With hundreds of shows taking part during Fringe, we had a great selection of awards to be won! Some of these awards were voted for by audience members, others by award sponsors and local arts groups. The majority of awards were shortlisted independently by judging panels, but some were open to submissions.
The Brighton Fringe 2025 Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday 1st June at Big Puck in The Circus Yard.
All awards were judged at the discretion of the partners, and judging terms varied.
2025 Awards
It is the 1st of June — the grand finale of Fringe 2025 — and we’re gearing up to celebrate 31 unforgettable days of extraordinary performances, boundless talent, brilliant creativity, and all the weird and wonderful magic in between. This year, Brighton Fringe wrapped with over eight hundred shows and more than one thousand incredible artists. And now, the awards mark the cherry on top of the rich, riotous, and utterly delicious Fringe cake — and what a sweet celebration it has been!
We started the evening by welcoming all the fabulous guests, presenters, sponsors, nominees hosted by the amazing Revel Puck team at The Circus Yard. Everyone gathered with drinks, and kind words shared while we waited to usher everyone into Big Puck circus tent, and there was a positive buzz in the air with photos being taken and smiles all round.
While everyone found their seats and eagerly anticipated the results, we applauded our dazzling hosts for the evening, Sarah and Elin. The show began with a performance by Selena Mersey, winner of last year’s Pebble Trust Outgoing Touring Award, who performed a song from her award winning show Madonna/Whore, as well as a song written especially for the awards ceremony.
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And on with the show!
The winners are as follows:
Brighton Fringe Exhibitions Award in Association with Artists Open Houses
Brighton Fringe Exhibitions Award in Association with Artists Open Houses
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Judy Stevens, Festival Director
Prize: A free registration for Brighton Fringe 2026, plus a free advert in the Artists Open Houses brochure 2026
Shortlist :
Bryony Devitt - Portable Open House
Bel Fire Fayre - SMART Sheds
Wachart CIC - Mid Street Lab
Winner : Bel Fire Fayre - SMART SHEDS
Bel Fire Fayre - SMART SHEDS
Mid Street Lab Community Award
Mid Street Lab Community Award
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Jean Wachter, Director of Mid Street Lab
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Shortlist :
Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou - Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou
The Feline & The Falcon - Sitting (In Silence)
Graphic Brighton - Graphic Brighton: Refugee Comics
Bel Fire Fayre - SMART Sheds
Art of Comedy & Morgwyn's Marvellous Media - Brighton Belles
Michael McKenzie: Bed 32
Winner : The Feline & The Falcon - Sitting (In Silence)
Sitting (In Silence) Poster
The Newman Thomson Design & Print Award 2025
The Newman Thomson Design & Print Award 2025
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Warrick Francis, Newman Thomson
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Shortlist :
Fourth World Promotions - The Great 80s & 90s Movie Soundtrack Songbook
All Aboard! An evening with Pearl and Dean
KRC Productions - End Game
Let Luz Productions - HOW TO KILL A CHICKEN
Halfway Down Productions - Norman: A Big Beat Ballet
Revel Puck Circus - The Ugly Duckling - Circus Show
Lose Your Marbles Comedy Collective - AUDITORY AWAKENINGS WITH MR TINGLES IN THE HOUSE OF ASMR
Cross the Pond Theatre Co - Bombshell
Will BF - Will BF: MOON TEAM IIIV
Gag N Bone Man Comedy - Graeme Rayner: Dadology
Improbotics - RoboTales
Winner : All Aboard! An Evening with Pearl & Dea n
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All Aboard! An Evening with Pearl & Dean
SupaJam Education Outstanding Neurodiverse Performance Award 2025
SupaJam Education Outstanding Neurodiverse Performance Award 2025
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Abbie Hill and Lillie Watson, Supajam
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Shortlist :
Poppy Radcliffe Productions - SECTIONED - Schrödinger's Mental Health
Ingenious Fools Ltd - Cerys Bradley’s Queer Tales For Autistic Folk
Simon Harriyott - Simon Harriyott: Autastic - Brighton Fringe
Jennifer Jordan - 3 Minutes Inside My Brain
Purple Productions by Grace Eyre - Laughter Lounge
Queerlysh - Oops my neurodiversity is showing!
Jo Jarvie - Crazy Stupid Funny
Winner : Poppy Radcliffe Productions - SECTIONED: Schrödinger's Mental Health
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Poppy Radcliffe Productions - SECTIONED: Schrödinger's Mental Health
The Brighton Fringe Family-Friendly Award 2025 in Association with Brighton Girls
The Brighton Fringe Family-Friendly Award 2025 in Association with Brighton Girls
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Rosie McColl, Head of Brighton Girls Senior School
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026, rehearsal space, marketing package from Brighton Girls
Shortlist :
Revel Puck Circus - The Nose Dive Assembly
Darryl J Carrington - Out of The Box
Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas - Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas
Fran & Han Productions - Fishy Tales of the Seabream Sisters
Neon Sun - Roller Circus
Winner : Darryl J Carrington - Out of the Box
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Darryl J Carrington - Out of the Box
Most Outstanding Dance Work
Most Outstanding Dance Work
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Cath James, Artistic Director
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Shortlist :
TalkSmall - Katherine and Pierre
Camille Cooper - Decadence, Desire, and Decapitation
Delia Ceruit - TraSh
The Let's All Dance Ballet Company - Puss In Boots
OneTwoMany - InThisTogether
BrainFools - Lucky Pigeons
Halfway Down Productions - Norman: A Big Beat Ballet
WE PERIOD. - PERIOD
TAP - BN1 Arts Centre
Anchored In Air - Head Over Wheels
Art for Rainy Days - How A Spiral Works - Art For Rainy Days
Levantes Dance Theatre - THE BAND
Amanda Gillian Thompson - The Nest
Entasi Dance Company - HOST
Clandestino - Clandestino
Collectif and then... - The Greatest Show on Earth
RUNNERS UP :
PERIOD - We Period
TAP - BN1 Arts Centre
How a Spiral Works - Art for Rainy Days
Winner : Head Over Wheels - Anchored in Air
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Head Over Wheels - Anchored in Air
The Spirit of the Fringe Award 2025 sponsored by Theatre Royal Brighton
The Spirit of the Fringe Award 2025 sponsored by Theatre Royal Brighton
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Sophie Denney, Theatre Director, Jackie Alexander, Senior Creative Learning Manager, Simon Miles, Customer Experience Manager
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026, Annual ATG Membership, prosecco and flowers
Nominees :
Aiden Bex
Pearl and Dean
James Horscroft
Aaron Weight
Carl Carzana
Susan Evans
Winner : Aiden Bex
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Aiden Bex
FringeReview Outstanding Theatre Award
FringeReview Outstanding Theatre Award
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Sophie Methuen Turner, FringeReview
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026 and teapot!
