The Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards were the main theatre awards in New Zealand's capital city,
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...
, from 1992–2014, and have been succeeded by the
Wellington Theatre Awards
The Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai / Wellington Theatre Awards are the main theatre awards in New Zealand's capital city, Wellington established in 2015 after the previous awards sponsor ended their support. They are awarded annually.
The previ ...
.
Established in 1992 and sponsored by law firm
Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp is New Zealand's largest commercial law firm. It is considered one of the "big three" law firms along with Russell McVeagh and Bell Gully. Established in New Zealand in 1875, it now has around 52 partners and roughly 240 legal staff ...
, the prestigious awards were a highlight in Wellington's art and social calendar. The presentations also recognised important contributions to the arts and the community. The winners were selected by a panel of Wellington theatre critics. In 2014 Chapman Tripp ended their 22 year sponsorship due to a shift in their corporate social responsibility programme.
The main theatres in Wellington such as
BATS Theatre,
Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre is a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that was established in 1976. They present a number of plays each year in their two auditoriums, and have a unique partnership and funding model with incoming shows unde ...
, and
Downstage Theatre
Downstage Theatre was a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that ran from 1964 to 2013. For many years it occupied the purpose-built Hannah Playhouse building. Former directors include Sunny Amey, Mervyn Thompson, and Colin ...
each had an individual ''Production of the Year'' award for their best production during the year.
Notable winners
Winners at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards include the most acclaimed names in New Zealand theatre. Such names include directors such as multiple winner
Colin McColl
Sir Colin Hugh Verel McColl, (born 6 September 1932) was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1989 to 1994.
Career
Educated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen's College, Oxford, McColl joined the diplomatic service in 1 ...
(Laureate Award, Arts Foundation of New Zealand 2007),
Miranda Harcourt
Dame Miranda Catherine Millais McKenzie ( Harcourt; born 1962) is a New Zealand actress and acting coach.
Harcourt's acting career began playing boy characters on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s. She is best known for her role as Gemma in ...
,
Susan Wilson
Susan Wilson is a ''New York Times'' best selling American author. Her first novel, ''Beauty'', was adapted into a television movie. A later book, ''One Good Dog'', was a ''New York Times
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,
Nathaniel Lees
Maiava Nathaniel Lees (born 20 July 1952) is a New Zealand theatre actor and director and film actor of Samoan descent, best known for film roles in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower ...
,
Cathy Downes, Ross Jolly and
Rachel Teaomarama House.
''Best Actress'' winners include
Jennifer Ludlam
Jennifer Kay Ludlam (born 23 July 1951 in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.
Acting roles
In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived soap ...
, Katherine McRae, Carmel McGlone, Grace Hoet and
Madeleine Sami.
''Best Actor'' winners include
Ray Henwood
Charles Raymond Henwood (15 January 1937 – 26 August 2019) was a Welsh-born New Zealand actor. He was married to District Court of New Zealand, district court judge Carolyn Henwood, and was the father of New Zealand comedian Dai Henwood.
Bor ...
,
Tim Balme
Timothy Guy Balme (born 18 January 1967) is a New Zealand actor and screenwriter. He's most well known for his roles on the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'' and ''Mercy Peak'', as well as lead roles in the cult film ''Braindead'' an ...
,
Grant Tilly,
Dave Fane
David Rodney Fane (born 28 December 1966) is a New Zealand actor.
Early life and education
Fane was educated at St. Pauls College in Grey Lynn.
Career
Fane got into acting quite late and trained at the New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaa ...
and
Peter Hambleton
Peter Hambleton (born 1960) is a New Zealand stage, film and television actor, and stage director. Hambleton graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1982 with a Diploma in Acting. In 2002 Hambleton was a New Zealand Shakespeare ...
. In 2006, acclaimed Maori actor
George Henare
George Winiata Henare (born 11 September 1945) is a New Zealand actor with a career spanning over 50 years.
Early life
Born in Gisborne on 11 September 1945, the third youngest in a family of ten children, Henare affiliates to the Māori tri ...
(NZ Laureate Award, Arts Foundation of New Zealand 2008) received a Chapman Tripp ''Best Actor'' Award for his portrayal of
Willy Loman
William "Willy" Loman is a fictional character and the protagonist of Arthur Miller's play ''Death of a Salesman'', which debuted on Broadway with Lee J. Cobb playing Loman at the Morosco Theatre on February 10, 1949. Loman is a 63-year-old t ...
in Circa Theatre's ''Death of a Salesman''.
Playwrights include
David Geary
David Geary (born 1963) is a Māori writer from New Zealand who is known for his plays ''The Learners Stand, Lovelocks Dream Run'' and ''Pack of Girls.'' For television he has written for New Zealand series Shortland Street and Jackson's Wharf. ...
,
Briar Grace-Smith
Briar Grace-Smith is a screenwriter, director, actor, and short story writer from New Zealand. She has worked as an actor and writer with the Māori theatre cooperative Te Ohu Whakaari and Māori theatre company He Ara Hou. Early plays ''Don't ...
