The New Players Jean Slobbé Memorial Award for Theatre Excellence
(donated by Ross Conland)

The New Players Jean Slobbe Memorial Award for Theatre excellence 2024 went to Sarah Upston for her role as Harriet in one act play ‘When Harriet met Sally’ by Cherol Filbee.

2024 Sarah Upston When Harriet Met Sally
2023 Margot Allais Death & Taxe$
2022 Rachel Southby A Relatively Uneventful Evening
2021 Sarah Upston Murder on the Menu
2020 Don Blackmore For over 40 years of electrical wizardry
2019 Braden Lister Four Flat Whites in Italy
2018 Richard Kenyon The Vicar of Dibley Too
2017 Esther Walker & Vinita Gupta Supermarket Sisterhood

The New Players Heather Conland Memorial Award for Off-Stage Excellence

The New Players Heather Conland Memorial Award for off stage excellence went to Danica Frentz for her incredible internet wizardry promoting our production of ‘Art Theft’ by Kerry Jimson

2024 Danica Frentz Internet wizardry
2023 Faith Woodcock Secretary / stage manager
2022 Braden Lister Director
2021 Esther Walker Secretary / props
2020 Anne Megget President / Facilitator

Antoinettes – Wellington District Theatre Federation Awards

2024 Magic Moment – Art Theft by Kerry Jimson
2024 Full Length Play – Special Award