The 2022 57th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards took place on Sunday 27 March, and the winners have been announced:
BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT
Qondiswa James | A Howl in Makhanda (pictured)
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Sipenathi Siqwayi | Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE
Wessel Pretorius and David Viviers | The Waterworks Anthology | Various roles
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A REVUE, CABARET OR ONE-PERSON SHOW
Sandra Prinsloo | Spertyd | Elsa Joubert
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Wolf Britz | Valsrivier
BEST SET DESIGN
Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer | The Lady Aoi (pictured)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer | The Lady Aoi
BEST SOUND DESIGN, ORIGINAL MUSIC, SOUNDSCAPE OR LIVE PERFORMANCE
Jannous Aukema | A Howl in Makhanda | Sound design and original composition
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – MALE
Makudupanyane Senaoana | Curlew River | Madwoman
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN OPERA – FEMALE
Siphokazi Molteno | Così fan tutte | Dorabella
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE PRODUCTION
Siya Mayola | Master Harold… and the Boys | Willie (pictured)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Peggy Tunyiswa | Valsrivier | Mary Dlamini
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE PRODUCTION
Anna-Mart van der Merwe | Valsrivier | Sandra Botha
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY, MUSICAL OR MUSIC THEATRE PRODUCTION
Desmond Dube | Master Harold… and the Boys | Sam
BEST DIRECTOR
Paul du Toit | The Unlikely Secret Agent
BEST PRODUCTION
Pieter Toerien Productions | The Producers (pictured)
AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING STUDENT
Byron McKeith | Northlink College
AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE
The Magnet Theatre’s Early Years Programme
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sandra Prinsloo
Winners each receive R15 000 and a silver medallion.
WS
