Naledi Theatre Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Theatre
CountrySouth Africa
First awarded2004 (2004)
Websitenaleditheatreawards.com

The Naledi Theatre Awards are annual South African national theatre awards held in Gauteng launched in 2004 by Dawn Lindberg after the Vita Awards ended.[1][2] Productions staged throughout the previous year are eligible, and the candidates are evaluated by the Naledi panel of judges.

Ceremonies

# Season Date Venue MC(s)
1st 2003 2004 Sound Stage, Midrand [3]
2nd 2004 13 February 2005 Barnyard Theatre Broadacres Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Anthony Fridjhon[4]
3rd 2005 19 February 2006 University of Johannesburg Arts Centre Bill Flynn and Rosie Motene[5]
4th 2006 19 February 2007 Marc Lottering and Jeannie D[6]
5th 2007 3 March 2008 Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Leanne Manas and Tumisho Masha[7]
6th 2008 19 April 2009 South African State Theatre Mark Banks and Sade Giliberti[8]
7th 2009 7 March 2010 Corne and Twakkie[9]
8th 2010 7 March 2011 Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Nik Rabinowitz[10][11]
9th 2012 18 March 2013 Alan Committie[12]
10th 2013 17 March 2014 Lebo Mashile[13]
11th 2014 18 March 2015 Lebo Mashile and Chester Missing[14]
12th 2015 19 April 2016 Mark Banks and Bridget Masinga[15][16]
13th 2016 5 June 2017 Mark Banks[17]
14th 2017 18 June 2018 Teatro at Montecasino [18]
15th 2018 20 May 2019 Joburg Theatre
16th 2019 13 September 2020 South African State Theatre (online) Sne Dladla

Regular categories

Play:

  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Director
  • Best Play

Musical:

  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role
  • Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Director
  • Best Musical
  • Best Musical Revue
  • Musical Direction
  • Musical score / arrangement

Musical or Play:

  • Breakthrough Performance
  • Ensemble Performance
  • Performance in a Solo Production
  • Independent / Fringe Theatre Production
  • Best New South African Script

Youth:

  • Production for Children and Young Audiences
  • Performance in a Production for Children and Young Audiences
  • Tertiary Student / Incubator Theatre Production

Tech and design:

  • Sound Design
  • Lighting (LX) Design
  • Set Design
  • Costume / Props
  • Animation / AV Design

Dance and choreography:

  • Original Choreography
  • Contemporary Dance or Ballet

Special categories

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, for individuals with over 30 years experience in the industry
  • Innovation in Theatre Award, for outstanding contribution to South African theatre
  • World Impact Award, for individuals or productions that garner international recognition
  • Lesedi Spirit of Courage Award, for individuals who have overcome extreme circumstances

References

  1. ↑ "Living Legends Legacy public lecture: Des and Dawn Lindberg | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. ↑ Barron, Chris (13 December 2020). "Herald of a new day onstage". Sunday Times (South Africa).
  3. ↑ Lindberg, Dawn (May 2019). "The Naledi Theatre Awards: 15 years of rewarding theatre magic". Creative Feel. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top celebrities for the Naledi awards". Artslink. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Winners - Naledi Theatre Awards 2005". Artslink. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Naledi Theatre Awards 2006 – Winners". Screen Africa. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Weird moments abound". Sunday Times. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Top Entertainment, Celebrity presenters and three new Sponsors for Naledi Theatre Awards". Biz Community. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Where was the hype". IOL. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Naledi Awards nominees". Times Live. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Stars, gasps and gossip..." City Press. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Lindberg, Dawn (25 February 2013). "Naledi Theatre Awards: Celebrating 10 years". Artslink. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Big plans for Naledi Theatre Awards". IOL. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Roets, Adriaan (15 April 2015). "All the Naledi Awards winners (gallery)". Citizen. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "All the Naledi Theatre Awards winners". The Luvvies. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Catch All The National Theatre Awards Action on kykNET". SAMDB. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "2017 Naledi Awards celebrates its winners". Media Update. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Teatro Montecasino hosts Naledi Awards 2018". Artsvark. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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