Greater Manchester Fringe Theatre Awards WINNERS - The List.

The Greater Manchester Fringe award-winners in full:

Most Innovative Use of Space: Westernized in a pop up saloon (marquee outside 53two)

Also nominated were:

This Wide Night in the King’s Arms Vaults

The Thermos Museum in various locations around the King’s Arms

China Plates and Pearl Earrings in the Hat Works Museum in Stockport

Best Comedy: Garry Starr Performs Everything at the King’s Arms

Also nominated were:

Private Fears in Public Places at Salford Arts Theatre

Mandy Tootill: Twin Peaks a the Castle Hotel

Trolley Girls at Gullivers

The Thermos Museum at the King’s Arms

Garry could not attend on the night because of performing at Underbelly at Edinburgh Fringe, but he sent this acceptance speech....

Best Comedy Play: Trollope

Also nominated were:

Auntie & Me

Peg & Bessie

Up the Bunting

Westernized
Rescued
A Fine Life
Cheaters
Don't Cha Wish Your Scouser Was Boss Like Me

Best Revival: A Different Way Home by Jimmie Chinn and staged by 1974 Productions at Guide Bridge Theatre in Audenshaw and the King's Arms in Salford

Also nominated were: 

Private Fears in Public Places

Jnr JB Shorts

Auntie & Me

King Lear (Alone)

Romeo & Juliet

Best Newcomer: Libby Hall for Things We Tell The Hours After Midnight

Also nominated were: 

Powerhouse Town

Pretty Evil

The Egoist

Rescued

Best Ensemble: Salford Arts Theatre's Young Performers Company for Things We Tell The Hours After Midnight
Also nominated were:
Stolen Thread Productions for Jnr JB Shorts
Leoe & Hyde for Guy
Open Quote for Lady Business
Forked Theatre for Motherlogues
Dick & Lottie for Private Fears in Public Places

Best Spoken Word: Marlon Solomon for Conspiracy Theatre: A Lizard’s TaleAlso nominated were:
Cathianne Hall for The Girl in the Grate and Jowanna Rose for Me, you & Godzilla Too
Bob Young: King Lear (Alone)
Brian Gorman: One Man Bond
Rosa Wright: The Love Calculator
Quina Chapman: Fan Girl

James Nicholas, Alex Herod, Prue Griffiths, Julie Root, Lynne Whittaker, Mike Heath and Joe Geddes.

Write for the Stage New Writing: 18 Victoria by Cody Daigle-Orians and How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse by Jonathan Hall.
Libby Hall also won a free place on the Write for the Stage
Also nominated were
OUT by Stewart Campbell
Wendy to the Waterfall by Matthew Smith

Actor Lee Petcher, director Andy Pilkington and Mike Heath from Write 4 The Stage

Best Actor: Darren Scott in A Different Way HomeAlso nominated were:
Amy Forrest in This Wide Night
Stephen Donald in Up The Bunting
Leni Murphy in OUT
Nicole Evans in A Fine Life
Julie Edwards in A Fine Life
Gemma Brodrick-Bower in Don’t Cha Wish Your Scouser Was Boss Like Me
Ali Khan in Trollope
Stacey Harcourt in I’m Gonna Jump

Best Actor: Darren Scott

Best Drama: China Plates and Pearl Earrings by Jade Jones and staged by Viaduct TheatreAlso nominated were:
The Truth About Blokes by Trevor Suthers
Wendy to the Waterfall by Matthew Smith
On Behalf of the People by Ray Castleton
The Egoist by John Tueart
Peg & Bessie by Drew Tosh
Lionman by Dapertutto Theatre
18 Victoria
OUT
This Wide Night

Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s Pick of the Greater Manchester Fringe: POPAlso nominated were:
I’m Gonna Jump
Trollope
This Wide Night
Motherlogues

Canal St Online Pick of the Fringe: Once A Year on Blackpool Sands
Also nominated were:
Guy
Blackpool, What A Shit Place To Die
How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse

Skint Theatre could not attend on the night because they are performing Once A Year on Blackpool Sands at the Davenport Theatre, Off Broadway in New York...

Spirit of the Fringe: Neil Davidson’s Thermos Museum.

Neil could not attend on the night because of Edinburgh Fringe, but he sent this acceptance speech....

The Greater Manchester Fringe Awards were sponsored by Write for the Stage, Gordon’s Pink Gin, Oldham Coliseum, King’s Arms in Salford and 53two.

Registration for Greater Manchester Fringe 1-31 July 2019 opens on 1 December 2018. More details will be released soon via www.greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk