charl-Johan Lingenfelder for Original Music Composition (additional) for King Kong

Best performance in an opera – male Lukhanyo Moyake as The Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto

Best performance in an opera – female Johanni van Oostrum as Senta in Der Fliegende Holländer

Award for innovation in theatre Imbewu Trust and Kunste Onbeperk

Lifetime achievement award Alvon Collison

Best performance by a supporting actor in a play Mark Elderkin as Malvolio in Twelfth Night

Best performance by a supporting actress in a play Robyn Scott as Elizabeth I, Ensemble in Shakespeare in Love

Best performance by a lead actress in a play Faniswa Yisa as The Archeologist in What Remains

Best performance by a lead actor in a play Craig Morris as Tartuffe/Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe

Best director Jay Pather for What Remains

Best production Marat/Sade - The Baxter Theatre (Nicolette Moses)

2019

The 54th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were announced on Sunday 10 March 2019 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town.

The full list of winners is as follows:

AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT Nancy Sekhokoane (AFDA)

BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Vlooi en die Musiekfabriek/Kipper and the Music Factory (Marinda Engelbrecht & Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck)

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT Kudu by Lwanda Sindaphi

BEST NEW DIRECTOR Lwanda Sindaphi

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW Rehane Abrahams in Womb of Fire in Various Roles

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Msizi Njapha in Tsotsi the Musical as Boston

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Bethany Dickson in Matilda the Musical as Miss Honey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE The cast of Kudu

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Ryan de Villiers in Matilda the Musical as Miss Trunchbull

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Carmen Pretorius in The Sound of Music as Maria Rainer

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Gareth Hewitt Williams for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

BEST SET DESIGN Rob Howell for Matilda the Musical

BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN Janni Younge for the Baby in Tsotsi the Musical

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Andrea van der Kuil & Sue Steele for Curse of the Starving Class

BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION OR ORIGINAL SCORE Lukhanyiso Skosana for Womb of Fire for Original Music Performance

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – MALE Bongani Kubheka in Don Pasquale as Don Pasquale

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – FEMALE Janelle Visagie in La Voix Humaine as Elle

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Richard September in Swerfgoed in Various Roles

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Nicole Holm in Swerfgoed as Aegistha

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Anna-Mart van der Merwe in Swerfgoed as Esta

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Andrew Buckland in Endgame as Hamm

BEST DIRECTOR Sylvaine Strike for Endgame

BEST PRODUCTION Endgame (Baxter Theatre and Derek Lubner)

2020

Best new South African script: Morapeleng Molekoa | Scott

Best new director: Morapeleng Molekoa | Scott

Best theatre production for children and young people: Lumka

Best performance by an ensemble: Abigail Mei, Carlo Daniels, Luxolo Mboso, Siyavuya Gqumehlo, Sivenathi Macibela, Sizwe Lubengu, Sityhilelo Makupula, Yvonne Msebenzi | G7: Okwe Bokhwe (Like/Of a Goat) | Various roles

Best performance in a revue, cabaret or one-person show: Tafara Nyatsanza | Scott | Various roles

Best performance by a supporting actor in a musical or music theatre show: Tshepo Ncokoane | Kinky Boots | Angel

Best performance by a supporting actress in a musical or music theatre show: Namisa Mdlalose | Kinky Boots | Lauren

Best performance by a lead actor in a musical or music theatre show: Earl Gregory | Kinky Boots | Lola

Best performance by a lead actress in a musical or music theatre show: Zolani Mahola | The One Who Sings | Herself

Best puppetry design: Jenine Collocott | The Old Man and the Sea | Masks

Best lighting design: Fred Abrahamse | Equus

Best set design: Paul Wills | Kinky Boots

Best costume design: Birrie le Roux | Kinky Boots

Best sound design, original music, soundscape or live performance: Babalwa Makwetu | G7: Okwe Bokhwe (Like/Of a Goat)

Best performance in an opera – male: Bongani Kubheka | La Serva Padrona | Uberto

Best performance in an opera – female: Siphokazi Molteno | I Capuleti e I Montecchio | Romeo

Best performance by a supporting actor in a play: David Viviers | Cellist with Rabies | Rabies Virus

Best performance by supporting actress in a play: Jenny Stead | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield

Best performance by lead actress in a play: Fiona Ramsay | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield

Best performance by lead actor in a play: Alan Committie | Richard III

Best director: Mandla Mbothwe | G7: Okwe Bokhwe (Like/Of a Goat)

Best production: Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre | Kinky Boots

Award for innovation in theatre: Junkets Publisher | Robin Malan and Andi Mgibantaka

Lifetime Achievement award: Fatima Dike

Award for most promising student: Cantona James | Stellenbosch University

2021

The 56th edition was held virtually as a result of the constraints imposed by Covid-19 and the associated restrictions.

The following students were nominated for Most Promising Student:

Chad Langenhoven (AFDA); Liné Koen (LAMTA); Mpumelelo Maxell Phanginxiwa (CTDPS); Nikho Tsotsi (AFDA); Nomakhosi Khosi Meveni (CTDPS); Robert Hindley (University of Stellenbosch); Tebatso Denilson Molapo (CTDPS); Tafara Nyatsanza (CTDPS); Thulani Nzonzo (AFDA).

The award was presented to Liné Koen of LAMTA and Tebatso Denilson Molapo of the Centre for Theatre Dance and Performance Studies.

The 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award went to Janice Honeyman.

