Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe are judged based on reviews from approved publications. To be eligible for an award, you have to have at least two 4-star published reviews from accredited sites.
Please note we do not include stand-up comedy, and only current shows are eligible.
| Show | Performer/Producer | Venue |
|---|---|---|
Gold award | ||
| KINDER | Ryan Stewart | Big Belly at Underbelly, Cowgate |
| Safety | Light Mends Carefully | Daisy at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| Tiny Planet | Half a String | King Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| Nocturnal Is The New Sexy | By Esme Sharpington | Space 1 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Boys Don't Dance | Marc Brew Company | DB1 at Assembly @ Dance Base |
| The Song of Lip and Tarantula | Aviva Pearl Ocean Creation / PBH's Free Fringe | LAB at PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms |
| Hater | Brava Guava | The Penny at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella | Awkward Prods, Side Hustle, Eric Kuhn, Daddy's Money, David Tao | Friesian at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| Spare Room | Blue Duck Theatre Company | Space 1 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Legendary | Cheeyang Ng / Everything is Maya, Communal Practice, Jennifer Leigh | Friesian at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| 44 Minutes | Fringe Management LLC | Front Room at Assembly @ St Andrew Square |
| Racists, Recessions and Revolutions | DBN Productions | Playground 3 at ZOO Playground |
| Sitting (In Silence) | Terracotta Productions | Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall |
| JOSIAH | Thousand Miles of Bricks Productions | Theatre 1 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| The Hypochondriac | Rebrand Theatre and New Celts Productions | Space 3 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Dear Lihua | Treetrick | Studio at theSpaceTriplex |
| Dracula: Lucy's Dream | Plexus Polaire | Lennox Theatre at Pleasance at EICC |
| Horrorshow | Chronic Insanity | Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall |
| Nuns! | Dog Complex Theatre | Studio Five at Assembly George Square Studios |
| SAND | Kook Ensemble | Main Hall at Summerhall |
| A Costume Drama | Play the Field Productions | Playground 3 at ZOO Playground |
| Max Davidson: Strangers | Max Davidson | Just The Tonic at The Subway at Just The Tonic at Subway |
| Heracles: Of Men and Beasts | The Barden Party | Upper Theatre at theSpace @ Niddry St |
| Like a Good Neighbor | Jake Alexander | The Vault at Paradise in The Vault |
| Noted | The Back Pack | Upstairs at Assembly Roxy |
| Turn Your F*cking Phones Off | Hannah Maxwell | Main Hall at Summerhall |
| The Mothman Cometh | Whisper Theatre | Just The Fancy Room at Just The Tonic at The Caves |
| See You Tomorrow | Beth Lindsey | Sprout Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Border Bodies | T.F. Cia de Dança | DB3 at Assembly @ Dance Base |
| A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings | Austin Jennings Boykin | Mint Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: ABBAsolute Murder | Highly Suspect | Theatre 1 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| You and Me (and Whoever Comes Next) | Patch of Blue and 3hc (Mary Dick Award Winner 2026) | Old Lab at Summerhall |
| SUCCUBUS | Georgina Collins presented by Halfway Productions | Dexter at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| I Almost Died for This?! (A love story. Sort of.) | Kristina Libby | Space 1 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Always, Sometimes, Maybe | Michele Stine | Playground 3 at ZOO Playground |
| Big Naked Variety Show | Paul Savage | Slice 3 at Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) |
| The Bob Ross Effect | Sarah-Louise Young / Suzanna Rosenthal Productions | Piccolo Tent at Assembly George Square Gardens |
| A Microscopic Odyssey | Mycelium Theatre Company | Beside at Pleasance Courtyard |
| FLOP! The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals | Arthur Hull presented by Seabright Live | Wine Bar at Gilded Balloon Teviot |
