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Celebrating a golden age of theatre!
Media Release for immediate use: Monday 16 December 2013
From: Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards
Celebrating a golden age of
theatre! 
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The
Road That Wasn't There
Wellington was host to the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards last night (15 December) at the Paramount Cinema – to celebrate Wellington’s diverse, adventurous, brave, definitely NOT dying theatre community with awards honouring the best of 2013’s performances and craft.
The evening was MC’d by the talented Hayley Sproull, who also went on to win Best Female Newcomer for her Comedy Festival show Outsiders’ Guide.
The big winners on the night were Trick of the Light Theatre’s The Road That Wasn’t There, which won Best New Director; Hannah Smith, Outstanding New New Zealand Play; Ralph Mc-Cubbin Howell, and Production of the Year.
The Mayor’s Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre was awarded by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown to Playmarket, for 40 years dedication, passion, altruism, longevity and hard work in the arts. Playmarket provides development, support and representation of New Zealand playwrights. Founding members Robert Lord, Nonnita Rees, Judy Russell and Ian Fraser we honoured on behalf of this world-renowned kiwi institution.
The Critics Wildcard Award went to 13 year old theatre company The Bacchanals as an Ensemble Award for guts, determination, Kiwi ingenuity and inspired profligacy with zero budget.
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards wishes to sincerely thank our sponsors for making this special evening possible: Chapman Tripp, Wellington City Council, Circa Theatre, BATS Theatre, Taki Rua, Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, Victoria University, Constance Scott Kirkcaldie, Emerging Artist Trust, Whitireia Performing Arts, Grouse Lighting, WETA Workshop, Park Road Post Productions, The Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Playmarket, Capital E National Theatre for Children, Watson-McKenzie Photography, Brancott Estate, ProActors, eCaster, Museum Hotel, Multi Media Systems, Marmalade Audio, Paramount Theatre, The Improvisors, The Dominion Post and the hard working critics panel.
And the winners are . .
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The Critics
Wildcard
The Bacchanals -
Ensemble Award for guts, determination, Kiwi ingenuity and
inspired profligacy with zero budget.
The Circa
Award Donated by TACT Most Promising Male
Newcomer
Joe Dekkers-Reihana
– Coriolanus
The Emerging Artist
Trust and Whitireia Performing Arts Most Promising Female
Newcomer
Hayley Sproull – Outsiders’
Guide
The George Webby Most Promising New
Director of the Year sponsored by Toi Whakaari: New Zealand
Drama School and Victoria University of
Wellington
Hannah Smith – The Road That
Wasn’t There
The Peter Harcourt
Outstanding New Playwright of the Year sponsored by BATS
Theatre and Taki Rua Productions
Sarita Keo
Kossamak So – Neang Neak’s
Legacy
The Grouse Lighting Award for
Lighting Designer of the Year
Marcus McShane
– Broken River
The Weta Workshop
Award for Set Designer of the Year
Andrew Foster
– Red
The Paul Jenden Costume
Designer of the Year sponsored by Chapman
Tripp
Kasia Pol – Sydney Bridge Upside
Down
The Park Road Post Production Award
for Sound Designer of the Year
Tane
Upjohn-Beatson – Broken River
The
Mayor’s Award for Significant Contribution to
Theatre
Playmarket – for 40
years dedication, passion, altruism, longevity and hard work
in the arts.
Outstanding Composer of Music
(private sponsor)
Gareth Farr – Duck,
Death and the Tulip
The Absolutely
Positively Most Original Production of the
Year
Squidboy – Theatre
Beating
The Playmarket and Capital E - National
Theatre for Children Outstanding New New Zealand
Play
The Road That Wasn’t There –
Ralph McCubbin Howell
The Chapman Tripp Supporting
Actor of the Year
Aaron Cortesi – Sydney
Bridge Upside Down
The Chapman Tripp
Award for Supporting Actress of the Year
Nancy
Brunning – Neang Neak’s
Legacy
The Richard Campion Accolade for
an Outstanding Performance sponsored by Chapman Tripp and
Watson McKenzie Photography
Renee Lyons
– Nick: An Accidental
Hero
The Dorothy McKegg
Actress of the Year sponsored by Brancott
Estate
Erin Banks
- Tribes
The Grant Tilly Actor of the
Year sponsored by The ProActors and
eCaster
Byron Coll – Midsummer – A Play
With Songs
The Museum Hotel Award for
Director of the Year
Geoff Pinfield – The
Magic Chicken
The Chapman Tripp Award for
Production of the Year
The Road That Wasn’t
There – Trick of the Light Theatre
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