The Wellington Theatre Awards 2024 which took place at The Opera House was a wonderful and joyous celebration of the incredible rigour and skill within our industry.

Amongst those who were awarded were a number of Toi Whakaari graduates:

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Costume Designer of the Year in honour of Paul Jenden

Rhys Tunley - Lizzie the Musical

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Lighting Designer of the Year

Rowan Pierce - Belle - A Performance of Air

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Set Designer of the Year in Honour of Raymond Boyce

Meg Rollandi – Gravity & Grace, and the Lochburns

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Sound Designer of the Year sponsored by HardKase Audio

Te Aihe Butler - Heartbreak Hotel

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Director of the Year in honour of Richard Campion

Anapela Polata’ivao – The Savage Coloniser Show

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Mayoral Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre

Dr Kerryn Palmer

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Outstanding Contribution to Community

Madeline McNamara

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Outstanding Contribution to Community

Lyndee-Jane Rutherford

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We also acknowledge the Toi Whakaari alumni who worked on the winning and nominated productions, The Tīwhas: A Matariki Spectacular, Gravity & Grace, The Savage Coloniser Show, Belle - A Performance of Air and Dawn Raids.

Special shoutout to our very own Alex Fisher who was nominated for Lighting Designer of the Year, our acting students who were a part of the Dawn Raids ensemble, nominated for the Excellence Award for Ensemble, the Pacific Underground aiga, and Te Hāmama Hohua who hosted the stunning event alongside Te Tīwhas.

Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa!

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Pictured above: Director of the Year winner Anapela Polata’ivao. Photo by Lewis Ferris/The Wellington Theatre Awards

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