17th Life Theatre Awards 2017
The 17th M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards was held this afternoon at the Esplanade Recital Studio. Members of the arts community showed up in a glorious celebration of the world of musical theatre. A total of fifteen awards were given out.
The big winners of the day were PANGDEMONIUM's family drama about autism Falling, which bagged awards for Best Actor, Actress, Director and Reader's Choice and Edith Podesta's indie production B*itch: The Origin of the Female Species which won Best Original Script and the coveted Production of the Year. A shout-out is also in order for Tracie Pang, who bagged the Best Director prize after being nominated a whopping nine times in the category.
Full list of winners and nominees below. Heartiest congratulations to all!
PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR - B*tch: The Origin of the Female Species (Edith Podesta)
- Falling (Pangdemonium)
- Grandmother Tongue (W!LD RICE)
- Manifesto (Drama Box and The Necessary Stage)
PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR (READER'S CHOICE) - Falling (PANGDEMONIUM)
BEST PRODUCTION FOR THE YOUNG - The Magic Lantern (Paper Monkey Theatre/ Esplanade)
- Hanuman - The Superhero Monkey (Singapore Repertory Theatre's The Little Company)
- Journey To The West: Treasures From The Dragon Palace (The Finger Players/Esplanade)
- Rainbow Fish (I Theatre)
BEST DIRECTOR - Tracie Pang (Falling; PANGDEMONIUM)
- Natalie Hennedige (Electra)
- Ian Loy (Grandpa Cherry Blossom)
- Alvin Tan and Kok Heng Leun (Manifesto)
BEST ACTOR - Andrew Marko (Falling; PANGDEMONIUM)
- Thomas Pang (Ophelia)
- Fido Ahdross (Raden Mas: An Epic of a Princess)
- Joshua Lim (Starring Hitler as Jekyll And Hyde)
BEST ACTRESS - Tan Kheng Hua (Falling; PANGDEMONIUM)
- Edith Podesta (Electra)
- Jalyn Han (Grandmother Tongue)
- Judee Tan (Meenah And Cheenah)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Lian Sutton (Electra; Cake Theatrical Productions)
- Rei Poh (Grandmother Tongue)
- Saiful Amri (Hawa)
- Adrian Pang (The Effect)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Sukania Venugopal (Ghost Writer; The Necessary Stage)
- Tan Kheng Hua (The Effect)
- Frances Lee (The Last Bull: A Life In Flamenco)
BEST ENSEMBLE - Red Sky (Nine Years Theatre)
- Dark Room (Edith Podesta/ Esplanade)
- Manifesto (Drama Box and The Necessary Stage)
- Rent (PANGDEMONIUM)
BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT - Edith Podesta (B*tch: The Origin of the Female Species)
- Natalie Hennedige and Michelle Tan (Electra)
- Thomas Lim (Grandmother Tongue (W!LD RICE)
- Haresh Sharma (Manifesto)
BEST SET DESIGN - Wong Chee Wai (Lord Of The Flies; Sight Lines Productions and Blank Space Theatre)
- Bernice Ong (Intrusions)
- neontights (Ophelia)
- Nadiputra, Nas Hakim and Zulkarnine (Raden Mas: An Epic of a Princess)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - James Tan (Red Sky; Nine Years Theatre)
- Andy Lim (Electra)
- Lim Woan Wen (Inheritance)
- Petrina Dawn Tan (Manifesto)
BEST SOUND DESIGN - Philip Tan (Electra; Cake Theatrical Productions)
- Bani Haykal (Rosnah)
- Suhaili Safari and Grace Kalaiselvi (Mother I : Amma Naan : Ibu Aku)
- Philip Tan (Ophelia)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Max Tan and Yuan Zhiying from MAX.TAN (Manifesto; Drama Box and The Necessary Stage)
- Suryani Pani, Zaza and Masmunah (Raden Mas: An Epic of a Princess)- Anthony Tan (Red Sky)
- Mitsushi Yanaihara (Sandaime Richard)
- David Lee (Tropical Traumas: A Series of Cinematographic Choreographies)
BEST MULTIMEDIA DESIGN - Loo Zihan (Manifesto; Drama Box and The Necessary Stage)
- Brian Gothong Tan (B*tch: The Origin of the Female Species)- Brian Gothong Tan (Tropical Traumas: A Series of Cinematographic Choreographies)
- Brandon Tay (The Chronicles Of One And Zero: Kancil)
- Genevieve Peck (The Effect)
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