The curtains have drawn on the 2018 season of Brighton Fringe, but not without a last hurrah. Last night, Brighton Fringe’s biggest and brightest congregated at the annual awards ceremony to take their curtain call.
Every year, the Brighton Fringe Awards celebrate the outstanding performances and events that make the festival fly. A whole host of awards celebrate the variety of art forms on show at the Fringe, and each award recognizes the respective recipients in a unique way. All companies who win an award also win a free registration to take part in Brighton Fringe the following year.
This year Brighton Fringe is excited to host two new awards: the Voice Arts Award, which supports the development of creativity and leadership skills; and the Marlborough Development Award, which supports LGBTQ+ performers taking risks and working in interdisciplinary ways.
With a plethora of exciting new talent and people gathering from all around the country, almost 90,000 tickets were sold at Brighton Fringe 2018.
Congratulations to all those who participated and a huge thank you to all our supporters.
The Argus Fringe Archangel Award
Winner: Edith Piaf Live At Nimegue
Nominations: Pelican | Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead
The Brighton Fringe Visual Arts Award in Association with HOUSE and AOH
Winner: Museum of Ordinary People
Nominations: Open Studios 2018 | One Can Not Be Too Careful
The Primary Times Children's Choice Award
Winner: Oskar’s Amazing Adventures
Nominations: Let’s Build a Planet | The tale of the Cockatrice | I’m a Magician Get me out of here
Gemini Print: Best Design for Print Award
Winner: Passionate Machine
Highly Commended: Franz Kafka: Apparatus
Voice's Best Newcomer to Brighton Fringe
Winner: Standard:Elite
Nominations: Lippy | Fix My Brain
IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award
Winner: NOW That's Who I Call Archie Henderson
IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Children and Family Show
Winner: Margo & Mr. Whatsit
IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Theatre Award
Winner: Bully Beef
The Fringe Review Outstanding Theatre Award
Winner: The Polished Scar
The Bobby: Best of the Festival Award
Winner: Victorious
Nominations: What We Leave Behind | Hymns For Robots | Always, With a Love That’s True
Latest Comedy Award
Winner: Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead
Nominations: Garry Starr: Garry Starr Performs Everything | Katy Schutte: Schutte the Unromantic
Latest Live Music Award
Winner: Geoff Rob
Nominations: The Turbans | Glenn Richardson
Radio Reverb Out in Brighton LGBTQ Brighton Fringe Award
Winner: Hot Gay Time Machine
Nominations: The Morning After the Life Before | Gypsy Queen
The First and Foremost Entertainment Cabaret Award
Winner: Hello La Voix New Show, New Shoes, Old Earrings
Nominations: The Tap Pack | Circus Vegas | Vanishing Point
The Space to Dance Award from Southeast Dance
Winner: A Night with Thick and Tight
Nominations: My Feminist Boner | Watching
The Brighton Fringe Audience Choice Award: Best Venue
Winner: Junkyard Dogs
New Writing South's Best New Play Award
Winner: Passionate Machine
Nominations: The Sorrowful Tale of Sleeping Sydney | Gun
ONCA Green Curtain Award
Winner: Subira
Nominations: Efemera
Balkan/Otherplace Award
Winner: Garry Starr Performs Everything
Nominations: What We Leave Behind | Meadow by Meadow | Nathan and Ida's Hotdog Stand
The Marlborough Development Award
Winner: Oozing Gloop
The Brighton Fringe Audience Choice Award: Best Event
Winner: Love Letters to Rappers
Nominations: Slipskin
The Brighton Fringe International Touring Bursary in Association with The Pebble Trust
Winner: A Night with Thick and Tight
Nominations: Bomb Sex | The Sorrowful Tale of Sleeping Sydney
The Spirit of the Fringe Award
Winner: David Weedall
