December 11, 2023
Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai presents the 32nd Annual Wellington Theatre Awards of 2023
Sunday 10th December | 7:30pm | Hannah Playhouse
Hosted by Jthan Morgan and Natasha McAllister
Guest Presenters included Jacob Rajan and Jo Randerson
Mihi Whakatau by Toni Huata and Tanemahuta Gray
Mayoral Award Presented by the Right Honourable Mayor of Wellington, Tory Whanau and Dr. Kerryn Palmer
2023 Wellington Theatre Awards Winners
The Willem Wassenar Most Promising Newcomer
Finley Hughes – The Haka Party Incident
The George Webby Most Promising Newcomer
Tessa Redman – LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE
Lighting Designer of the Year
Isadora Lao – The Coven on Grey Street, O Le Pepelo, Le Gaio Ma Le Pala’ai, ARAWHATA
Sound Designer of the Year
Oliver Devlin – Whole New Woman
Outstanding Composer of Music
Freya Daly Sadgrove, Oliver Devlin, Samuel Austin, Ingrid Saker and Thomas Friggens – Whole New Woman
Set Designer of the Year
Dan Williams – Public Service Announcements: Election 2023
Paul Jenden Costume Designer of the Year
Meg Rollandi – The Importance of Being Earnest
The Peter Harcourt New Playwright
Freya Daly Sadgrove – Whole New Woman
New Aotearoa Play
Katie Wolfe – The Haka Party Incident
The Absolutely Most Original Production
One Night Band
Excellence Award for Ensemble
ARAWHATA
The Dorothy McKegg Actor of the Year
Julie Edwards – The Sun and the Wind
The Grant Tilly Performer of the Year
Erina Daniels – ONO
The Campion Accolade for Outstanding Performance
Nī Dekkers-Reihana – The Haka Party Incident
The Michele Amas Accolade for Outstanding Performance
Isobel MacKinnon – The Importance of Being Earnest
Director of the Year
Katie Wolfe – The Haka Party Incident
Production of the Year
The Haka Party Incident
Mayoral Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre
Professor David O’Donnell
Community Award Winners
The Kate Sheppard Grindset Award
Maeve O’Connell
The Guardians of the Future
Save VUW Theatre – Kerryn Palmer, James Wenley, Sarah Thomasson, Lucas Neal, David O’Donnell, Paul Tozer, Rebekah De Roo and Katie Hill
A Leading Light of Accessible Theatre
Jo Marsh
Rangatahi Award for the Next Generation of Excellence
Wellington Young Actors Group
The Theatre Style Icon Award
Colleen McColl
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