2017 Pick of the Fringe
Every year, the audiences votes for their favourite Fringe shows in the Pick of the Fringe Awards, in a variety of categories and we hand out the hand-made awards on the closing night of the festival.
Congrats to all 56 shows who took part in the 2017 Victoria Fringe Festival, and the nearly 300 volunteers who helped power the Fringe.
And the winners are…
Special Achievement
Adrian Chamberlain for 30 years of Fringe reviews and arts coverage
Volunteer Spirit Awards
Patrick Fogarty & Bernadette Casperson
Dreamboat Award
Chase Hiebert & Holly Lam – 2017 Volunteer Coordinators
Spirit of the Fringe Award
All of the Front of House Managers
Favourite Comedy
Runner Up: Fake Ghost Tours
WINNER: Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths (A Comedy)
Favourite Movement/Physical Theatre
Runner Up: Interstellar Elder
WINNER: Beau + Aero: Crash Landing
Favourite Drama
Runner Up: Horowitz & Mrs. Washington
WINNER: LEER
Favourite Cabaret/Variety/Magic/Musical
Runner Up: Six Magicians
WINNER: Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical By Charles Dickens and Penny Ashton
Favourite Storytelling/Spoken Word
Runner Up: Hyena Subpoena
WINNER: SPEC
Favourite Visual Theatre/Puppetry
Runner Up: Beaver Dreams
WINNER: GRUFF
Favourite Ensemble
Runner Up: Daddy Issues, Human Voltage Theatre Project
WINNER: War Improv is Hell, Paper Street Theatre
Favourite Duo
Runner Up: Beau + Aero: Crash Landing
WINNER: Fake Ghost Tours
Favourite Solo Show
Runner Up: Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical By Charles Dickens and Penny Ashton
WINNER: Interstellar Elder
Bravest Show
Runner Up: Daddy Issues
WINNER: Monica Vs. The Internet: Tales of a Social Justice Warrior
Best Performance by any Fringe artist
Runner Up: Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical By Charles Dickens and Penny Ashton/Penny Ashton
WINNER: Interstellar Elder/Ingrid Hansen
Favourite Show Design
Runner Up: Interstellar Elder
WINNER: LEER
Favourite Family Friendly
Runner Up: Tie – Beau + Aero: Crash Landing / Beaver Dreams
WINNER: Gruff, Puente Theatre
Favourite Original New Work
Runner Up: Interstellar Elder
WINNER: LEER
PICK OF THE FRINGE – Overall winner
Runner Up: Interstellar Elder
WINNER: Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical By Charles Dickens and Penny Ashton
