“Luke Rollason: Bowerbird”” performed at the Brighton Fringe Festival 2022 Photography by DFphotography.co.uk/Danny Fitzpatrick Credit : DFphotography.co.uk

Bursary Recipients 2026

Each year, Brighton Fringe offers a series of bursaries in collaboration with various local, national and international organisations.

Bursaries ensure that those who may not normally take part in Brighton Fringe can do so. They cover the cost of event registration and often more forms of support, such as financial, mentoring or marketing.

Without further ado, please see below our Bursary winners from Brighton Fringe 2026.

brighton fringe staff bursaries 2026

We are lucky enough to offer a range of Staff Bursaries every year, covering a whole range of genres chosen by the member of staff.

Duncan's Artist of the Global Majority Bursary

‘Are You Even Indian?’ - Theatre from Mohit Mathur & MoCa Productions

Hannah's Sustainability Bursary

‘Out of the Bin’ - Theatre from Pebble Theatre

‘The Party Clothes Swap’ by Sew Fabulous

Elin's Bursary for Neurodiverse Artists

Get Your Geek On’ – Comedy by Juliette Burton

‘INTO THE PIT’ – by AK Golding

Sarah's Cabaret & Variety Bursary

‘Hot Mess’ – by Georgia Polly-Taylor

Megan's LGBTQIA+ Comedy Bursary

‘Dr. Jimmy, Existential Physics’ – James Robert Lyon

Vicky's Musical Theatre Bursary

‘The Winner Rolls it All: A Brand New Jukebox Parody Musical’ – by Staunch Theatre

Laura's Low Income Bursary

‘tHERapy’ – Theatre by Oladotun Olagbadebo
‘RATBAG: Ratmageddon’ – Comedy by Ratbag Theatre.

all that bex 'everyone loves an underdog' bursary

Fringe Favourite and Spirit of the Fringe 2026 winner All That Bex offer’s their bursary to anyone considers themselves an underdog.

‘Lady Bolognese: Class War’ – Comedy Theatre by Lady Bolognese

applause create tour bursary

Kent based NPO Applause, are the lead partners for Create Tour Connect (CTC) a new innovative partnership project commissioning, developing and touring theatre and drama across the rural touring network in England.

‘Natal Attraction’ – Theatre by Katherine Kotz
‘Poppies’ – Theatre by GAIT Theatre

ENCORE INSURE BURSARIES

Encore Insure offer three bursaries in Circus, Literature and Spoken word, and Theatre, reflecting their dedication to Fringe performance and the creative zeal of new makers

‘GET BETTER’ – Theatre by Mads Noddings
‘Every Single Sound In The World’ – Circus by Natalie Patuzzo
‘The Midlife Lesbian Handbook’ – Spoken Word by Emma Clowsley

IRONCLAD BURSARIES

Ironclad Creative are a writing focused not-for-profit offer a new writing bursary specifically to support new theatre or storytelling from writers.

‘Unidentified Fluid Other’ - Theatre by Gabe Lazareff

luke rollason memorial bursary

The fifth and final year of his comedy bursary, comedian and actor Luke Rollason has selected some lucky people to supply mentoring and crisps.

Winners

‘Robocop vs. The Terminator vs. Gabriel Featherstone’ – by Gabriel Featherstone
‘Paul Sykes is back on the Family Patch’ – by Zoe Cussen

Runners Up

‘All Aboard’ – by Anand Sankar
‘Chronically Sick, Hormonal Slag. A Chaotic Musical Comedy’ – by Alice Ella.

nik coppin bursary for comedy

Funny guy and spirit of the fringe award winner 2024 kindly offers a comedy bursary supported by Laughing Horse.

‘A Street Mattress Named Desire’ – Jordan Jones

PEBBLE TRUST YOUNG PEOPLE'S BURSARY

For the 15th year running, The Pebble Trust is supporting Brighton Fringe artists by offering 3 bursaries to young people in or from Sussex wishing to put on an event, in any category.