Winner : The Conor Baum Company - Electra
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The Conor Baum Company
Farnham Maltings Emerging Artist/ Company Award 2025
Farnham Maltings Emerging Artist/ Company Award 2025
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Will Arnold, Producer
Prize: £1000 plus mentoring from Farnham Maltings
Shortlist :
Indigo Creative - Time and Time Again
The Feline & The Falcon - Sitting (In Silence)
Amanda Gillian Thompson - The Nest
JCB Theatre - The Flat Earthers
Winner : The Feline & The Falcon - Sitting (In Silence)
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Sitting (In Silence) Poster
Pebble Trust Outgoing Touring Award
The Pebble Trust Outgoing Touring Award
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Louise Arnell, The Pebble Trust
Prize: £3,000 to be used within 18 months to take their show to another Fringe
Winner : Chocolate Box Theatre - C'est Magnifique
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Chocolate Box Theatre
Soho playhouse international fringe encore series
SoHo Playhouse International Fringe Encore Series Nomination
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Darren Lee Cole, Producing Artistic Director
Winner : WLTM Productions - With Ruby and I
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WLTM Productions
Best New Show Award sponsored by No. 124 Brighton
Best New Show Award sponsored by No. 124 Brighton
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Josh Williams, Kimberly Butler, No. 124 Brighton
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Shortlist :
Ruth Berkoff - The Beauty of Being Herd
Coddiwomple Theatre - Everyone Rotate Right
Skin and Blister Theatre - Don't Let Me Die Before Sunday
Kumar Muniandy - Second Class Queer
Lentil Industries - CatGPT: Feline & Feral
Charlie Mulliner - Love Hunt
KRC Productions - End Game
Dian Cathal - Deadnamed
Lying Bear Productions - Too Small To Tell
All Aboard - An Evening With Pearl and Dean
Juliette Burton - Juliette Burton: Going Rogue
What Now Productions - Junkies
BRILLIG - Terry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, and Selling Cars to Customers
Claudia Shnier - Split Ends
Cross the Pond Theatre Co - BOMBSHELL
Benarty - Puck: A Fairy's Tale
Lotus Stone - Verity
Liebenspiel - Levi Meltzer & Sam Berlin: Readymades
Michael Burdett - Before Fame OR: What not to do when you discover one of the world's greatest pop duos in a village hall
DLB Productions - Monsters, a queer myth
Moon Kim Theatre Company - The Arms
Alexis Sakellaris - A STAN IS BORN!
Ozzy Algar, Tanika Lay-Meachen and BIGHEAD Comedy - Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen
Dian Cathal - Trans*Atlantic
Winner : KRC Productions - End Game
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KRC Productions
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Lionhouse
AUDIENCE CHOICE Best LARGE Venue
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Sarah and Elin, Brighton Fringe
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Winner : The Old Market
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The Old Market
AUDIENCE CHOICE Best SHOW
Presented at the awards ceremony by: Amy Keogh, Managing Director of Brighton Fringe
Prize: Free registration to Brighton Fringe 2026
Winner : Lost Hippo - Guess Boo: The Mystery of My Nan's Ashes
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Lost Hippo
Congratulations to our award winners!
We would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone who took part in Brighton Fringe this year. We hope you are all incredibly proud of yourselves – we certainly are!
We’d like to give a special thanks to Revel Puck for hosting the awards, Danny Fitzpatrick for photographing, Serious Glass for filming, Selena Mersey and Matthew Gest’s Boogie Woogie Troupe for performing and all of you for attending! A special thank you to all our presenters and award sponsors:
Artist Open Houses
Mid Street Lab
Newman Thomson
SupaJam
Brighton Girls GDST
South East Dance
Theatre Royal Brighton
FringeReview
Farnham Maltings
The Pebble Trust
SoHo Playhouse New York
No. 124 Brighton
Hosted by Sarah French and Elin Eaton, with thanks to the rest of the BF team.
The Brighton Fringe Team:
Chair: Duncan Lustig-Prean
Managing Director: Amy Keogh
Operations Manager: Hannah Turk
Development Manager: Vicky Hague
Artist and Venue Services: Laura Aiton, Sarah French, Megan McEvoy
Box Office: Elin Eaton, Isabella McCarthy-Sommerville, Joe McCracken, Mariana Morais
Jubilee Square Coordinator: Rosa Firbank
Marketing: Spark Arts AM&PM
Content Creator: Alice Langston
SEE YOU IN 2026!
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