June 5, 2006

Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand’s
15th Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools
International Festival Showcase and Award Ceremony

[See also the feature article and Forum topic.]

The following awards were announced and presented:

The Bernina/SGCNZ Shakespeare Costume Design Competition
All the finalists happen to be from Queen Margaret College in Wellington:
Runners Up: Bonnie Hasson – Petruchio; Anastasia Bozinoff – Oberon
2nd Place: Lisa Holmes – Lady Macbeth
Supreme Winner: Eloise Jack – Goneril

Music inspired by a Shakespeare Play
Joint Winners: James Tu, Westlake Boys’ High School – Henry V
Jeremy Reid – Kristin School – Macbeth

Music for Use in a Shakespeare Play
Runners Up: Aidan Varan – Kristin School – A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Monique Tong – Woodford House – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2nd Prize: Judith Stewart – St. Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, Stratford – Romeo & Juliet
Supreme Winner: Isaac Stone – Tawa College – Othello

SGCNZ Essay Competition Award
3rd: Jenny Vickers – St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, Stratford
2nd: Katrina Smillie – St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, Stratford
1st: James Tremlett – St Kentigerns, Auckland

Awards arising from performance at the National Festival:

Bernina Award for Outstanding Costume/Design
Wellington High School – Hamlet

Bernina Award for Outstanding Student-Directed Costume/Design
Craighead Diocesan School – Macbeth

Dick Smith Electronics Award for Outstanding Music/Song
Tawa College – Othello

Dick Smith Electronics Award for Outstanding Student-Directed Music/Song

New Plymouth Girls’ High School – The Taming of the Shrew

Dymocks Award for Outstanding Movement/Dance
Wesley College – Romeo & Juliet

Dymocks Award for Outstanding Student-Directed Movement/Dance
Marlborough Girls’ College – Henry VI Part 1

Dale & Nina Hendry for Most Imaginative & Innovative Production
Riccarton High School – Henry V

New Zealand Theatre Federation Award for outstanding producing
Aranui High School – Hamlet

The Sunday Star-Times Award for People’s Choice
Riccarton High School – Henry V

The Toi Whakaari:New Zealand  Drama School Award for the 2 actors who show the strongest & most truthful connection between them
Nga Tawa College – Chelsea Bognuda & Sue Rainey – The Merry Wives of Windsor

Patrick Smyth Award for Best Connection with the Audience
Marlborough Girls’ & Marlborough Boys’ Colleges – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tony Wolf Award for Outstanding Stage Combat
Northcote College – Romeo & Juliet

NZADIE Award for Imagination & Commitment to the Text
Wellington High School – Hamlet

Jan Fraser Award for Student-Directed Ensemble Work
Western Springs College – Henry V

Jan Fraser Award for Student-Directed Ensemble Work
Northcote College – Henry VI Part 3

Frona King Award for Student Direction
Havelock North High School – Much Ado About Nothing

Nelson Colleges 1995 Theatre Class Award for the Most Elizabethan Production
Riccarton High School – Henry V

Speech Communication Association Award for Delivery of the Text
Celia Mann, Craighead Diocesan School – The Merchant of Venice

Wellington Shakespeare Society Cup for the production showing best understanding of the play
Whangarei Boys’ High School – Othello

Trinity Award for Best Recovery
Jo Bunce, SWFSS Stage Manager

Stratford Shakespeare Society Award for Outstanding Presentation from a Tragedy
Aranui High School – Hamlet

Holinshed Award for Best Individual Performance in a History
Josh Young, Pakuranga College – Richard III 

Holinshed Award for Outstanding Presentation from a History
Riccarton High School – Henry V

Russell Armitage Award for Outstanding Presentation of a Comedy
Marlborough Girls’ College & Marlborough Boys’ College – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Russell Armitage Award for Outstanding Individual Comic Role
Oscar Wilson and Thomas Hoskins, Wairarapa College – Two Noble Kinsmen

Marc Ellis Award for the Best Use of Stage Magic
Marlborough Girls’ College – Henry VI Part 1

Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Award for the Best Technician
A.J. White, Aranui College – Hamlet

Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Award for the Most Effective Design
Tawa College – Othello

Organisers’ Award for the Most Co-operative School
Wellington East Girls’ College

Organisers’ Award for Most Courteous School
Wairarapa College

Backstage Award for Very Courteous and Co-operative School
Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hamilton

Dymocks Awards for Special Individual Performances (5)
Chelsea Bognuda, Nga Tawa College – Mistress Page The Merry Wives of Windsor
Te Awhiroa Kuka-Sweet, Aranui High School – Hamlet
Elliot Christenson-Yule – Northcote College – York Henry VI Part 3
Alida Breitag, Western Springs College – Katherine Henry V
Madeline McCarroll, St. Cuthbert’s College – Countess – All’s Well that Ends Well

Elizabeth Watkins-Grubb Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
Lizzie Tollemache, Marlborough Girls’ College – Hermia – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nanette Wright Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
Paul Waggott, Whangarei Boys’ High School – Iago Othello

Peter Vere-Jones Award for Outstanding Performer
Max Hardy, Wellington High School – Hamlet – Hamlet

Sam Wanamaker Award for the Most Promising Actor
Jack Buchanan, Wellington High School – Rosencrantz – Hamlet

The GlobeLink Award for Interaction
Upper Hutt College, The Taming of the Shrew

The GlobeLink Award for Interaction
Western Springs College – Henry V

SGCNZ /Sheilah Winn Award for the Most Thought Provoking Performance
Tawa College – Othello