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Brighton Fringe Award Winners 2018

01 June 2018

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


Best Brighton Fringe Venue Award

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


Audience Choice Award

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


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