2025 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:

Children's Events

COMICS VS KIDS - Art of Comedy
DR JONES FUNNY BONES - Jeannie Jones - AWARD
GRIMM'S FAIRER TALES - Stories Alive / Sweet Productions
IRISH STORYTELLING FOR CHILDREN - Neysa Killeen
TALL TALES - REC Youth Theatre

Comedy

Show

ANNA HALE: CONTROL FREAK (WORK IN PROGRESS) - Anna Hale
CRUDI DENCH: SOMEONE HELP HER! (WORK IN PROGRESS) - Crudi Dench
EDY HURST: PICK UP THY BOW AND SWIM! OH MIGHTY KING OF ITHACA (WIP) - Edy Hurst
I AM MYCOCK - Dr Andy Mycock
JOZ NORRIS: YOU WAIT. TIME PASSES. - Joz Norris
ROB ROUSE & TOM WRIGGLESWORTH: THE UNLIKELY WEIGHTLIFTERS - Rob Rouse & Tom Wrigglesworth
WILL BF: MOON TEAM IIIV - Will BF - AWARD

Stand-Up

ABIGAIL ROLLING - SH*T LAWYER - Abigail Rolling
ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: KING OF CRUMBS - Alasdair Beckett-King - AWARD
HAYLEY ELLIS: SILLY MARE (WORK IN PROGRESS) - Hayley Ellis
SAMANTHA DAY: THE GREAT BRITISH MENU (OF PETTY COMPLAINTS) - Samantha Day

Dance

BUXTON DAY(S) OF DANCE 2025 - Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris - AWARD

Film

BURBAGE WORKS - HEART OF BRASS - Burbage Band (Buxton) - AWARD
HITCHCOCK'S SILENT FILM BLACKMAIL WITH LIVE MUSIC - Brief Encounter Duo

Music

Large Ensemble

BE BEGUILED! - High Peak Orchestra
BEST OF STAGE & SCREEN WITH BURBAGE BRASS BAND - Burbage Band (Buxton)
BIG BAND BREWERY BONANZA - High Peak Big Band
MRO AT THE FRINGE - Manchester Recorder Orchestra - AWARD
THE YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA - Sheffield Music Academy & Friends

Small Ensemble - Classical

CHAMBER DELIGHTS - Cheshire Chamber Collective - AWARD
PARTITA - RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE MUSIC - Partita
SWEET PICK 'N' MIX - Polydolci
THE THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI - Orugoru

Small Ensemble - Popular Tradition

BOB HALL & HILARY BLYTHE - Jazz ('n' Blues) at the Junction - AWARD
DESTINATION MOON - Basin Street Jazz & Blues
L'HEURE BLEUE - Take Two
LULLABY OF HARLEM: BIRTH OF THE BLUES - ARKangel

Solo Vocal

HANNAH BRINE LIVE AT THE BUXTON FRINGE - Hannah Brine - AWARD
JUDY DUNLOP ACCOMPANIED - Judy Dunlop
A SHORE TO CIRCLE BACK TO - Chloe Jones

Solo Instrumental

CLASSICAL GUITAR JONATHAN PRAG - Jonathan Prag Classical Guitar
MOSAIC - Adrian Lord
VIRTUOSO CLASSICS FOR GUITAR - Ed Billingham - AWARD

Show

DARREN, TRISH & THE FASCIST REGIME - Darren & Trish
THE SHOWS WE USED TO KNOW - Robert Hazle & Helena Northcote - AWARD
SOUND ON SOUND SESSION WITH WILL AND DAVE - Will Hawthorne and Dave Goodway
TELLYFULL OF SONGS: FINGERS ON THE BUTTON - Fred Up

Vocal Performance

SIMPLY A CAPPELLA - Ordsall Acappella Singers - AWARD
SONGS FOR A SUMMER'S NIGHT - Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies Choir

Spoken Word

800 YEARS AND COUNTING - Chapel Arts Creative Writing Group
AND OTHER CREATURES - Polis Loizou
BUCKETS OF BLOOD - FAIRY TALES NOT FOR KIDS - Stories Alive / Sweet Productions - AWARD
OUR ANXIOUS MEASUREMENTS - Dean Tsang

