14th Life! Theatre Awards 2014

A slightly belated congratulations to all winners of the 14th Life! Theatre Awards which was held at an intimate ceremony at The St Regis Singapore on 10 March 2014.

The big winners were PANGDEMONIUM which took home the top prize of Production of the Year for their rich, emotionally vibrant production of Next to Normal, in addition to Production of the Year (Reader's Choice) for Next to Normal and a Best Actor award for Adrian Pang in family tearjerker Rabbit Hole. Big shout-outs are also in order for Nine Years Theatre which walked away with four awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble, Best Set Design and Best Director for gripping courtroom drama Twelve Angry Men and Cake Theatrical Productions, which swept three awards for Best Actress, Best Lighting Design and Best Costume Design for the unsettlingly beautiful Illogic.

Full list of winners and nominees below.

Production of the Year:   Next to Normal (PANGDEMONIUM)
- 12 Angry Men (Nine Years Theatre)
- For Better Or For Worse (Checkpoint Theatre)
- Illogic (Cake Theatrical Productions)
- Rabbit Hole (PANGDEMONIUM)

Production of the Year (Reader's Choice):   Next to Normal (PANGDEMONIUM)
- 12 Angry Men (Nine Years Theatre)
- For Better Or For Worse (Checkpoint Theatre)
- Illogic (Cake Theatrical Productions)
- Rabbit Hole (PANGDEMONIUM)

Best Director:   Nelson Chia (12 Angry Men, Nine Years Theatre)
- Ivan Heng (Dreamplay: Asian Boys Vol. 1)
- Oliver Chong & Liu Xiaoyi (Citizen Pig)
- Tracie Pang (Next to Normal) 
- Tracie Pang (Rabbit Hole)

Best Original Script:   Alfian Sa'at (Kakak Kau Punya Laki, Teater Ekamatra)
- Oliver Chong & Liu Xiaoyi (Citizen Pig)
- Faith Ng (For Better or For Worse)
- Natalie Hennedige (Illogic)

Best Actress:   Edith Podesta (Illogic, Cake Theatrical Productions)
- Janice Koh (Rabbit Hole)
- Janice Koh (The Optic Trilogy)
- Jean Ng (For Better or For Worse)
- Noorlinah Mohamed (Illogic)

Best Actor:   Adrian Pang (Rabbit Hole, PANGDEMONIUM)
- Adrian Pang (Next To Normal)
- Jeffrey Low (12 Angry Men)
- Najib Soiman (Kakak Kau Punya Laki)
- Tay Kong Hui (12 Angry Men)

Best Supporting Actress:   Serene Chen (8 Women, Sing'theatre)
- Seong Hui Xuan (Rabbit Hole)
- Sharda Harrison (The Crucible)

Best Supporting Actor:  Johnny Ng (12 Angry Men, Nine Years Theatre)
- Eden Ang (Rabbit Hole)
- Nathan Hartono (Next to Normal)

Best Ensemble:   12 Angry Men (Nine Years Theatre)
- Cook A Pot Of Curry (W!LD RICE)
- Dreamplay: Asian Boys Vol. 1 (W!LD RICE)
- Family Duet (spell#7)

Best Set Design:  Wong Chee Wai (12 Angry Men, Nine Years Theatre)
- Ian Bailie (Jack & the Bean-Sprout)
- Neon Tights (Illogic)
- Philip Engleheart (Gruesome Playground Injuries)
- Philip Engleheart (Next to Normal) 

Best Sound Design:   Zai Kuning (Family Duet, spell#7)
- Philip Tan (Illogic) 
- Philip Tan (Serendipity In Decimal Points: First Station) 

Best Lighting Design:   Andy Lim (Illogic, Cake Theatrical Productions)
- James Tan (Next to Normal)  
- Mac Chan (Dreamplay: Asian Boys Vol. 1)  

Best Costume Design:   David Lee (Illogic, Cake Theatrical Productions)
- Anthony Tan (12 Angry Men)
- Frederick Lee (Crazy Christmas Ting Tong Belles)
- Philip Engleheart (Next to Normal)