| Sound Strokes: A Harmonious Blend of Chinese and Scottish Music | Wan Xing | Amphitheatre at theSpace @ Symposium Hall |
| Bathroom | Limpid Theatre (UK/China) | studio at C ARTS | C venues | C aurora |
| Belly | Written and performed by Reilly O'Shaughnessy | Sprout Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Bottom's Dream | Artist's Workshop | Jade Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Dear Michelle Kwan | Triple Lutz Productions | Studio at theSpaceTriplex |
| Fruit Flies | Fast Snail Productions | Space 2 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Moth and Dog Are Dying to Get Out | STAAT Productions | 10 Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| Pink Rabbit | Farah Ashraf and NAZAR Arts, Little Stitch Productions | Daisy at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| Slay | Gilded Balloon and Gobby Girl Productions | The Den at Gilded Balloon Teviot |
| Spraywatch: A Beautiful Rescue | Low Fat Productions | Lower Theatre at theSpace @ Niddry St |
| Sublimation | Written and performed by Frank Murdocco, presented by Junto Entertainment | Studio at Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge |
| Table for Two | Jack Kenyon | Haldane Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Heist: How to Steal a Masterpiece | Chris Cook Magic / PBH's Free Fringe | Speakeasy at PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms |
| Mary Mac – Hail Mary: The Tartan Songstress | Blackburn International | Studio Two at Assembly George Square Studios |
| Broke and Fabulous in the 21st Century | Beacon and Tide Productions | Dram at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Right before I go. | Feuille Dooley Productions | Queen Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| Olivia Raine Atwood: Oops | Fringe Management LLC | Billiard Room at Gilded Balloon Teviot |
| Parasocial Activity | Gallus and Silly Mission Productions | The Penny at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Kirsty Mann: Corpse | Kirsty Mann | Red Lecture Theatre at Summerhall |
| Women of Rock | Night Owl Shows | Grand Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Girlfriends | Sara Malinowski | Jade Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| The Big Bad Wolf | The Plandits | Space 3 at theSpace on the Mile |
| My Grandpa Doesn't Follow Me On Instagram | Yoz Mensch | Jelly Belly at Underbelly, Cowgate |
| A Better Memory | Lubna Kerr with Kerr Arts Collective | The Green at Pleasance Courtyard |
| Georgia Polly-Taylor: Very Hot. Very Messy. | Georgia Polly-Taylor | Belly Laugh at Underbelly, Cowgate |
| Good Girl | Bespoke Plays | Blether at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Queen of The Empire | Sasha Snowdon | Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Bloody Mary's | Fat Pooch Productions | Venue 45 at theSpace @ Venue 45 |
| The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness | Moon Rabbit Theatre | Theatre 3 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Fake | Snap the Arrow | The Den at Gilded Balloon Teviot |
| Gameplay | Carmen Collective in association with Pleasance and Camden People's Theatre | 10 Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| Dogberry and Verges Are Scared | Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Slippery Trout Productions (USA) | main house at C ARTS | C venues | C aurora |
| We Have a Dream | Fast Snail Productions | Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall |
| Heart Beats Strong | Kickdrum | Bunker Two at Pleasance Courtyard |
| Cricket and the Freebugs | The Freebugs | Front Room at Assembly @ St Andrew Square |
| Lisa! The Mona Lisa Musical | We’re Gonna Be a Dad! | temple at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila |
| Casual Receptionist of the Quarter | Nicole Gulasekharam | Bothie at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| REDACTED: The Cover-Up of a Cover-Up of a Cover-Up | Voloz Collective | King Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| Bride To Be | Meg Millane | Thistle Theatre at Greenside @ Riddles Court |
