DarkChat Awards 2023

BEST COMEDY - Rob Auton – The Rob Auton Show  

  Also nominated

Bishops 

Burning Down The Horse 

Chris Turner – Vegas, Baby!  

Thor Stenhaug – One Night Stand 

Ivo Graham – Organsised Fun 

Mark Watson - Search  

Robin Ince – Weapons Of Empathy 

Paul Connell – Ace In The Hole 

Police Cops: The Musical  

BEST MUSIC - Police Cops: The Musical

Sing, River 

Boys In The Buff 

Tickle 

Last Stand On Honey Hill 

Bowjangles: Dracula In Space  

SPECIAL AWARD  -

Volox Collective - The Man Who Thought He Thought Too Much 

 Tortoise in a Nutshell – Concerned Others   

Clusterflux - PLEASE LEAVE a message  

Scott Rogers – Zenith Youth Theatre 

Michelle Tucker – Zenith Youth Theatre 

Mark Simmons and Danny Ward - A Show For Gareth Richards  

Ben Adams – Music – Police Cops  

BEST ENTERTAINMENT/MUSICAL/DANCE - Police Cops: The Musical

 Boys In The Buff 

Tickle 

Bakla 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much 

Lost Soles 

Last Stand On Honey Hill 

Bowjangles: Dracula In Space  

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 

The Theory Of Relativity  

Diary VII 

No Dragon No Lion 

BEST ACTOR  IN A PLAY - Tim Marriott – Appraisal  

 Nathaniel Jones – Sing, River 

Conor O’Cuinn – Looking For Fun?   

Conor Joseph – Burning Down The Horse 

Zach Hawkins - Can’t Wait To Leave 

Paul Beeson - Never Trouble Trouble (Till Trouble Troubles You)  

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Angela Bull - Appraisal 

Hannah Maxwell - Nan, Me And Barbara Pravi 

Nikki Auld - Never Trouble Trouble (Till Trouble Troubles You)  

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN ENTERTAINMENT/ MUSICAL/ DANCE 

- Mui Cheuk-Yin – Diary V11 

 Dereck Walker – Tickle 

Lauren Wood – Boys In The Buff 

Max Percy – Bakla 

Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips - Lost Soles 

Finley Gilmour – The Theory Of Relativity 

Neve Riley – The Theory Of Relativity  

Joseph Walker – A Funny Happened On The Way To The Forum 

Annabel Dixon – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 

Paul Lofferon – The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Tom Roe - Police Cops: The Musical

Zachary Hunt - Police Cops: The Musical

BEST PLAY - Never Trouble Trouble (Till Trouble Troubles You) 

 Sing, River 

Looking For Fun?  

Can’t Wait To Leave 

Nan, Me And Barbara Pravi 

PLEASE LEAVE a message  

Appraisal  

BEST SONG/ MUSIC PERFORMANCE (Joint winners)

The US 80s - Police Cops: The Musical

Me and Ricky - The Theory Of Relativity 

Beautiful – Tickle 

Love Me For Who I Am – Boys In The Buff 

Voila - Nan, Me And Barbara Pravi 

Come away in & hae a drink - Never Trouble Trouble (Till Trouble Troubles You)  

The Scientist - PLEASE LEAVE a message  

Comedy Tonight - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 

Love - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum  

Apples and Oranges - The Theory Of Relativity 

It’s Crap – Last Stand On Honey Hill 

Womble The Sausage Dog – Songs Without Words 

Moonrise Over Mostar – Songs Without Words 

Mawaan - My Grandmother Is A Post Box  

Am I an American or Am I an American't? - Police Cops: The Musical

BEST VENUE - TYNECASTLE HEARTS MUSEUM 

GILDED BALLOON – PATTERHOUSE 

THE ROYAL OAK 

PLEASANCE DOME  

PLEASANCE COURTYARD 

GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT 

BEST DIRECTOR - Maya Shimmin - Burning Down The Horse

 Tazy Harrison- Moore – Looking For Fun? 

George Miles – The Theory Of Relativity  

Tim Marriott - Appraisal 

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE - Sean Wareing – Burning Down The Horse  

Noah Matthews – Bishops 

Sonja Doubleday - Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe ‘n’ Stuff 

Chris Turner – Vegas, Baby!  

Thor Stenhaug – One Night Stand 

Ivo Graham – Organsised Fun 

Robin Ince – Weapons Of Empathy 

Rob Auton – The Rob Auton Show 

Charlie Vero Martin – Picnic 

Paul Connell – Ace In The Hole 

John Hegley – The Early Word   

Mawaan Rizwan – Songs About Birds   

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE  

 Dara O’Briain – A Show For Gareth Richards 

Malinda Makuma – A Show For Gareth Richards 

Hannah Harquart – Burning Down The Horse 

Kathryn Pridgeon – Burning Down The Horse 

Freddie Walker – Burning Down The Horse 

Oliver Prutton – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 

Natassia Bustamante - Police Cops: The Musical

BEST MOMENT - Mr Farmer - Never Trouble Trouble (Till Trouble Troubles You)  

Making Constellations - Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe ‘n’ Stuff

Active Shooter – Chris Turner – Vegas, Baby!

Train Sounds – The Early Word

Confusing Girlfriend For Mother – Thor Stenhaug

Ivo Graham – The Weakest Link

Bakla – Rope Act 

PLEASE LEAVE a message – Rising Stage

Being Pushed Off The Ferry – The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Rob Auton – The Crab Cake Kid

Lost Soles – Setting Up The Table

Charlie Vero Martin – Passive Aggressive Pine Cones In National Trust Properties

Paul Connell – Ace In The Hole – Jaws Theme - Coffin

Staring At A Lava Lamp With a Cup Of Tea – Rob Auton

BEST ONE PERSON SHOW - Lost Soles 

Sing, River 

Looking for Fun? 

Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe ‘n’ Stuff  

Bakla  

Can’t Wait To Leave  

Nan, Me And Barbara Pravi 

BEST SHOW - POLICE COPS: THE MUSICAL   

ROBIN INCE – WEAPONS OF EMPATHY 

NAN, ME AND BARBARA PRAVI 

NEVER. TROUBLE, TROUBLE 

PLEASE  LEAVE A MESSAGE 

ROB AUTON – THE ROB AUTON SHOW 

LOST SOLES 

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM 

BOWJANGLES – DRACULA IN SPACE  

PAUL CONNELL – ACE IN THE HOLE 

THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY 

APPRAISAL 

NO DRAGON NO LION 

JOHN HEGLEY – THE EARLY WORD 

SONGS WITHOUT WORDS 

A SHOW FOR GARETH RICHARDS