The Innovation in Theatre Award went to the Royal Arts Town Amphitheatre in the Riebeek Valley; and The Encore Award to the Theatre Benevolent Fund.

2022

The list of Fleur du Cap Theatre 2022 winners - awarded at the 57th edition of the awards-ceremony on March 27, 2022 at Nederburg Wine Estate in Paarl.

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT Qondiswa James | A Howl in Makhanda

BEST NEW DIRECTOR Sipenathi Siqwayi | Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE Wessel Pretorius & David Viviers | The Waterworks Anthology | Various roles

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW Sandra Prinsloo | Spertyd | Elsa Joubert

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Wolf Britz | Valsrivier

BEST SET DESIGN Fred Abrahamse & Marcel Meyer | The Lady Aoi

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Fred Abrahamse & Marcel Meyer | The Lady Aoi

BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUNDSCAPE OR LIVE PERFORMANCE Jannous Aukema | A Howl in Makhanda | Sound design and original composition

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – MALE Makudupanyane Senaoana | Curlew River | Madwoman

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – FEMALE Siphokazi Molteno | Così fan tutte | Dorabella

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE PRODUCTION Siya Mayola | Master Harold… and the Boys | Willie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION Peggy Tunyiswa | Valsrivier | Mary Dlamini

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE PRODUCTION Anna-Mart van der Merwe | Valsrivier | Sandra Botha

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE PRODUCTION Desmond Dube | Master Harold… and the Boys | Sam

BEST DIRECTOR Paul du Toit | The Unlikely Secret Agent

BEST PRODUCTION Pieter Toerien Productions | The Producers

AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT Byron McKeith | Northlink College

AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE The Magnet Theatre’s Early Years Programme

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sandra Prinsloo

2023

Held at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in Stellenbosch on Sunday, 26 March 2023.

Winners of the 58th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are:

AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT Mikayla Joy Brown | University of Stellenbosch/Honours

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT Nadia Davids | Hold Still

BEST NEW DIRECTOR Carlo Daniels | No Complaints - New Day, New Dawn

BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Marinda Engelbrecht and Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck | Vlooi en die geheim/Kipper and the Secret

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE Marcel Meyer, Matthew Baldwin and Lungile Lallie | Contested Bodies | Doctor James Barry, Lord Charles Somerset and John Nobody

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW Daniel Newton | Shadow Boxing | Flynn

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Earl Gregory | Star+Crossed | Billy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Isabella Jane | Star+Crossed | Bess

BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN Adrian Kohler | Handspring Puppet Company | Life and Times of Michael K

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Gideon Lombard | Karatara

BEST SET DESIGN Greg King | Fordsburg’s Finest

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Marcel Meyer | Contested Bodies

BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUNDSCAPE OR LIVE PERFORMANCE Gideon Lombard | Karatara | Sound design

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – MALE Conroy Scott | Le Nozze di Figaro | Figaro

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – FEMALE Brittany Smith | Le Nozze di Figaro | Susanna

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Carlo Daniels | The Unlikely Secret Agent | Various roles

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Berenice Barbier | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Honey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Mwenya Kabwe | Hold Still | Rosa Feigel

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Mncedisi Shabangu | Blood Knot | Zacharia

BEST DIRECTOR Fred Abrahamse | Contested Bodies

BEST PRODUCTION Baxter Theatre Centre; Theater der Welt, Düsseldorf; Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg | Life and Times of Michael K

2024

The winners of the 59th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, sponsored by HEINEKEN Beverages, were announced on 17 March 2024 at a glittering ceremony at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

The winners of the 59th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are:

MOST PROMISING STUDENT Angelique Viaan Filter | University of Stellenbosch

BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT Tiisetso Mashifane wa Noni | Delela

BEST NEW DIRECTOR Amée Lekas | African Gothic | Drama

BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE The King of Broken Things | Theatresmiths

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE Oedipus at Colonus #aftersophocles | Buhle T Stefane, Azola Mkhabile, Mihlali Bele, Lindokuhle Melaphi, Thabo Mkenene, Kuhle Myathaza, Nosiphiwo Ndabeni, Siphenathi Siqwayi, Wendy Mrali, Moluphi Lepeli and Sipho Kalako

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR SOLO SHOW Marlo Minnaar | Die halwe huis | Bumper Jansen

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW William Berger | The Sound of Music | Max Detweiler

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Tankiso Mamabolo | Ziyana | Mother

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Stuart Brown | We Will Rock You | Galileo

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE SHOW Brittany Smith | The Sound of Music | Maria Rainer

BEST PUPPETRY DESIGN Luyanda Nogodlwana | Maxeke: This work is not for yourselves | Drama

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Nicolaas de Jongh | Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston | Drama

BEST SET DESIGN Joshua Lindberg | The Promise – On Stage | Drama

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Marthinus Basson | Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston | Drama

BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUNDSCAPE OR LIVE PERFORMANCE Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | The Promise – On Stage | Sound design and original score

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – MALE Lukhanyo Moyake | Tosca | Mario Cavaradossi

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – FEMALE Nobulumko Mngxekeza | Tosca | Floria Tosca

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Mark Elderkin | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Bottom

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Jennifer Steyn | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Mag Folan

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Brent Palmer | King George | George Megalos

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Sandra Prinsloo | Die moeder | Anna

BEST DIRECTOR Marthinus Basson | Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston | Drama

BEST PRODUCTION Die moeder | US Woordfees | Drama