The CEO and Board of the Naledi Theatre Awards are proud to announce the Winners of the
2024 Naledi’s for productions staged in 2023 as follows:
BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG AUDIENCES – SUPPORTED BY
ASSITEJ SA
The Hobbit (National Children’s Theatre)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Tebogo Molepo (Momo’s Magical Adventure – Sandton City and Phly Media)
BEST PRODUCTION: INDEPENDENT-/FRINGE THEATRE
Born Naked (ZikkaZimba & Hijinks Theatre at IYABUYA iPOPArt Festival,
supported by the National Arts Council of South Africa)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN INDEPENDENT-/FRINGE THEATRE
PRODUCTION
Qondiswa James (Retch – The Market Theatre and Qondiswa James)
BEST PRODUCTION: STUDENT THEATRE
The Birdcage (St. Stithians College)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STUDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION
Shane dos Reis (The Birdcage – St. Stithians College)
BEST PRODUCTION: DANCE, PHYSICAL THEATRE AND BALLET
Kganya (Light) (The South African State Theatre (Kucheza Afrika Festival))
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A DANCE, PHYSICAL THEATRE AND BALLET
PRODUCTION
Chloe Blair (“Table for two” from Dialogues – Joburg Ballet)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A DANCE, PHYSICAL THEATRE AND BALLET
PRODUCTION
Nelmari Bornman (Sins – Kmad Dance Company)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Zaza Cala (Imxinwa)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Caleb Swanepoel (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Daniel Anderson (Vincent)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Natalie Fisher & Sylvaine Strike (The Promise – On Stage)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE / MUSICAL SOUNDSCAPE / ARRANGEMENTS
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder (The Promise – On Stage)
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Jonathan Roxmouth (Key Change)
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SOLO PRODUCTION
Mpume Mthombeni (Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater)
BEST CABARET/REVUE/SMALL-SCALE MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Vincent (Wêla Kapela Productions)
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Ensemble of We Will Rock You (Showtime Management)
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
Cast of The Promise – On Stage (Club Dezza Productions & The Market Theatre)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michaeline Wessels (A Misdummer Night’s Dream)
BEST THEATRE SET- AND/OR AV DESIGN
Josh Lindberg (The Promise – On Stage)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Tina le Roux (Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder (The Promise – On Stage)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Aubrey Sekhabi (Sophiatown)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Neil Coppen (Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Danelle Cronjé(We Will Rock You)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Tiaan Rautenbach (We Will Rock You)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Talia Kodesh (Actress)
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Daniel Anderson (Vincent)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Cintaine Schutte (Tien Duisend Ton)
BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Rob van Vuuren (The Promise – On Stage)
BEST NEW SOUTH AFRICAN SCRIPT
Jefferson “J Bobs” Tshabalala (Khongolose Khommanding Khomissars)
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater (The Market Theatre, in association with Empatheatre
& The National Arts Festival)
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL/MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
We Will Rock You (Showtime Management)
SPECIAL AWARDS:
STAND MOHLOPI AWARD (presented in partnership with Naledi Theatre
Awards)
Gerard Bester
CEO’S AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN THEATRE
Sibikwa Arts Centre
LESEDI SPIRIT OF COURAGE AWARD
Caleb Swanepoel
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ismail Mahomed
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paul Ditchfield
DAWN LINDBERG WORLD IMPACT AWARD
Robyn Orlin
