November 25, 2015

Wellington Theatre Awards 2015  

A Grand Celebration of Wellington Professional Theatre.

We cordially invite you to join us for an evening celebrating another engaging year of theatre – The Wellington Theatre Awards 2015, 7.30pm Sunday 6th December at Circa Theatre.

Previously the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, we are proud to invite you to this ceremony in honour of theatrical excellence and creativity.

The nominees for 2015 are listed below – created after a panel of hard working critics from five Wellington publications have narrowed down the year’s best and brightest theatre shows from over 100 eligible productions to three nominees in each of the 18 award categories.

Event tickets for the Award Ceremony are $35 and available at http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/Wellington-Theatre-Awards or via phone on 801 7992.

Don’t miss this glittering evening celebrating theatrical excellence in Wellington!

AND THE 2015 WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARD NOMINEES ARE:

– Nominees are listed alphabetically.

Most Promising MALE NEWCOMER
Jack Buchanan – Long Ago, Long Ago
Matthias Luafutu – The White Guitar
Andrew Paterson – The Angry Brigade

Most Promising FEMALE NEWCOMER
Carrie Green – Conversations With My Penis
Harriet Prebble – Gifted
Comfrey Sanders – Don Juan

Most Promising NEW DIRECTOR
Miriama McDowell – Nga Pou Wahine 
Ania Upstill – Alone It Stands
Jane Yonge – The Quiet Room 

Outstanding NEW PLAYWRIGHT
Helen Vivienne Fletcher – How To Catch A Grim Reaper
Jess Sayer – Wings
Cassandra Tse – Long Ago, Long Ago 

LIGHTING DESIGNER of the Year
Laurie Dean – The Beautiful Ones
Jen Lal – All Our Sons
Lisa Maule – The Mystery Of Edwin Drood

SET DESIGNER of the Year
Ian Harman – Ache
Wai Mihinui – All Our Sons 
Daniel Williams with Matt Best and Peter King – Gifted 

COSTUME DESIGNER of the Year
Gillie Coxill – The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Moana Davey – All Our Sons
Ian Harman – The Mystery Of Edwin Drood 

SOUND DESIGNER of the Year
Matt Eller – Don Juan 
Maaka McGregor – All Our Sons
Chris Winter – The White Guitar

COMPOSER of Music
Phil Jones – The Kitchen At The End Of The World
Michael Stebbings – Long Ago, Long Ago
Tama Waipara, Sharn Te Pou, Hone Hurihanganui and Karnan Saba – The Beautiful Ones

Most ORIGINAL PRODUCTION of the Year 
All Ears – Barbarian Productions and SPIN
All Our Sons – Taki Rua Productions & Circa Theatre
Don Juan – A Slightly Isolated Dog

Outstanding NEW NZ PLAY
Ache – Pip Hall
Gifted – Patrick Evans
Long Ago, Long Ago – Cassandra Tse
Not in Our Neighbourhood – Jamie McCaskill

SUPPORTING ACTOR of the Year 
Jack Buchanan – A Servant To Two Masters
Jamie McCaskill – SEED
Simon O’Connor – Gifted  

SUPPORTING ACTRESS of the Year
Susie Berry – 2080
Brianne Kerr – Richard III
Harriet Prebble – Gifted  

ACTOR of the Year/ ACTRESS of the Year/ OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE of the Year
Christopher Brougham – The Ugly One
Kathleen Burns – A Servant To Two Masters
Kali Kopae – Not In Our Neighbourhood
Andrew Laing – Gifted
Simon Leary – A Servant To Two Masters
Renee Lyons – Ache
Rob Mokoraka – All Our Sons

DIRECTOR of the Year
Nathaniel Lees – All Our Sons 
Nina Nawalowalo, Jim Moriarty – The White Guitar 
Lyndee Jane Rutherford – Ache 

PRODUCTION of the Year 
All Our Sons – Taki Rua Productions & Circa Theatre 
Not In Our Neighbourhood – Tikapa Productions 
The White Guitar – The Conch 

CRITICS’ WILDCARD & MAYOR’S AWARD for Significant Contribution to Theatre are announced on the night.   

NOMINEES – each nomination gets one comp ticket. Please contact Circa Theatre to confirm your attendance on circa@circa.co.nz or 04 801 7922 – Confirmation DEADLINE is Monday 30th November.

If you have questions for the Wellington Theatre Award team please contact wgtnta@gmail.com  

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