Fringe Awards 2023

Liverpool Fringe Awards are an acknowledgement of not only the talent but also the hard work and dedication of those participating in the Fringe from the stage managers and technical staff to the writers and performers and aim to foster talent and innovation.

The standard has been of exceptionally high quality and judging has been very, very hard but the decisions have been made and listed below are the names of the nominees and the winners of THE LIVERPOOL FRINGE AWARDS 2023.

BEST STAGE DESIGN

Nominees:

Stacey & Rose
I am Purple
One Man Poe
Rainbow Monologues

Winner:

Stacey & Rose

BEST COMEDY

Nominees:

Speed School by Carol Roche & Emma McEvoy
Stacey & Rose by Steph Simpson & Hannah Tudge
Zeit Heist by Julia Knight
Catbox by Karl Owens

Winner:

Stacey & Rose by Steph Simpson & Hannah Roche

Best Short

Nominees:

I am Purple by Luke Sookdeo
Last Act by Freya McLean (A Sense of Place)
California Dreamin’ by Rachel Louise Clark
By my name by Wes Williams

Winner:

I am Purple by Luke Sookdeo

BEST PRODUCTION

Sleight of Mind
O’Brien’s Dream
Poetry on the Fringe
Lost in the Beat

Winner: 

O’Brien’s Dream

Best Performer (Dramatic)

Nominees:

Faye McLean for The Last Act (A Sense of Place)
Stephen Smith for One Man Poe
Jensen Parker for By My Name (Rainbow Monologues)
Luke Sookdeo for I am Purple

Winner:

Stephen Smith for One Man Poe

Best Performer (Comedic)

Nominees:

Jordan Spratt for Merchant Ship Ibrox (A Sense of Place)
Julia Knight for Zeit Heist
Irene Morrison for Speed School
Sarah Howes-Dixon for Fluorescent Adolescent (A Sense of Place)

Winner:

Sarah Howes-Dixon for Fluorescent Adolescent

Best Performer (Poetic)

Nominees:

Sally Porter (Poetry on the Fringe)
Stephen Porter (Eve ‘n’ Stephen)
Shango (Poetry on the Fringe)
Gary Jardine (Poetry on the Fringe)
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Winner:

Sally Porter (Poetry on the Fringe)

Best Director

Nominees:

Nathan Dunn for Rainbow Monologues
Ann Bates for O’Brien’s Dream
Bryan McCann for The Lady and the Tramp (Plays in the Key of Life)
Abbey FitzHenry for Lost in the Beat

Winner:

Abbey FitzHenry for Lost in the Beat

Best Partnership (Comedic)

Nominees:

Leah Gould & Amy McCutcheon (the Mean Girls) for Lost in the Beat
Christine Murphy & Donna Lauder for Merchant Ship Ibrox (A Sense of Place)
Steph Simpson & Hannah Tudge for Stacey and Rose
Sarah Howes-Dixon & Graham Padden for I hate Charlie Pickles

Winner:

Steph Simpson & Hannah Tudge for Stacey and Rose

BEST STAGE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Nominees:

Lost in the Beat
One Man Poe
O’Brien’s Dream
Zeit Heist

Winner:

Zeit Heist

BEST DRAMA

Nominees:

Lost in the Beat by Andrea Orton
I am Purple by Luke Sookdeo
O’Brien’s Dream by Bill Morrison
Lady & The Tramp by Bob Towers (Plays in the Key of Life)

Winner:

O’Brien’s Dream by Bill Morrison

BEST ORIGINAL SHOW

Nominees:

Lost in the Beat
Shores of Enchantment
One Man Poe
Sleight of Mind

Winner:

Lost in the Beat

BEST DIRECTOR

Nominees:

Grant Brecheisen for So Close
Luke Sookdeo for Missed Connections
Tonia Tuusa for Internal
Sinead Renaye for The Envelopers

Winner:

Luke Sookdeo for Missed Connections

Best Performer (Dramatic) Support

Nominee:

Mike Sanders for Lady and the Tramp (Plays in the Key of Life)
Clare McGrath for Down the Alley
Amanda Lancaster for O’Brien’s Dream
Ted Grant for Jilted Jenny (Plays in the Key of Life)

Winner:

Mike Sanders for Lady and the Tramp

Best Performer (Comedic) Support

Nominee:

Tara Mallinson for Catbox
Venessa Perry for Netherley Local History Mystery Tour (A Sense of Place)
Ted Williams for O’Brien’s Dream
Graham Padden for I hate Charle Pickles

Winner:

Tara Mallinson for Catbox

Best Performer (Musicality)

Nominee:

Kirsten Hawkins for O’Brien’s Dream
Nina Price for Lost in the Beat
Kate Harcus for Lost in the Beat
Adam O’Byrne for O’Brien’s Dream

Winner:

Kate Harcus for Lost in the Beat

Best Partnership (Dramatic)

Nominee:

Billy Roberts & Kate McAuliffe for Moving On (A Sense of Place)
PJ Murray & Anthony Garson for California Dreamin’
Kirsten Hawkins & Adam O’Byrne for O’Brien’s Dream
Tommy Tyler-Morgan & Bethany George for A Sweet Old World (A Sense of Place)

Winner:

Billy Roberts & Kate McAuliffe for Moving On (A Sense of Place)

Best Venue

The Studio Below

SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE

Mason King (Sleight of Mind)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE FRINGE

Dan Scott