Street Theatre

THE SHAKESPEARE JUKEBOX - Buxton Drama League - AWARD

Theatre

Production

1 KING, 2 PRINCES, AND SHAKESPEARE'S LIE - Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited
THE BAKER STREET LADIES - Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited
DESTINATION: 'OLD HAG' - (uncredited) presents
FLAT 4 - Isabel Songer
LIV: SAPPHIC SHAKESPEARE - Headache Creative Productions
OVERWHELM - Working Progress Collective
THERE IS A LIGHT AND A WHISTLE FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION - Play Nicely Theatre
WUMMY - Charis King - AWARD

Actor

Jac Wheble - ALMOST FAMOUS BY ANDY MOSELEY - NoLogoProductions
Lexi Wolfe - THE BAKER STREET LADIES - Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited - AWARD
Patrick Kealey - FICTION ROMANCE - Fetch Theatre - AWARD
Isabel Songer - FLAT 4 - Isabel Songer
Tanieth Kerr - LIV: SAPPHIC SHAKESPEARE - Headache Creative Productions
Beth Birss - LIV: SAPPHIC SHAKESPEARE - Headache Creative Productions
Max Burnett - OVERWHELM - Working Progress Collective
Louis Martino - OVERWHELM - Working Progress Collective
Sam Bates - OVERWHELM - Working Progress Collective
Henri Merriam - THERE IS A LIGHT AND A WHISTLE FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION - Play Nicely Theatre
Charis King - WUMMY - Charis King

Youth Actor

Toni Brocklehurst - DR KORCZAK'S EXAMPLE BY DAVID GREIG - Shadow Syndicate
Lottie Darby - DR KORCZAK'S EXAMPLE BY DAVID GREIG - Shadow Syndicate
Lenny Brady - DR KORCZAK'S EXAMPLE BY DAVID GREIG - Shadow Syndicate
Abigail Newman - DR KORCZAK'S EXAMPLE BY DAVID GREIG - Shadow Syndicate
Lie Jennings - TRIAL BY JURY - Utopia Unlimited - AWARD

Youth Production

DR KORCZAK'S EXAMPLE BY DAVID GREIG - Shadow Syndicate - AWARD
TALL TALES - REC Youth Theatre
THE TEMPEST - Buxton Opera House Youth Fringe Company
TRIAL BY JURY - Utopia Unlimited

Youth Ensemble

DR KORCZAK'S EXAMPLE BY DAVID GREIG - Shadow Syndicate
TALL TALES - REC Youth Theatre - AWARD
THE TEMPEST - Buxton Opera House Youth Fringe Company

New Writing (awarded across categories)

Polis Loizou - AND OTHER CREATURES - Polis Loizou
THE BEAUTY OF BEING HERD - Ruth Berkoff
THE EASY WAY OUT - Eli Yim
THE LAST DAYS OF TRUMP (A LIBERAL FANTASY) - Eoin Carney (Creator/Producer)
Stacey Cullen - OVERWHELM - Working Progress Collective - AWARD

Visual Arts

Event

ART AT THE CRESCENT - PEAK DISTRICT ARTISANS - Peak District Artisans - AWARD
BUXTON FLOWERPOT TRAIL - Funny Wonders
POP UP ART IN THE GARDEN - Catherine Serjeant and Suzanne Pearson

Artist

Ian Patrick Palmer - ART AT THE CRESCENT - PEAK DISTRICT ARTISANS - Peak District Artisans - AWARD
Katherine Stephenson - ART AT THE CRESCENT - PEAK DISTRICT ARTISANS - Peak District Artisans
Diana Green - ART AT THE CRESCENT - PEAK DISTRICT ARTISANS - Peak District Artisans
Carl Longmate - ART IN THE OCTAGON - High Peak Artists
Rebecca Clitheroe - ART IN THE OCTAGON - High Peak Artists

And More...

CASPAR THOMAS: THE ART OF CLOSE-UP MAGIC (VOLUME 2) - Caspar Thomas - AWARD
HIGH PEAK PRIDE PICNIC - High Peak Pride

Spirit of the Fringe

DARREN, TRISH & THE FASCIST REGIME - Darren & Trish - AWARD

John Beecher Memorial Award

(for original, challenging work with high production values)

THERE IS A LIGHT AND A WHISTLE FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION - Play Nicely Theatre - AWARD