15th Life! Theatre Awards 2015

The 15th M1-The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards was held this afternoon at the Esplanade Recital Studio in an intimate ceremony hosted by Pam Oei. The dress code for the event was Solid Gold.

Heartiest congratulations to all winners! Translated French comedy 'Art' by Nine Years Theatre and raucous pantomime Monkey Goes West by W!LD RICE walked away with a total of three awards each, including a joint win for Production of the Year. This is the first time in the history of the awards that two productions have shared the top honour.

Full list of winners and nominees below.

Production of the Year:  Monkey Goes West (W!LD RICE) and 'Art' (Nine Years Theatre)

- The Rise & Fall Of Little Voice (PANGDEMONIUM)

Production of the Year (Readers' Choice):  Monkey Goes West (W!LD RICE)

- 'Art' (Nine Years Theatre)

- The Rise & Fall Of Little Voice (PANGDEMONIUM)

Best Director:  Nelson Chia ('Art', Nine Years Theatre)

- Edith Podesta (Dark Room x8)

- Sebastian Tan (Monkey Goes West)

- Tracie Pang (Fat Pig)

Best Actor:  Peter Sau ('Art', Nine Years Theatre)

- Adrian Pang (Frozen)

- Oliver Chong ('Art')

- Sugie Phua (Monkey Goes West)

Best Actress:  Mina Kaye (The Rise & Fall Of Little Voice, PANGDEMONIUM)

- Frances Lee (Fat Pig)

- Lydia Look (The Way We Go)

Best Supporting Actor:  Remesh Panicker (The Merchant of Venice, Singapore Repertory Theatre)

- Erwin Shah Ismail (The Ant & The Grasshopper)

- Zachary Ibrahim (Fat Pig)

Best Supporting Actress:  Jo Kukathas (The House Of Bernarda Alba, W!LD RICE)

- Elizabeth Lazan (Fat Pig) 

- Siti Khalijah Zainal (Monkey Goes West)

Best Ensemble:  Dark Room x8 (Edith Podesta)

- Poor Thing (The Necessary Stage)

- Senang (Drama Box)

Best Original Script:  Liu Xiaoyi (Fluid)

- Edith Podesta (Dark Room x8) 

- Haresh Sharma (Poor Thing)

- Oon Shu An (#UnicornMoment)

Best Set Design:  Ho Tzu Nyen, Andy Lim and Jed Lim (Ten Thousand Tigers, Ho Tzu Nyen)

- Eucien Chia (The Rise & Fall of Little Voice)

- Wong Chee Wai (The House of Bernarda Alba)

Best Lighting Design:  Andy Lim (Ten Thousand Tigers, Ho Tzu Nyen)

- James Tan (Red) 

- Lim Yu-Beng (The House of Bernarda Alba)

Best Sound Design or Original Score:  Bani Haykal (Gitanjali, The Necessary Stage)

- Darren Ng ('Art')

- Elaine Chan and Bang Wenfu (Monkey Goes West)

- Jeffrey Yue, Yasuhiro Morinaga and Bani Haykal (Ten Thousand Tigers)

Best Costume Design:  Tube Gallery by Phisit & Saxit (Monkey Goes West, W!LD RICE)

- Ivan Heng (The House of Bernarda Alba)

- Yang Derong (Hotpants)