Awards & Nominations 2014

We're having a bumper year of award wins and nominations this year including a record four Scotsman Fringe First awards, Total Theatre Award nominations (including 50% of the circus nominations!), nods in both categories of the Foster's Comedy Award, two Stage Awards for Acting Excellence... the list goes on, and it's not even the end of the Fringe! Here's a rundown on what we've received so far...

The Scotsman Fringe First Awards:

CHEF (pictured) - pop - Winner

Sanitise (pictured) - Melanie Jordan and Caitlin Skinner) - Winner

SPINE - FoolsCap in Association with Soho Theatre - Winner

Pondling - Gúna Nua - Winner

Total Theatre Awards:

Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus:

Bromance (pictured) - Barely Methodical Troupe produced by DREAM with support from Underbelly Productions and NCCA - Winner

Circa: Beyond - Underbelly Productions - Nominated

A Simple Space - Aurora Nova presents Gravity & Other Myths - Nominated

Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form:

Christeene: The Christeene Machine - Soho Theatre - Nominated

How To Disappear Completely - Aurora Nova and Elbow Theatre present The Chop Theatre - Nominated

The Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards:

Best Newcomer:

Steen Raskopoulos: I'm Wearing Two Suits Because I Mean Business - Underbelly Productions - Nominated

Best Comedy Show

Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man - Soho Theatre - Nominated 

The Stage Awards For Acting Excellence

Rosie Wyatt (pictured) - SPINE - FoolsCap in Association with Soho Theatre - Winner

Jade Anouka (pictured) - CHEF - pop - Winner

Amused Moose Laughter Awards:

Trygve Wakenshaw - Kraken - Underbelly Productions and Don't Be Lonely - Nominated

The Skinny Awards:

Fringe Genius:

Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man - Soho Theatre - Nominated

Debutant Award:

Natasia Demetriou: You'll Never Have All of Me - The Invisible Dot - Nominated

Arches Brick Award for Emergent Work:

Christeene: The Christeene Machine (pictured) - Soho Theatre - Winner

Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe:

Felicity Ward - "This show is about perception and perspective. But it depends how you look at it.” - Nominated

2014 Fringe Sustainable Practice Award:

Be-Dom - Nominated

EntertainmentWise Hottest Shows of the Year:

Best Comedy:

Frisky & Mannish - Winner

Best Individual Performance:

Jack Holden - Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked - Winner