Fleur du Cap winners announced

Director and choreographer Alfred Hinkel took a new approach to this year's entertainment and created a production that involved Heather Mac, dancers from his new company Garage, and the two Masters of Ceremony, Alan Committie and Hannes van Wyk.

Klaasvakie took two of the top awards this year with Wilna Snyman winning Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (as Albertine) and Nicole Holm receiving the prize for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play (as Die Verpleegster). The award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play went to Carel Nel for his role in Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey (as Lafras Verwey), a production that also saw Albert Maritz win the Best Director award.

David Dennis took the Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play for his role in The Tragedy of Richard lll (as Edward lV and others). The latter, directed by Fred Abrahamse, also took the prize in the category for Best Costume and/or Mask Design, with Marcel Meyer winning for his costume design.

Two awards for Roxmouth

Actor and singer Jonathan Roxmouth won two awards this year - Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical/Musical Theatre for his role in Jesus Christ Superstar (as Judas Iscariot) and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical/Musical Theatre for Phantom of the Opera (as the Phantom). The Phantom of the Opera also saw Robin Botha winning Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical/Musical Theatre (as Christine) and Angela Kilian winning Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical/Musical Theatre (as Madame Giry).

Winners are awarded a silver medallion and R15 000 making a Fleur du Cap the most coveted award in the industry. The judges are made up of local critics, journalists, writers and drama educators, who base their decisions on having viewed close to 100 productions over twelve months.