REPS Afdis Awards 2013

And the winner is ...

Congratulations to all the winners of 2013 Reps Afdis Awards, presented on Saturday March 22nd, 2014 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 2013: Colder Than Here (directed by Graham Crutchley and stage managed by Jonathan Hall)
The John Keeling Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Mike Southall (The Woman In Black)
The George Barnes Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Clare Hingeston (Colder Than Here)
The Alan Parkinson Award for Best Supporting Actor: Mike Blackburn (Colder Than Here)
The Allan Shaw Award for Best Supporting Actress: Kyla Render (Colder Than Here)
The Prentice Trophy for Best Minor Performance: Marc Thomas (A Little Bit Country)
The Reps Award for Best Performance by a Junior under the age of 16: Gabriella Koudounaris (The Sound of Music)
The Alistair and Wendy Booth Award for Best Comedy Performance: Stephane Thomas (Cinderella)
Dave Roberts Memorial Trophy for most outstanding musical performance: Molly Dzangare (Festival of Viennese Operetta)
The Sue Greener Technical Award: Hesbe Chivers (costume design for The Sound of Music)
The Hugh Dornhurst Trophy for best first Reps performance: Savanna Bester (The Sound of Music)
The Reps Trophy for best contribution to dance and movement: Clare Hingeston (Choreography for The Sound of Music)
The Trevor Keeling Award for Best Stage Manager: Tim Garrard (The Sound of Music)
The Reps Award for Best Stage Properties: Philippa Johnston (The Woman In Black)
The Reps Theatrical Advancement Award for best production in the 2013 Reps Afdis Schools Theatre Festival: Arundel School’s Julius Caesar; runner up: Chisipite School’s Once Upon A Mattress
Isabeau Granger Award for best amateur director: Graham Crutchley (Colder Than Here)
The Adrian Stanley Award for theatrical achievement: Hesbe Chivers (contribution to development of costumes and wardrobe)
The Steve Bonney Award for contribution to the society: The Beit Trust (support to Reps for the upgrading of Theatre Upstairs)
The Barbara Munro trophy for all-round contribution: Mike Blackburn
Best Overall Mime and Movement: Neverson Kusokora
The Bartlett Comedy Cup: Thulani Nzonzo
Aaron Trophy for Most Contribution: KJ Greeff
Best Technical: Alexander Blackburn
Most Improved Actress: Joy Chipidza
Most Improved Actor: Rangarirai Kanokanga
Best Actor: Samuel Mundawarara
Best Actress: Meredith Render