| Daughter of Sweden – That One Princess Who Got Drunk with Lizzie I and Thrown Out of England | Teater Kaleido, By/With: Cecilia Säverman, Director: Judith Hollander | Theatre 1 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Woman Seeking Cuddles | Hannah Strauss | Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| I Made You A Mixtape | Response Theatre Company | Big at theSpaceTriplex |
| A Cat in a Box | Tom Nemec | Theatre 3 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Apples in Winter | LynchPin Theatre | The Annexe at Paradise in The Vault |
| Mr Bergmann of Deadman's Point | Nth Degree Productions | The Vault at Paradise in The Vault |
| Afronauts | Underbelly, Circus Zambia and Wake the Beast | Udderbelly at Underbelly, George Square |
| Christian Dart: GUMSHOE! | Christian Dart | Dining Room at Gilded Balloon Teviot |
| Becoming Dr Ruth | Andy Jordan Productions and Persistent Turtle | Front Room at Assembly @ St Andrew Square |
| Blackbox | Andy Jordan Productions and Hindsight Productions | Belly Button at Underbelly, Cowgate |
| Father, Away She Goes | Pierpoint Productions | Playground 1 at ZOO Playground |
| How to Poop in an Outhouse at -58°C | Kona Morris | Ivy Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| CADEL: Lungs on Legs | Connor Delves directed by Mark Barford presented by Seabright Live | Auditorium at Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
| Lizzy Sunshine | Liz Coin | Coorie at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Time Travel Postman | Devon Loves ME! Productions | Snug at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| The Shocking Truth About Flat Earth | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre | Queen Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| Kitty Daddy | JMTC Theatre | Space 1 at theSpace on the Mile |
| STAY | Ines Wurth Presents | The Penny at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| 44 Minutes | Fringe Management LLC | Front Room at Assembly @ St Andrew Square |
| Milkdrunk | Cathleen O'Malley | Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall |
| Sinatra: One Last Shot | Richard Shelton | Dirty Martini at Le Monde |
| When We Were Young | Geez a Break Productions | Space 2 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Hamlet (an experience) | Brite Theater | George Mackay Brown Library at Scottish Storytelling Centre |
| Ham | Hotter Project, Speakerphone Productions and Soho Theatre | Old Lab at Summerhall |
| The Yellow Wallpaper | The Yellow Wallpaper | Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Next to Normal | Bare Productions | Sanctuary at Paradise in Augustines |
| Mythos: Ragnarök | Ed Gamester and the Mythological Theatre | Music Hall at Assembly Rooms |
| Tweedy's Massive Solo Show | Underbelly and Tweedy the Clown | Udderbelly at Underbelly, George Square |
| Tom Read Wilson: A-Z of Me | Tom Read Wilson | Auditorium at Gilded Balloon at the Museum |
Silver award | ||
| DOOMSCROLL TILL I DIE | Denmark Street Productions in association with Pleasance | Baby Grand at Pleasance Courtyard |
| 15 Minutes of Shame | majestic disorder | Playground 2 at ZOO Playground |
| A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola | Daniel McVey supported by Curve, Leicester | Attic at Pleasance Courtyard |
| Dr Faustus | Out of Office Theatre | Lower Theatre at theSpace @ Niddry St |
| Puttana | TeatroE ETS | Red Lecture Theatre at Summerhall |
| Japanese Grandma Funeral | Kento Morita | Playground 1 at ZOO Playground |
| Moving On: A New Musical | Happy Sad Productions | Sanctuary at Paradise in Augustines |
| Dystopia 26: The Rock Opera | Beldon Haigh | Auditorium at Bedlam Theatre |
| Truthmachine | Counterpilot in association with Cluster Arts (Australia) | studio at C ARTS | C venues | C alto |
| Sad Bride | Charlotte Merriam with imPOSSIBLE Producing | Bunker Two at Pleasance Courtyard |
| Witches Corner | Encapulus Productions | Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Fool's Goldmine | Stacie Burrows | Sprout Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Frogs in Bogs | Familia | The Green at Pleasance Courtyard |
| The Faustus Project | Half Trick Theatre in association with Benjamin Alborough | Belly Laugh at Underbelly, Cowgate |
| A Chorus Line | Edinburgh Little Theatre | Grand Hall at Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge |
