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The Theatre Organization of Cyprus (THOC)<br />

conferred the Theatre Awards covering the<br />

2003-4 and 2004-5 theatre seasons during a<br />

ceremony that took place at Latsia Municipal<br />

Theatre on 12 December, 2005. This year’s ceremony<br />

was dedicated to the memory of Cyprus<br />

theatre pioneer, Nicos Pantelides.<br />

The THOC Major Theatre Award was given to<br />

veteran director and actor Nicos Charalambous<br />

for his outstanding contribbution to the arts.<br />

The President of the Republic, Tassos Papadopoulos<br />

presented the award to Nicos Charalambous<br />

who was acclaimed with standing ovations by<br />

the packed theatre hall.<br />

The awards in other categories were as follows:<br />

• Best Male Performance prize went to Neoclis<br />

Neocleous for his role in Beckam Borchert’s<br />

"Outside the Door" - a 2003-4 THOC production,<br />

directed by Heinz–Uwe Haus. He treated<br />

aptly the subject of the human indignation<br />

roused by the cruel reality in tune with the antimilitaristic<br />

spirit of the writer.<br />

• Best Female Performance Award went to<br />

The President of the<br />

Republic Tassos<br />

Papadopoulos congratulating<br />

Nicos<br />

Charalambous on<br />

receiving the THOC<br />

Major Theatre<br />

Award.<br />

Marina Maleni (left)<br />

presenter.<br />

THOC Theatre Awards<br />

The Minister of Education and Culture, Mr. Pefkios<br />

Georgiades conferring the Best Director Award to<br />

Heinz-Uwe Haus.<br />

Marina Maleni, presenter.<br />

Stella Phyrogeni for her performance in Virginia<br />

Wolf’s "Orlando" – a 2004-5 Persona Theatre<br />

Group production, directed by Lea Maleni. The<br />

actress used with great artistry the words and the<br />

movement when dealing with the major topic<br />

of the relationship between sex and identity.<br />

• Best Director Award was won by Heinz-Uwe<br />

Haus for Beckam Borchert’ s "Outside the Door"<br />

- a 2003-4 THOC production – an object les-

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