REPS Afdis Awards 2012

And the winner is ...

Congratulations to all the winners of 2012 Reps Afdis Awards, presented on Saturday March 9th, 2013 in a ceremony and show sponsored by African Distillers and hosted by The Repertory Players. Each year the Reps Afdis Awards are handed in out in recognition of achievement and effort and to reward and encourage excellence, covering all Repertory Players productions staged during the previous year.

The winners are:

The Oude Meester Award of Excellence for the Best Production of 2012: Hairspray
The John Keeling Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Musa Saruro (Leading Ladies)
The George Barnes Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Erin Sticklen (Chapter Two)
The Alan Parkinson Award for Best Supporting Actor: Larry Greef (Hairspray)
The Allan Shaw Award for Best Supporting Actress: Kayla Thomas (Peter Pan)
The Prentice Trophy for Best Minor Performance: Richard Sticklen (Hairspray)
The Reps Award for Best Performance by a Junior under the age of 16: Jordan Charnley (Peter Pan)
The Alistair and Wendy Booth Award for Best Comedy Performance: Musa Saruro (Leading Ladies)
Dave Roberts Memorial Trophy for most outstanding musical performance: Charlene Fireyi (Hairspray)
The Sue Greener Technical Award: Karen Howard-Beard (lighting design and operation for Chapter Two)
The Hugh Dornhurst Trophy for best first Reps performance: Min’enhle Nguni (Hysterical History of the Trojan War)
The Reps Trophy for best contribution to dance and movement: Michelle Nativel (Hairspray)
The Trevor Keeling Award for Best Stage Manager: Tim Garrard (Peter Pan)
The Reps Award for Best Stage Properties: Gail Cooper (Table Manners)
The Reps Theatrical Advancement Award for best production in the 2012 Reps Afdis Schools Theatre Festival: Chisipite Senior School for their musical show Return To The Forbidden Planet
Isabeau Granger Award for best amateur director: Gloria Prentice (Table Manners)
The Adrian Stanley Award for theatrical achievement: Kyla Render, co-ordinator of the Repteens
The Steve Bonney Award for contribution to the society: Mal Render, for services to the IT department
The Barbara Munro trophy for all-round contribution: Gail Cooper, who has been active on stage, in props and in front of house duties
Best Overall Mime and Movement: Junaid Ebrahim
The Bartlett Comedy Cup: Emily and Frances Greeff
Aaron Trophy for Most Contribution: Meredith “Fluffy” Render
Best Technical: Peter Blackburn
Most Improved Actress: Stacey Frost
Most Improved Actor: Tristan Charnley
Best Actor: Nevison Kusokora
Best Actress: Min’enhle Nguni