Naledi theatre awards (PHOTOS)

The theatre industry gathered for the 11th annual Naledi Theatre Awards to applaud and cheer their peers.

The awards event, which was for productions staged during 2013, took place on Monday, 17 March, at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

BEST COSTUMES:  Penny Simpson: Sunset Boulevard

BEST SET:  Denis Hutchinson: Sunset Boulevard

BEST LIGHTING:  Denis Hutchinson: Sunset Boulevard

BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES:  Secret Garden: National Children's' Theatre

BEST COMMUNITY THEATRE ISHASHALAZI AWARD:  Nomzamo: directed by Gcebili Dlamini for Hillbrow Theatre Project and SANCTA 23rd CT Festival

BEST NEWCOMER/BREAKTHROUGH (Brett Goldin Award): Khayalethu Anthony: Solomon and Marion

BEST SCORE/ARR/ADAPT:  Alistaire Izobell & David Kramer: Blood Brothers

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR:  Bryan Schimmel & Rowan Bakker: Jersey Boys

BEST ENSEMBLE/CUTTING EDGE:  Balbesit: written by Saartjie Botha and directed by Jaco Bouwer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY/MUSICAL: Nondumiso Tembe: Race

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY /MUSICAL: Desmond Dube: Nongogo

BEST DIRECTOR: Yael Farber: Mies Julie

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (FEMALE): Bianca la Grange: Blood Brothers

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (MALE): Grant Almirall: Jersey Boys

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY IN A LEADING ROLE : FEMALE: : Vinette Ebrahim: My Naam/Name is Ellen Pakkies

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY IN A LEADING ROLE: MALE: Bongile Mantsai:  Mies Julie

BEST NEW SA SCRIPT: Hayani: written and directed by Atandwa Kani and Nat Ramabulana

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY: Mies Julie : written and directed by Yael Farber

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL: Jersey Boys: produced by Showtime Management

SOPHIE  MGCINA BEST NEW EMERGING VOICE AWARD MARKET THEATRE: Dancer and choreographer Lulu Mlangeni

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AWARD:  LIZZ MEIRING

LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:  FATIMA DIKE and MBONGENI NGEMA