| Cruising | Dreambite Collective | Bunker Three at Pleasance Courtyard |
| Baby Brain | tim&danny | Studio Three at Assembly George Square Studios |
| (No) Refunds | For the Fun | The Penny at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Bachelors of Fine Arts | Method in Madness Co. | Theatre 3 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| @Jenna | Winnie Stack (New York, USA) | studio at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila |
| The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey | Give or Take Productions | Red Lecture Theatre at Summerhall |
| Day of the Locust | Fake Escape | Attic at Pleasance Courtyard |
| Lawrence of Arabia and ME | Eamonn Gearon | Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall |
| 00:45:00 | Wilison Labs | Venue 45 at theSpace @ Venue 45 |
| 3 Times I Killed | Andrea Coleman | Playground 1 at ZOO Playground |
| An Audience with Virginia Woolf: Writing One's Mind | Lucy Stevens | Drawing Room at Assembly Rooms |
| Keeping Secrets | Balancing Act Theatre and Jim Vetter Productions | Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Pajama Talks | Ad Astra Productions | Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| The Séance Starter Kit™ | Get Tae Collective | The Speakeasy at The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club |
| Well-Balanced Dads | donna Oblongata | Alba Theatre at Braw Venues @ Hill Street |
| Meet Mayor Max | Alex Robins, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Pleasance | Cellar at Pleasance Courtyard |
| The Late Utopians | COGGIA | Iron Belly at Underbelly, Cowgate |
| The Tao of Lloyd | Guy Masterson - TTI presents Dennis Trainor | Drawing Room at Assembly Rooms |
| Waiting for Wonka | Half Trick Theatre | Dram at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Already Here | Ines Wurth Presents | Dram at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Soaked | La'al Marra Productions, sponsored by Tidy Productions | Studio at theSpace @ Niddry St |
| The Bowie Story | Night Owl Shows | Amphitheatre at theSpace @ Symposium Hall |
| Material Girl: Madonna The Icon | Night Owl Shows | Grand Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| The Legend of Queen | Night Owl Shows | Grand Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Michael John Ciszewski: Mother, Superior | xo Michael John | Auditorium at Bedlam Theatre |
| Vincent van Gogh: Between Worlds | Andy Jordan Productions and HTP Productions | Underground at Assembly George Square Studios |
| My Life Is a Sonnet | Eric Weiner Inc. in association with Fringe Management LLC | Space 2 at theSpace on the Mile |
| The Misfortunes of a Spy and Her Mystic | Spirit Freak in Association with Fringe Management | Olive Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Under the Influence | The Gilbert Twins and Speakerphone Productions | Dairy Room at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| You Are What You Eat | Beautiful Death Theatre Company | Space 1 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Room 1219 | Keystone Theatricals | Haldane Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Brick | Left for Dead Theatre in association with BoonDog Theatre | studio at C ARTS | C venues | C aurora |
| Macbeth: Blood and Bluegrass | The Barden Party | Grand Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| It’s Always Sunny on Olympus | Mind Yer Head Theatre and New Celts Productions | Space 3 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Living the Dream | Steel Antler Theatre and New Celts Productions | Space 3 at theSpace on the Mile |
| Gridlock | KD Film Productions | Coorie at Gilded Balloon Patter Hous |
| Your Choice Amanda Royce | Rachel Twigg | Playground 3 at ZOO Playground |
| The Jolly Fisherman | Kick It Anywhere | Buttercup at Underbelly, George Square |
| No Hard Felix | Egg Smash Productions | Just Out Of The Box at Just The Tonic at The Caves |
| A Gay Masseur's Guide to Happy Endings | Austin Jennings Boykin | Mint Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| BURN | Burnt Flamingo Productions | The Vault at Paradise in The Vault |
