Artistic innovation, excellence, the exploration of new performance styles and the courage to open new conversation through the arts underpin the motivation for the winners of the Standard Bank Ovation Award. These are the latest daily winners, selected by a jury of critics, journalists and theatre makers from hundreds of plays on the Fringe.

Saturday 8 July

• Celebration: Music of American Composers – Althea Waites
• Alan Committie: 180 Punchlines! (Three Laughs a Minute) – Alan Committie Productions
  

• Dikakapa – Generation of Stars
• Ekurhuleni Jazz Ensemble
• The Acoustic Me – LoveChild

Friday 7 July

• Agony – Thistle Productions
• Human Pieces II – The South African Theatre Village pty ltd
• Silent Scars – Calvin Ratladi Foundation in partneship with Zabalaza Theatre Festival
• Welcome to the Zoo – Hijinks Theatre and ZikkaZimba

Thursday 6 July

• FlameBook – Jo Kinda – Mdali
• Samthing Soweto – The Plat4orm
• Down to a Sunless Sea – Wind Up Mind
• Guy Buttery – Guy Buttery

Wednesday 5 July

• Molora – Tshwane University of Technology’s Drama and Film Department
• The Kaffirs – Gauteng Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture

Monday 3 July

• Au Revoir – Follow Spot Productions
• Bayephi – Thembela Madliki
• Dear Mr Government, Please May I Have a Meeting With You Even Though I´m Six Years Old? – UJ Arts & Culture (a division of FADA)
• Fire House – Hijinks Theatre
• Hani: The Legacy – Market Theatre Laboratory
• Nijinsky´s War – Leftfoot Productions
• Syria? – Artscape Theatre Centre
• Tats Nkonzo is Privileged – ExploSIV Productions
• Tau – One Man and His Dog and The Market Theatre

Saturday 1 July

• The Devil and Billy Markham – Contagious
• State Fracture – ExploSIV Productions

Friday 30 June

• Cattle Drive – Theatre for Africa
• In(S)kin – Artscape Theatre Centre

On the last day of the National Arts Festival, the winners of the Standard Bank Silver and Golden Ovation Awards will be announced.

• Find out how the Ovation Awards work
• Follow the #OvationAwards17 hashtag on social media for the latest news. And you’ll find all the daily winners on our app and website

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