2022 Fringe Nominations and Awards

At the end of each Fringe we recognise excellence at our prestigious Awards Ceremony. Our archive page shows winners from past years. We list current award winners and nominees below:

Comedy

Show

DRAG QUEENS VS ZOMBIES - Haus of Dench - AWARD
EDY HURST'S COMEDY VERSION OF JEFF WAYNE'S MUSI... - Edy Hurst
IMPROMPTU SHAKESPEARE - Impromptu Shakespeare Improv Company
JODY KAMALI: IRONING BOARD MAN - Jody Kamali
LUKE ROLLASON: BOWERBIRD - Luke Rollason

Stand-Up

AIDAN GOATLEY: TENACIOUS - Sweet Productions
ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: NEVERMORE - Alasdair Beckett-King - AWARD
NATHAN CASSIDY: HOT TUB GOD - Nathan Cassidy
ZOE BURY: NO SUCH THING AS NORMAL (WORK IN PROGRESS) - Zoe Bury

Children's Events

TINY! MARVELS AND WONDERS - Stone and Water
WILBUR THE WORST EXPLORER - Luke Wilkinson - AWARD

Dance

BUXTON DAY OF DANCE 2022 - Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris - AWARD

Film

U-CARMEN EKHAYELITSHA - Buxton Film - AWARD

Music

Large Ensemble

ALBION AFTER HOURS: SONGS OF LOVE AND CONNECTION - Albion Choir
BACH DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO AND WORKS 'FROM THE CZECH HOMELAND' - Keld Ensemble
BIG BAND TAKES THE STAGE - High Peak Big Band
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT WITH SOLOIST - High Peak Orchestra
SIMPLY ACAPPELLA - Ordsall Acappella Singers - AWARD

Small Ensemble - Vocal

AN ART SONG RECITAL: UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE - Adrienne Pyne & Stephenie Leung
CLOSE ENOUGH AT THE PUMP ROOM - Close Enough Barbershop Quartet - AWARD
MILONGA DEL ANGEL - ARKangel
RARE OCCASION IN CONCERT - Rare Occasion

Small Ensemble - Instrumental

MUSIC FOR TWO GUITARS - The Roth Guitar Duo
MUSIC OF WATER & STONE - Henrietta Hill and friends - AWARD
PARTITA - EARLY MUSIC CONCERT - Partita

Solo Show

ADVENTURES IN SOUND AND LIGHT - Egriega - AWARD
THE GUITAR AND ITS COUSINS - Rik Roberts

Spoken Word

THE BEAT GOES ON - The Glummer Twins
PORTENTS - Sinister Masterplan
VOICES FROM THE PEAK - Mark Gwynne Jones - AWARD
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - Buxton Drama League

Street Theatre

THE SHAKESPEARE JUKEBOX - Buxton Drama League - AWARD

Theatre

Production

KAFKAESQUE - Something Wicked Theatre Company
LITTLE BOXES - alphamum productions
THE LITTLE PRINCE - Three's Company & Underground
REPORT: AN ENQUIRY INTO INQUIRIES - Institute of Managing Performance
RUNNY HONEY BY PATRICIA DOWNEY - Spanner In The Works Theatre Company - AWARD
STAR WART! A NEW HIP! - ReZolution Theatre Company (RECYT)
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! A GOTHIC PUB ROCK OPERA - Black Liver
ZAV - PJV Studio

Actor - Female

Alice Connolly - IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE - Letter for Letter Theatre
Joann Condon - LITTLE BOXES - alphamum productions
Ashlea Kaye - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Three's Company & Underground - AWARD
Claire Cogan - RUNNY HONEY BY PATRICIA DOWNEY - Spanner In The Works Theatre Company
Emma Laidlaw - SYLVIA VS THE FASCISTS - Breathe Out Theatre

Actor - Male

Marcus Grant - FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON - Chatsworth Players
Jeff Longmore - THE FORGOTTEN - Dare to Know Theatre
Tim Hardy - THE TRIALS OF GALILEO - Hint of Lime Productions - AWARD
PJ Vickers - ZAV - PJV Studio

Youth Actor

(in memory of Viv Marriott)

Elijah Farrelly - THE CHRYSALIDS - REC Youth Theatre Company
Elyse Marling - THE CHRYSALIDS - REC Youth Theatre Company
Natasha Morris - [BLANK] BY ALICE BIRCH - Shadow Syndicate
Anais Barre - [BLANK] BY ALICE BIRCH - Shadow Syndicate - AWARD

Youth Production

(in memory of Viv Marriott)

[BLANK] BY ALICE BIRCH - Shadow Syndicate - AWARD

New Writing (awarded across categories)

Tom Crawshaw - THE LITTLE PRINCE - Three's Company & Underground
Polis Loizou and Laura Sampson - PORTENTS - Sinister Masterplan
Chris Neville-Smith - THE RATS IN THE WALLS - Chris Neville-Smith with Durham Dramatic Society
Mark Reid - REPORT: AN ENQUIRY INTO INQUIRIES - Institute of Managing Performance
Patricia Downey - RUNNY HONEY BY PATRICIA DOWNEY - Spanner In The Works Theatre Company
PJ Vickers - ZAV - PJV Studio - AWARD

Visual Arts

Event

ART AT THE CRESCENT - Peak District Artisans
ART IN THE OCTAGON - High Peak Artists
BAT2022: BUXTON ART TRAIL - Buxton Art Trail
DERBYSHIRE OPEN EXHIBITION - Buxton Museum and Art Gallery - AWARD
TIPPING POINTS - EXPLORATIONS IN LIMINAL LANDSCAPES - Sarah Keast/Buxton Museum and Art Gallery

Artist

Colette Payne - ART IN THE OCTAGON - High Peak Artists
Tracey Coverley - ART IN THE OCTAGON - High Peak Artists
Rebecca Clitheroe - BAT2022: BUXTON ART TRAIL - Buxton Art Trail
Sarah Keast - TIPPING POINTS - EXPLORATIONS IN LIMINAL LANDSCAPES - Sarah Keast/Buxton Museum and Art Gallery - AWARD

And More...

BRINGING ME BACK TO ME - Matthew Drapper
BUXTON PRIDE PICNIC - Stone and Water
A MAGICIAN'S JOURNEY - The Great Baldini - AWARD

Spirit of the Fringe

(in memory of Keith Savage)

THE SHAKESPEARE JUKEBOX - Buxton Drama League - AWARD

John Beecher Memorial Award

(for original, challenging work with high production values)

LUKE ROLLASON: BOWERBIRD - Luke Rollason - AWARD