Feb
13
2009
They’ve sorted out the gremlins at the Fleur du Cap website, and voting is now open for the People’s Choice Award. Got to their website, cick on “People’s Choice” tab top right, and scroll down ’til your choice comes into view. One vote per email address.
Support your friendly neighbourhood conspiracy! Vote for GUMBO, The Dog’s Bollocks, or Frogs.
Or vote for any of our friends and peers - Scott Sparrow’s Performer’s Travel Guide, Rob van Vuuren’s Electric Juju, Gaëtan Schmid’s Rumpsteak…plus many more.
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Feb
4
2009
That crazy guy, Gaëtan Schmid, features again on these pages. He’s just been nominated for a Fleur du Cap award for Best Performance in a One Person Show in Rumsteak, posted on this blog here. I think it’s flippen great for judges to nominate someone way off centre. And a show that also performed not in the major theatres, but in Kalk Bay Theatre. Way to go for the independents!
He’s in stiff competition in his category with Susan Danford for her roles in the mask play, I, Claudia, and the two Shirley Valentines/Valentyns, Anthea Thompson and Shaleen-Surtie Richards. Tough call to make…
Congratulations to all the nominees! We’ll check you there at the ceremony!
Full list of nominees is as follows:
| Best Set Design
Fred Abrahamse, Assassins
Jaco Bouwer, Verkeer
Illka Louw, Chess the Musical
Marthinus Basson, ‘n Lang Dagreis na die nag |
Best Lighting Design
Fahiem Bardien, Merchant of Venice
Fahiem Bardien, Yellowman
Fred Abrahamse, Assassins
Jaco Bouwer, Albert Snyman, Rudolph Van Jaarsveld, Smag |
Best Prop Design
Adrian Kohler, Woyzeck on the Highveld
Fred Abrahamse, Assassins Melani-Rene Louwrens, I, Claudia
Nicholas and Luke Ellenbogen, Raiders: Rasputins’s Rectangle |
Best Costume Design
John Caviggia, The Merchant of Venice
Marcel Meyer, Assassins
Marthinus Basson, ‘n Lang Dagreis na die nag
Richard de Jager, Smag |
| Best Performance in a Cabaret or Revue
Godfrey Johnson, Flirting with Coward
Graham Weir, Christine Weir, Jason Ralph, Pierre van Heerden, Amanda Tiffin, Not the Midnight Mass.
Marc Lottering; Three Wise Men
Rocco De Villiers, One Rocco, One Piano |
Best Performance in a Musical
Andre Jacobs, Assassins – Samuel Byck
Brennan Holder, Chess the Musical – Anatoly Sergievsky
Gina Shumuckler, Chess The Musical – Florence Vassey
Loukmaan Adams, Ballade van Koos Sas – Koos Sas |
| Rosalie Van Der Gucht Prize for New Directors
Alex Halligey, More South African Deep Freezing
Michael Inglis, Venom
Wolfie Britz, Audrey
Luke Ellenbogen, Glengarry Glen Ross |
Best New South African Play
Cissie - Nadia Davids
Die Generaal - Mike van Graan
‘n Ander Tongval - Saartjie Botha
Verkeer - Saartjie Botha |
Best Performance in a One Person Show
Anthea Thompson - Shirley Valentine
Gaetan Schmidt – Rumpsteak Shaleen-Surtie Richards - Shirley Valentyn
Susan Danford - I, Claudia |
Best Director
David Kramer, Die Ballade van Koos Sas
Fred Abrahamse, Assassins
Jaco Bouwer, Smag
Lara Bye, Yellowman |
Best Supporting Actress
Bo Petersen, Cissie - various
Juliet Jenkin, Merchant of Venice - Nerissa
Quanita Adams, Cissie – Christine Daniels, Isabel, Galima and Mrs Hussein
Tinarie van Wyk Loots, Buried Child – Shelley |
Best Supporting Actor
Eben Genis; Smag – voice “A”
Graham Weir; Merchant of Venice - Antonio
Scott Sparrow, Buried Child - Tilden
Guy de Lancey, Glengarry Glen Ross, Shelley Levine |
Best Actress
Antoinette Kellerman, ‘n Ander Tongval – Dot Serfontein
Antoinette Kellerman, ‘n Lang Dagreis na die nag – Mary Tyrone
Dorothy Ann Gould, Hello and Goodbye - Hester
Mwenya Kabwe, Yellowman – Alma |
Best Actor
Brendon Daniels, Die Generaal – Bolla
Deon Lotz, Wrestlers – John Groenewald
Jeremy Crutchley, Merchant of Venice – Shylock
Scott Sparrow, The Zoo Story – Jerry |
| Best Student
Christiaan Olwagen (Stellenbosch University)
Hannah Borthwick (Stellenbosch University)
Raymond Randall (Stellenbosch University)
Lauren Steyn(University of Cape Town) |
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Jan
25
2009
Found this while nosing around the other day – this is Gaëtan Schmid’s latest creation, Rumpsteak, about the goings-on behind the scenes at a busy French restaurant. Gaëtan is a very funny guy, eccentric as all hell, with a wonderfully bizarre sense of humour. We had such a jol working on The Dog’s Bollocks together since 2006.
In Rumpsteak he plays all the characters, and mimes all actions, on a 1×1 metre stage. Sound effects are also mostly by him, but not live. James Webb, that crazed sound guerrilla, has spliced them all together.
The result is a dazzling virtuosic display of skill, imagination, and timing. I saw it at Kalk Bay Theatre last year, and it’s impressive stuff. I think if he pushed it more strongly towards an emotional narrative it could be a phenomenal piece of theatre.
But as it stands, it’s an exhilarating exhibition of talent.
Check out Megan’s take on it here and another post on Peak Performances here.
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