Since
having EXITO as its primary sponsor, Aranui High School’s
drama
department has scooped a raft of awards in Theatre Festivals
in New Zealand and Norfolk Island.
In
2006 their awards included:
National Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools
• Dymocks Award for Special Individual Performance - Te Awhiroa
Kuka-Sweet as Hamlet
• Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Award for Best Technician
- A.J. White
• Stratford Shakespeare Society Award for Outstanding Presentation
from a Tragedy - Aranui High School for Hamlet
• The New Zealand Theatre Federation Award for Outstanding
Production - Aranui High School for Hamlet
International Theatre Festival, Norfolk Island
• Runner-up Best Actor - Te Awhiroa Kuka-Sweet as Hamlet
• Best Concept and Design - Robert Gilbert
• Best Supporting Actor - Sheree Faaope as Gertrude
• Runner-up Best Production - Aranui High School for Hamlet
And in 2007:
International Theatre Festival, Norfolk Island
• Adjudicator’s Achievement Award - Andrew Bolith as
Friar Laurence
• Best Director - Robert Gilbert
• Trans-Tasman Trophy for Best Production - Aranui High School
for Romeo and Juliet
New Zealand Theatre Federation District Festival of Community Theatre
• The Hunter Bell Memorial Trophy for Best Youth Production
- Aranui High School for Romeo and Juliet
• The Radford Cup for Best Drama - Aranui High School for
Romeo and Juliet
• The Sir James Hay Memorial Trophy for Best Overall Production
- Aranui High School for Romeo and Juliet
New Zealand Theatre Federation South Island Festival of Community
Theatre
• Best Youth Production - Aranui High School for Romeo and
Juliet
• Best Overall Production - Aranui High School for Romeo and
Juliet
New Zealand Theatre Federation National Festival of Community Theatre
• Outstanding Emerging Player - Andrew Bolithio as Friar Laurence
• Best Actor (Male) - Pana Hema-Taylor as Mercutio
