Columba College pupils (standing from left) Keren Basel (second witch), Sophie Canton (first witch), Jessica Mundy (Banquo), Lois Prior (Macbeth) and (crouching at front) Raheli Yehezkely (third witch) perform a scene from Macbeth at the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2023 last week at the King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre. Photo: Linda Robertson

Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ Otago Regional University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2023

 

Winners

Best 15-minute scene: Logan Park High School — A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Runner up 15-minute scene: Queen’s High School — A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Best 5-minute scene: Taieri College — Macbeth

Runner up 5-minute scene: Columba College — Macbeth

Direct entry to National Shakespeare Schools Performance (NSSP): Martha McCauley — Queen’s High School

Runner up direct entry to NSSP: Amalie Latton — Trinity Catholic College

 

Otago regional awards

Denise Walsh Memorial Trophy best ensemble: Trinity Catholic College — Othello

Terry MacTavish Award for outstanding stage performance: Jimmy Muir — Logan Park High School — A Midsummer Night’s Dream

 

Judges discretionary awards

Costumes: King’s High School — Comedy of Errors

Choreography/movement: Columba College — Macbeth

Student director: Ted Kerr-Bell — Trinity Catholic College — Othello

Excellent connection between actors: Imogen Irvine and Amelie Warlow — St Hildas Collegiate School — The Taming of the Shrew

 

Notable performance awards

Antonia Burnett — Queen’s High School; Harvey Rawlings (King’s High School); Amalie Latton (Trinity Catholic College); Isaac Tili (Trinity Catholic College); Rowan Metreyeon (Logan Park High School); Jessica Mundy (Columba College).