05 March 2007 - 0 Comments

The 14th annual New Zealand Fringe Festival has drawn to a close, with the announcements of this year’s Fringe 07 award winners.

Thirteen awards were granted at the award ceremony and closing night party, held tonight at Wellington’s San Francisco bathhouse.

The top award, Best of Fringe 07, went to Hotel, the innovative and critically-acclaimed theatre performance set in the Museum Hotel, produced by site-specific.

“Hotel was a beautifully slick and well-produced Fringe show,” said Fringe 07 director Karen Blyth.

“The judges all agreed that Hotel embodied the absolute best of what Fringe 07 had to offer. The site-specific company are a class act and certainly they are a team to watch in future. Well done to Hotel!

“The feedback from the arts community, reviewers and the audience has been that this year’s crop of productions has been of an exceptionally high standard.

“A big thank you to the hundreds of people who participated in Fringe 07 and to the audiences who make it all worthwhile. Roll on 2008 – we’ll be back!”

Twenty-three judges from the Wellington arts community reviewed all 98 productions between them to award thirteen winners and honourable mentions for each category.

BEST DANCE

WINNER: 'Mothtick' by Julia Sadlar and Katie Burton
Honourable Mention: 'Chance' by Maria Dabrowska and Alex Leonhartsberger.

BEST MUSIC

WINNER: 'In the Cube' by STRIKE
Honourable Mentions: 'Spartacus R in Octophonic' by Brownlight Industries and 'Plus One' LCUK and 'Death to Your Dreams' by Sean M Whelan and the Mime Set

BEST VISUAL ARTS

WINNER: 'Sounds Like Light, Lights and Sound' by Frey
Honourable Mentions: 'Public Announcement' by Mat Hunkin and 'Cakes of the 20th Century' by the Mens Art Club

BEST OUTDOOR

WINNER: 'Gravity and Other Myths' by Fuse Productions NZ
Honourable Mentions: 'Lovers of Central Park' by Connect Productions and 'Baby where are the fine things you promised me?' by Winning Productions

BEST THEATRE

WINNER: 'Hotel' by Site-Specific
Honourable Mentions: 'Brain Power' by Out of Bounds and 'On the Corner' by Longcloak Productions

STAND OUT PERFORMER

WINNER: Gavin Rutherford from 'Hotel'
Honourable Mentions: Leon Wadham from 'Brain Power' and Maria Dabrowska and Alex Leonhartsberger from 'Chance'

BEST COMEDY

WINNER: 'Return of the Lonesome Buckwhips' by The Lonesome Buckwhips
Honourable Mentions: 'Hot Pink Bits' by Penash Productions, 'The Little Shop of Horrors' by Naked Pictures and 'A Yank in NZ' by Dave Wiggins

MARKETING AWARD

WINNER: 'Hotel' by site-specific
Honourable Mention: 'Life As Antigone' by Almost a Bird Theatre Collective

BEST ONE MAN BAND/ SOLO SHOW

WINNER: 'Porcelain Grin' by The Amazing Orange Tricycle
Honourable Mentions: 'Letteracy' by Tanya Batt and 'Arch Enemies and Other Close Acquaintances' by Live in an elevator

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER: 'Brain Power' by Out of Bounds
Honourable Mentions: 'Imagining Reality' by Babyshads

MOST ORGINAL CONCEPT

WINNER: 'Cakes of the 20th Century' by The Mens Art Club
Honourable Mentions: 'Soundmarks' by the Soundnerds
Baby and 'Where are the Fine things you Promised Me?' by Winning Productions

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? Best Newcomer to Fringe

WINNER: 'Public Announcement' by Mat Hunkin
Honourable Mentions: 'The Leaning Tower of Penchant' by Back – Lit Productions

BEST OF FRINGE 07

WINNER: 'Hotel' by site-specific
Honourable Mentions: 'Gravity and Other Myths' by Fuse Productions

Thanks to www.fringe.org.nz for this story.

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