Fringe Awards 2025

Best Comedy

Nominations: 

The Last Days of Trump
Bryan Air
Wine Tasting
Stupid

Winner:
The Last Days of Trump

Best Drama

Nominations:

Bad Blood
This Woman’s Work
Wake
The Ballad of Crooked Lane

Winner:
This Woman’s Work

Best Comedy Drama

Nominations:

Relics
Flamenco or Bust
Wise and Foolish
Stand up

Winner:
Relics

Best New Writing

Nominations: 

The Fox – Lauren Blakeway
Bryan Air – Alex Farrell
Wake – Day Sheehan
John & Ally – Evita Akomada

Winner:
The Fox – Lauren Blakeway

Best Show

Nominations:

This Woman’s Work
Stand Up
The Last Days of Trump
Bryan Air

Winner:
Bryan Air

Best Original Show

Nominations:

Flamenco or Bust
Shakespeare on the Spot
Mind Spy
Stupid

Winner:
Mind Spy

Best Stage Design

Nominations:

This Woman’s Work
The Last Days of Trump
The Fox
The Ballad of Crooked Lane

Winner:
The Last Days of Trump

Best Technical Design

Nominations:

The Last Days of Trump
Bad Blood
Mind Spy
Flamenco or Bust

Winner:
Mind Spy

Best Production

Nominations:

The Last Days of Trump
This Woman’s Work
Wine Tasting
Flamenco or Bust

Winner:
The  Last Days of Trump

Best Performance Comedic

Nominations:

Connor Cunningham – The Last Days of Trump
Alexander Grieve  – Blood Will Tell
Carly McCann – The Last Days of Trump
Ed Donnelly – Wine Tasting

Winner:
Connor Cunnigham – The Last Days of Trump

Best Performance Comedic Support

Nominations:

Bill McGarry – Bryan Air
Michael Fry – Wine Tasting
Albert Hastings – Wine Tasting
Alexander Grieve- Murder at the Velvet Vines

Winner:
Alexander Grieve – Murder at the Velvet Vines

Best Performance Dramatic

Nominations:

Holly Murphy – This Woman’s Work
Day Sheehan –  Wake
Kirsten Hawkins – Escape for Life Pt 2
Vincent Skyner – The Ballad of Crooked Lane

Winner:
Holly Murphy – This Woman’s Work

Best Performance Dramatic Support

Nominations:

Meggan Pye – Wake
Ste Mc – This Woman’s Work
Alfie Cooke – The Ballad of Crooked Lane
Becky Pennington – Internal Furnace

Winner:
Ste Mc – This Woman’s Work

Best Performance Comedy Drama

Nominations:

Luke Morgan- Wise and Foolish
Fiona Scott – Flamenco or Bust
Terry Craddock – Stand Up
Kate Harcus – Relics

Winner:
Luke Morgan – Wise and Foolish

Best Performance Comedy Drama Support

Nominations:

Liz Hardy – Relics
Pady Walley-Hammett – Relics
Tommy Tyler-Morgan – Stand Up
Peter Merrall – Stand Up

Winner:
Liz Hardy – Relics

Best Comedic Partnership

Nominations:

Ann Bates & Anthony Garson – Bryan Air
Al Donohoe & Mike Burton – Stupid
Sinead Renaye & Luke Morgan – The Fox
Liz Hardy & Paddy Walley- Hammett – Relics

Winner:
Ann Bates & Antony Garson – Bryan Air

Best Dramatic Partnership

Nominations:

Kappa Kendiah & Alfie Cooke – Wake
Kirsten Hawkins & Adam Byrne – Field Trip
Husan Hilton & David Walker – Looking for Alan
Vincent Skyner & Pauline Davies – The Ballad of Crooked Lane

Winner:
Kirsten Hawkins & Adam Byrne – Field Trip

Best Performance Poetic

Nominations:

Sally Porter
Saffron Francis
Gerry Clarkson
Plazzybag

Winner:
Sally Porter

Best Stand Up

Nominations:

Angela Greenwich
Carmel Groves
Jeff Moaes
Marie Rooney

Winner:
Marie Rooney

Best Director

Nominations:

Oein Carney – The Last Days of Trump
Ann Bates – Wine Tasting
Molly Farquhar & Luke Sookdeo – Bad Blood
Tom McLennon – The Ballad of Crooked Lane

Winner:
Molly Farquhar & Luke Sookdeo – Bad Blood

Best Cinematography

Nominations:

Steven Wyatt – Looking for Alan
Roz Di Caprio – Kitty
Charlie Prothero – Nine Lives
Vincent Parsons – Ashes

Winner:
Roz Di Caprio – Kitty

Best Editing

Nominations:

Roz Di Caprio – Kitty
Charlie Prothero – Nine Lives
Blake John Emery – Ashes
Xavier Sonski – Looking for Alan

Winner:
Roz Di Caprio – Kitty

Best Film Narrative

Nominations:

Worlds Apart – Harry Panagiotakis
Looking for Alan – Gareth Mc Caan
Ashes – Ted Gray
Kitty – Eithne Browne

Winner:
Looking for Alan – Gareth McCaan

Best Short Film

Nominations:

Looking for Alan – Gareth McCaan
Kitty – Eithne Browne
Worlds Apart – Harry Panagiotakis
Ashes – Ted Gray

Winner:
Ashes – Ted Gray

Best Director Film

Nominees:
Roz Di Caprio – Kitty
Gareth McCaan – Looking for Alan
Jordan O’Leary – Worlds Apart
Charlie Prothero – Nine Lives

Winner:
Roz Di Caprio – Kitty

Best Venue

Winner:
Studio Beyond

Spirit of the Fringe


Winners:
Ann Bates
and
Michael Fry

Outstanding Contribution

Winner:
Blake John Emery