December 6, 2010
THE CHAPMAN TRIPP THEATRE AWARDS 2010
WINNERS ANNOUNCMENT
Producer: Tim Gordon / Event MC: Anna Kennedy
Wellington Theatre excellence was celebrated and honoured at the 18th annual Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards ceremony held at the Wellington Opera House, Sunday 5th December.
The Arrival was the major winner on the night – winning awards in all six categories it was nominated in, taking The Brancott Estate Award for Most Original Production and the Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year 2010.
The first Critic’s Wild Card Award was given to Capital E’s END GAME and father and daughter actors Peter and Sophie Hambleton both received prominent acting awards – Peter winning a The Emerging Artist Trust Accolade for Outstanding Performance in The Letter Writer and Sophie won The Chapman Tripp Award for Actress of the Year for her role in Katydid.
Wellington Mayor, Celia Wade Brown, presented her first Mayors Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre to prominent art advocate Richard Cathie. Cathie has a long involvement in the arts and arts advocacy. Amongst many appointments, he was the founding chair of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. He was awarded the honour of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to the arts industry.
BATS Theatre was celebrated, recognising the Theatre’s 21st Birthday. BATS founders Simon Bennet and Simon Elson received a standing ovation from the auditorium, as BATS was acknowledged as significant contributors in the Wellington Theatre scene.
The Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards wish to sincerely thank all the sponsors, the theatres, the theatre community and the wonderful audiences for making 2010 the busiest and one of the best years yet!
Note: The Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards website has now been launched.
The Award Winners (in bold) for 2010 are:
The inaugural Critics Wildcard Award for outstanding work in an area not otherwise covered by the awards:
Kenny King and Rebekah Sherratt – for ‘animating the set’ in Capital E National Theatre for Children’s End Game.
Brancott Estate Award for MOST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR
360 – A Nightsong Productions and Theatre Stampede collaboration
Gene Pool – Hoi Polloi
The Arrival – Red Leap Theatre Company
Downstage Theatre Award for the MOST PROMISING MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Ralph McCubbin-Howell – Katydid
Paul Waggott – Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
Circa Award donated by TACT for the MOST PROMISING FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Ella Becroft – The Arrival
Cian Elyse White – Mo and Jess Kill Susie
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School & Victoria University of Wellington Award for the
MOST PROMISING NEW DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Bradley – Katydid
Lara MacGregor – My Name is Rachel Corrie
Phoebe Smith – Skungpoomery
The Theatre Awards Trust for COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Brian King – The Great Gatsby
Elizabeth Whiting – The Arrival
Grouse Lighting Award for LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Fern – The Arrival
Jennifer Lal – The December Brother
Nathan McKendry – End Game
Weta Workshop Award for SET DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Ulli Briese – Ninety
Brian King – End Game
John Verryt – The Arrival
Absolutely Positively Outstanding Award for SOUND DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Gill Eva Craig – The December Brother
John Gibson – 360
Thomas Press – Doors. Walls. And Also Silence
Orbit Corporate Travel Award for SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Darlene Mohekey – Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
Rachel More – Katydid
Lyndee-Jane Rutherford – Mauritius
Chapman Tripp Award for SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Christopher Brougham – Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Aaron Cortesi – Mark Twain and Me in Mâoriland
Constance Scott Kirkcaldie Award for OUTSTANDING COMPOSER OF MUSIC
Gareth Farr – The NERO Show
Tane Upjohn-Beatson – Katydid
David Ward – The Guru of Chai
Peter Harcourt Award for OUTSTANDING NEW PLAYWRIGHT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by BATS and Taki Rua
Lucy O’Brien – Katydid
Anya Tate-Manning – Pirates Vs Ninjas
Playmarket / Capital E National Theatre for Children Award for NEW NEW ZEALAND PLAY OF THE YEAR
The Second Test – Jonathan Brugh
Katydid – Lucy O’Brien
The Guru of Chai – Jacob Rajan, Justin Lewis
The Mayor’s Award for
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATRE
Richard Cathie NZOM – Arts Foundation of New Zealand (via Wellington College, Victoria University of Wellington, Downstage Theatre, the Hannah Playhouse Trust, the Association of Community Theatres and the Arts Council of New Zealand).
Emerging Artists Trust Wellington Accolade for OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Peter Hambleton – The Letter Writer
Showcast Accolade for OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Christopher Brougham – Me and Robert McKee
Chapman Tripp Award for ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Sophie Hambleton – Katydid
The ProActors and Gail Cowan Management Award for ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Jacob Rajan –The Guru of Chai
The other nominees in the latter 4 actor performance categories were:
Nick Blake – Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
Simon Ferry – Lullaby Jock
Miranda Manasiadis – The Great Gatsby
The Museum Award for DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Justin Lewis – The Guru of Chai
Julie Nolan – The Arrival
Juliet O’Brien – Letter Writer
Chapman Tripp Award for PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
The Arrival – Red Leap Theatre Company
The Guru of Chai – Indian Ink
The Letter Writer – Circa Theatre
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Critics Panel: Laurie Atkinson (The Dominion Post),
Michael & Sharon Wray (Arbiters)
Congratulations to all!
For more information go to The Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards website .
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