2008 Winners - Malaysia
Short+Sweet Theatre Malaysia closed on Sunday 17 August with a sell out Gala performance. The two week festival showcased thirty plays; twenty in the Top 20 and ten in the Staged Readings 10. With over 100 artists involved and around 1500 audience members, this inaugural Malaysian festival was fantastic success.
The awards recipients for Short+Sweet Theatre Malaysia 2008 are:
Best Actor: Abdul Qahar Aqilah
The Saga of Mok Mansion
Best Actor Runner Up: Glamorique Arshad
Love and Light
Best Actress: Soefira Jaafar
How Do You Want Me? How Do You Like Me Now?
Best Actress Runner-up: Sharon Lam
Love and Light
Best Playwright: Dean Lundquist
I Can Tell Your Handbag is Fake
Best Director: Melissa Teoh
I Can Tell Your Handbag is Fake
Best Newcomer: Ram Meyo
Coffee Shop
People’s Choice Award: I Can Tell Your Handbag is Fake
Best Production: Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea