Awards

10 years
178 nominations
56 wins

The Fugard Theatre and its production teams and cast were regular nominees during the annual theatre awards seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg at the two national theatre awards events – The Fleur Du Cap and Naledi Theatre Awards. Between 2011 and 2022, The Fugard was nominated 178 times and was awarded over 50 awards for its productions and those for which it acted as a receiving house. 

Below is a complete list of awards that The Fugard and its production teams and casts received. 

Winners from the 2020 Fleur du Cap Theatre awards.
The Bird Watchers, 2011.

2012

47th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Sound Design And/Or Original Score
James Webb for The Bird Watchers

Best Set And/Or Props Design
Saul Radomsky for set design in The Bird Watchers

*Best Performance By A Lead Actress In A Play
Wilna Snyman for Klaasvakie as Albertine

*Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Play
Nicole Holm for Klaasvakie as Verpleegster

2013

48th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Performance By An Actor In Music Theatre And/Or A Musical
Dean Balie for Kat and the Kings as Young Kat Diamond

*Best New South African Script
Champ by Louis Viljoen

Rosalie Van Der Gucht Prize For NewDirectors
Kim Kerfoot for Statements after an Arrest under the Immorality Act

Kat and the Kings, 2012.
The Rocky Horror Show, 2013.
Die Laaste Karretjiegraf, 2013.

2014

49th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Performance By A Lead Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Brendan van Rhyn for The Rocky Horror Show as Frank-N-Furter

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Andrew Laubscher for The Rocky Horror Show as Riff Raff

Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Daneel van der Walt for The Rocky Horror Show as Magenta

Best Sound Design, Original Music Composition Or Original Score
James Webb for Die Laaste Karretjiegraf (Sound Scape)

*Best Performance By A Lead Actor In A Play
Graham Hopkins for Vigil as Kemp

*Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Play
Vanessa Cooke for Vigil as Grace

Naledi Theatre Awards

Best Original Choreography
Loukmaan Adams and Jody Abrahams for Kat and the Kings

2015

50th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

*Best Performance By A Lead Actor In A Play
Albert Pretorius for Playland as Gideon le Roux

*Best Performance By A Lead Actress In A Play
Emily Child for The Pervert Laura as Laura

*Best New South African Script
The Kingmakers by Louis Viljoen

*Rosalie Van Der Gucht Prize For New  Directors
Louis Viljoen for The Kingmakers and The Pervert Laura

The Pervert Laura, 2014.
Orpheus in Africa, 2015.
A Human Being Died That Night, 2014.

2016

51st Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Performance By A Lead Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Aubrey Poo for Orpheus in Africa as Orpheus McAdoo

Best Performance By A Lead Actress In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Lynelle Kenned for West Side Story as Maria

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Sne Dladla for Orpheus in Africa as Egbert Washburn/Trooper/Student Leader/Bap

Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Jill Levenberg for Orpheus in Africa as Lucy Moten

Best Costume Design
Birrie le Roux for Orpheus in Africa

Naledi Theatre Awards

Best Theatre Lighting Design
Daniel Galloway for The Rocky Horror Show

Best Musical Director
Charl Johan Lingenfelder for The Rocky Horror Show

Best Theatre Sound Design
Akhi Khan for The Rocky Horror Show

Best Production: Cutting Edge
A Human Being Died That Night

Best Performance In A Musical: Male
Brendan van Rhyn for The Rocky Horror Show

Best New South African Script
The Shadow of the Hummingbird by Athol Fugard

2017

52nd Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Set Design
Saul Radomsky for Clybourne Park

Best Soundscape, Original Music Composition Or Original Score
David Kramer for District Six – Kanala (Original Music Composition and Original Score)

Best New South African Script
Mongiwekhaya for I See You

Clybourne Park, 2016.
King Kong, 2017.
West Side Story, 2017.
Shakespeare in Love, 2017.

2018

53rd Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Sanda Shandu in King Kong as Lucky

Best Performance By A Lead Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show
Edith Plaatjies in King Kong as Joyce

Best Sound Design, Original Music Composition Or Original Score
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder for Original Music Composition (additional) for King Kong

Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Play
Robyn Scott in Shakespeare in Love as Elizabeth I, Ensemble

*Best New Director
Nico Scheepers (Naskrif Produksies) for Hemeleruim

*Best Performance In A Revue, Cabaret Or One-Person Show
Gideon Lombard in Die Reuk van Appels as Marnus

Naledi Theatre Awards

Best Production of a Musical
King Kong

Best Director Of A Musical/Revue
Jonathan Munby and Mdu Kweyama for King Kong

Best Lead Performance In A Musical Or Review/ Female
Lynelle Kenned as Maria in West Side Story

Best Supporting/Featured Performance In A Musical/Revue: Male
Sanda Shandu as Lucky in King Kong

Best Supporting/Featured Performance In A Musical/Revue: Female
Ntambo Rapatla as Miriam in King Kong

Best Theatre Set Design
Conor Murphy for West Side Story (based on original designs by Johan Engel)

Best Lighting Design
Joshua Cutts for West Side Story

Best Original Choreography For A Play, Musical/Revue
Louisa Talbot for West Side Story

Best Original Score / Arrangement / Musical Adaptation
Todd Matshikiza & Charl-Johan Lingenfelder (Additional music & arrangement) for King Kong

Best Musical Director
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder for West Side Story

2020

55th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best performance by a supporting actor in a musical or music theatre show: 
Tshepo Ncokoane in Kinky Boots as Angel

Best performance by a supporting actress in a musical or music theatre show: 
Namisa Mdlalose in Kinky Boots as Lauren

Best performance by a lead actor in a musical or music theatre show: 
Earl Gregory in Kinky Boots as Lola

Best set design: 
Paul Wills for Kinky Boots

Best costume design 
Birrie le Roux for Kinky Boots

Best production
Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre for Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots, 2019.
“Master Harold” … and the Boys, 2020.

2022

57th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In a Play, Musical Or Music Theatre Production
Siya Mayola in “Master Harold”… and the Boys as Willie

Best Performance By A Lead Actor In a Play, Musical Or Music Theatre Production
Desmond Dube in “Master Harold”… and the Boys as Sam