1 November, 2025

Comic-drama role snares award

Nikau Alexander, a star of a combined Westlake high schools’ production this year, was named Best Performer in a Lead Role in a Play at the Showdown Awards.
The annual awards recognise performance and staging excellence in secondary school shows from across the Auckland region.
Nikau (pictured) played the role of Stephen in Three Birds Alighting on a Field, a comic drama set in the art world. He received his trophy at an awards night held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna on 9 October.
North Shore schools picked up several other major awards, with Kaitlyn Darroch from Takapuna Grammar School named Best Performer in a Lead Role in a Musical. She played Nurse Alison Raynor in Shortland Street: The Musical – Teen Issue.
The overall Showdown Best Production for 2025 went to Rangitoto College for Les Misérables.

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