,
Hone Kouka
Hone Vivian Kouka (born 1968) is a New Zealand playwright. He has written 13 plays, which have been staged in New Zealand and worldwide including Canada, South Africa, New Caledonia and Britain. Kouka's plays have won multiple awards at the Chap ...
,
Hori Ahipene
Hori Ahipene is an actor and director in theatre, film and television in New Zealand. He is also an award-winning playwright with the Māori play ''Hide 'n Seek'' co-written with Hone Kouka. He became a well-known face in New Zealand for his drama ...
and
Kirk Torrance
Kirk Torrance is an actor and playwright from New Zealand, best known for his role as Wayne Judd in '' Outrageous Fortune''. He is also a former Commonwealth Games swimmer.
Career
His debut play ''Strata'' (2003) won Best New Playwright at the ...
.
1992 awards
1993 awards
1994 awards
1995 awards
1996 awards
1997 awards
1998 awards
1999 awards
2000 awards
2001 awards
2002 awards
2003 awards
2004 awards
2005 awards
2006 awards
The 2006 winners were announced at an award ceremony hosted by mayor
Kerry Prendergast
Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast (née Ferrier; born 28 March 1953) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010, succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Fran W ...
on 7 December 2006.
2007 awards
The 2007 winners were announced on 3 December 2007.
2008 awards
The 2008 awards were announced on 7 December 2008.
2009 awards
The 2009 awards were announced on 6 December 2009.
2010 awards
The 2010 awards were announced on 5 December 2010 at
Wellington Opera House
The Opera House is a proscenium theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, located on Manners Street opposite Te Aro Park.
History
The present Opera House replaced earlier buildings on Manners Street. The Imperial Opera House opened in 1878, but bu ...
. A Critics' Wildcard Award was introduced this year, for "outstanding work in an area not otherwise covered by the awards".
2011 awards
The 2011 awards were presented at the Wellington Opera House on 4 December, as follows:
2012 awards
The 2012 awards were presented on 9th December 2012 at the Paramount Theatre, Wellington, as follows:
2013 awards
The 2013 awards were presented on 15 December 2013 at the Paramount Cinema in Wellington, as follows:
2014 awards
The 2014 awards were presented on Sunday 14 December 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Wellington, as follows:
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, Actress of the Year , , Erin Banks in ''Constellations''
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, Actor of the Year , , Gavin Rutherford in ''A View From the Bridge''
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, Costume Designer of the Year , , Donna Jefferis for ''Equivocation''
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, Director of the Year , ,
Peter Hambleton
Peter Hambleton (born 1960) is a New Zealand stage, film and television actor, and stage director. Hambleton graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1982 with a Diploma in Acting. In 2002 Hambleton was a New Zealand Shakespeare ...
for ''Equivocation''
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, Lighting Designer of the Year , , Rowan McShane for ''A Play About Fear''
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, Mayor's Award for Significant Contribution to the Theatre , , Simon Bennett and Simon Elson "for their restructure of
Bats Theatre in 1989"
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, Most Original Production of the Year , , ''Dinner with Izzy and Simon'' by Isobel MacKinnon and Simon Haren
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, Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year , , Neenah Dekkers-Reihana in ''4 Billion Likes''
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, Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year , , Tom Eason in ''Equivocation''
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, Most Promising New Director of the Year , , Samuel Phillips for ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
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, Outstanding Composer of Original Music , , David Ward for ''Kiss The Fish''
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, Outstanding Performance , , Hannah Banks in ''Watch''
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, Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year , , Chris Molloy for ''Putorino Hill''
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, Production of the Year , , ''Equivocation'' by
Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre is a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that was established in 1976. They present a number of plays each year in their two auditoriums, and have a unique partnership and funding model with incoming shows unde ...
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, Set Designer of the Year , ,
Meg Rollandi for ''Watch''
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, Sound Designer of the Year , , Tane Upjohn-Beatson for ''Watch''
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, Supporting Actress of the Year , ,
Julia Croft
Julia Croft is a New Zealand performance artist.
Biography
Croft grew up in Auckland, New Zealand and graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2008 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). She also completed a bachelor's deg ...
in ''Kiss The Fish''
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, Supporting Actor of the Year , , Calum Gittins in ''Riding In Cars With Mostly Straight Boys''
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, The Absolutely Positively Outstanding New New Zealand Play of the Year , , ''Kiss The Fish'' by
Jacob Rajan
Jacob Rajan is a New Zealand playwright and actor. His highly successful plays include the trilogy ''Krishnan's Dairy'', ''The Candlestick Maker'' and ''The Pickle King''. Another work was ''The Dentist's Chair''. In 2002, he received the pres ...
and Justin Lewis
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, Critics' Wild Card Award
, Deb McGuire, "for technical operation and extraordinary support beyond the call of duty."
References
Theatre in New Zealand
New Zealand theatre awards