| The Bloopers! An Improvised Musical Biopic | We’re Gonna Be a Dad! | temple at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila |
| Am I Losing My Mind Or Just My Figure? | Untethered and Hinterland | Playground 1 at ZOO Playground |
| Ulysses of Scranton | Scranton Fringe Festival and the New Vintage Ensemble | Auditorium at Bedlam Theatre |
| MAJENIN – A Palestinian Love Story | Kufiya Comedy, Pleasance and Passion Pit Theatre | 10 Dome at Pleasance Dome |
| We Had Fun | Emmeline Hartley and Jack Mullings | Old Lab at Summerhall |
| Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood | Wildpark Entertainment, Matt Tedford and Jon Brittain | Piccolo Tent at Assembly George Square Gardens |
| The Last Bantam | Michael Hughes | Snug at Paradise in Augustines |
| Taiwan Season: Proximities | LEI Dance Theatre | DB1 at Assembly @ Dance Base |
Bronze award | ||
| That's Ace | Ray Productions | Just The Fancy Room at Just The Tonic at The Caves |
| I Think I Hate Actors | Roo Sutcliffe | Just Up The Stairs at Just The Tonic at The Caves |
| Delusions and Grandeur | Karen Hall More Play Productions | Playground 2 at ZOO Playground |
| Who We Become: The Moonshot Tape by Lanford Wilson | Deep Flight Productions | Haldane Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| The Good, The Bad and The Almighty | Early Doors Productions | Willow Studio at Greenside @ Riddles Court |
| CVNTCLAVE | Arden Fitzroy | Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Eve and Adam | Little Darlings | Haldane Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| 1918: The Final Salomé | Carfax Productions | Olive Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Forge | Tom Oakes / Brite Theater | George Mackay Brown Library at Scottish Storytelling Centre |
| Fool’s Gold | Agents of Chaos Theatre Company | Fleming Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Bean vs The Robots: A Solo Show Musical | Midge Lema / Lemabean Productions | Theatre 2 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Spin Cycle | Berserk Theatre | Clover at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| Arachne / Athena | Whisper Theatre | Front Room at Assembly @ St Andrew Square |
| Cinderella and Frankenstein's Monster Are Dead | The Beachcombers | Studio at theSpaceTriplex |
| The Meeples: XXX | Artist's Workshop | Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| Chip and Gus: A Comedy with Balls | Fat Knight Theatre (New York City) | Venue 45 at theSpace @ Venue 45 |
| Of Mice and Men | Fringe Management | Drawing Room at Assembly Rooms |
| Woodcutter | John Anthony Gorman | Studio at theSpaceTriplex |
| We Were Sisters | Julia Van Praagh and Tigs Edwards | Theatre 2 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Shamaniac | Spirit Freak in association with Fringe Management and Walazama | Mint Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
| The Hunger | Black Bright Theatre Company | Lower Theatre at theSpace @ Niddry St |
| Taiwan Season: Birthday Party | Lu Production | Jersey at Underbelly, Bristo Square |
| Carys Should be the UK’s Next Eurovision Entry | Carys Jeffrey Evans | Theatre 3 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| the Kobold Show! | Durnmoose Entertainment | Coorie at Gilded Balloon Patter House |
| Don't know? Have a go! | Fast Snail Productions | Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| January 6th the Musical | Kiely Sugayan & Jessie Ballard and Speakerphone Productions | Studio at theSpaceTriplex |
| House Fly | Tess O'Shea | The Space |
| Join the Club! A Story About the Sex You Never Wanted | Kate Daley | Snug at Paradise in Augustines |
| Operation Market Garden | Inspired Theatre | Theatre 1 at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall |
| Solo from the Pit | Elias Faingersh / Teater KEF | Studio at theSpaceTriplex |
| Helen Shapiro Walkin' Back | Kingdom Theatre Company | Forest Theatre at Greenside @ George Street |
| Music & Murder By... | Jessica Welsh and Wikus van der Hoven | Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall |
| Boogie on the Bones | withintheatre | Anatomy Lecture Theatre at Summerhall |
| Until Spring Comes | Theatre By Chance | Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street |
