The Cape Town Fringe FRESH Awards celebrate and recognise stand-out performances and creativity.
Finalists are nominated throughout the Fringe by a panel, which will be kept anonymous until the end of the Fringe to allow them (and artists) to work freely. Winners will be announced on 7 October.
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Here are the nominations so far…
FRESHEST Show
- Gug’ Othandayo the Musical
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- The Playroom
- Tswalo
- (w)asem
- J Bobs Live! Off the Record
- Samthing Soweto Gold Tour
- Kasi Stories: A Story Not Often Told
- In Whorefish Bloomers: The Waitresses’ Lament
- Abangabonwa (The Unseen)
- Worst of Both Worlds
- The Champion
FRESH Performer
- Nobuhle Mazinyane (keyboard) – Ernestine Deane
- Tiana Marwanqana (bass guitarist) – Ernestine Deane
- Francis Mennigke – The Blue Period of Milton van der Spuy
- Megan Oberholzer – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- Emihle Mdingi – Black Pride
- Thembekile Komani – The Playroom
- Babalwa Makweo – The Playroom
- Billy Langa – Tswalo
- Somila Toyi – Iziqhamo Zombomu
- Jeff Tshabalala aka J Bobs – J Bobs Live! Off the Record
- Thobani Nzuza – Boy Ntulikazi
- Mpapo Simon Majola – The Funeral
- Thulani Mtsweni – Kasi Stories: A Story Not Often Told
- Sinoxolo Cezula – Ndendile
- Thembekile Komani – Abangabonwa (The Unseen)
- Amykay Klaasen – Abangabonwa (The Unseen)
- Nkosentsha Tamana – Abangabonwa (The Unseen)
FRESH Creative Award finalist
- Kei-Ella Lowe (director) – In Whorefish Bloomers: The Waitresses’ Lament
- Unmute Dance Company (choreography) – Access Me
- Billy Langa (writer) – Tswalo
- Mahlatsi Mokgonyana (director) – Tswalo
- Nicola Hanekom (director) – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- Brendon Peel – Hocus Pocus
- Jeff Tshabalala (director, creator) – J Bobs Live! Off the Record
- Thando Doni (director) – Phefumla / To Breathe
- Ntsika Benya (script) – Stones
- Mzokuthula Gasa (choreography) – Abangabonwa (The Unseen)
- Khayalethu Anthony (writer) – The Champion
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