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DarkChat Awards 2024

Carl Baldwin

Sep 6, 2024

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is over for another year which means one thing, Awards time! So before the Fringe fades completely from memory we thought that it's about we time we announced the nominees for this years DarkChat Awards?

So, after much deliberation the 15th DARKCHAT nominations have just been announced. From 17 categories 19 shows are featured and a total of 74 nominations. The most nominated show this year comes courtesy of the Free Fringe, and is "John Robertson's The Human Hurricane" . The results will be revealed on a live Twitter/X event later this month. Watch this space!

BEST COMEDY

Bishops – Farewell Bruce Porcelain

Rob Auton – Eyes Open And Shut Show

Jody Kamali - Ironing Board Man

Jordan Brookes – Fontanelle

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane



BEST MUSIC

Seventh Season

Jordan Brookes – Fontanelle

Anatomy For Accountants

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane

El Canto Del Viento

Kinky Boots

Orchestra Of Sound

Half Man, Half Bull

Mairi Campbell – Living Stone



BEST ENTERTAINMENT/MUSICAL/DANCE

Reves

Luke Wright – Joy!

Anatomy For Accountants

Orchestra Of Sound

El Canto Del Viento

Kinky Boots



BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY

Christopher Carroll - Plenty Of Fish In The Sea

Joe Sellman – Leava It’s The Economy, Stupid

Joel Baxendale – Werewolf

Martin Macintyre - Address To A Haggis



BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Madeleine Baghurst - Plenty Of Fish In The Sea

Julia Tarnoky - The Shroud Maker

Hannah Kelly - Werewolf



BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN ENTERTAINMENT/ MUSICAL/ DANCE

Mairi Campbell – Living Stone

Sacha Copland - Anatomy For Accountants

Luke Wright – Joy!

Matty Juniosa - Kinky Boots

Amando Risueno – El Canto Del Viento



BEST EXHIBITION

Panaroma

MacBeth – Hill Street Theatre

Eric Liddell Centenary



BEST PLAY

Plenty Of Fish In The Sea

Half Man, Half Bull - Daedalus

The Shroud Maker

It’s The Economy, Stupid

Werewolf



BEST SONG/ MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Mairi Campbell – Living Stone – I Wanna Make A Band That Plays Like Jimmy Shand

Jordan Brookes – Fontanelle – Brave Boys

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane

John Robertson – Tale Three Girls

Land Of Lola - Kinky Boots

Hold Me In Your Heart - Kinky Boots


BEST VENUE

THE ROYAL OAK

PLEASANCE DOME

SUMMERHALL

SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE

THE COUNTING HOUSE



BEST DIRECTOR

Ahmed Masoud - The Shroud Maker

Katharina Reinthaller - It’s The Economy, Stupid

Catriona Lam - Kinky Boots

Roman Khafizov - Reves



BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE

Rob Auton – The Eyes Open & Shut Show

Jody Kamali – Ironing Board Man

Jordan Brookes – Fontanelle

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane



BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

Emily Ayoub - Plenty Of Fish In The Sea

Dylan Howells - It’s The Economy, Stupid

Tristan Carter – Anatomy For Accountants

Stella Reid - Werewolf



BEST MOMENT

Reves – White Flowers

Tristan Carter – Anatomy For Accountants - Vivaldi

John Robertson – “ All The Dr Who’s There Ever Were”

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane - Pentagle



SPECIAL AWARD

Visuals – Plenty Of The Fish In The Sea

Peaks & Valleys – Seventh Season

Oliver Tilney – Half Man, Half Bull

Dylan Howells – Magic - It’s The Economy, Stupid

Vivaldi – The 4 Seasons

Jake Roche – Music – Titanic – Jordan Brookes – Fontanelle



BEST ONE PERSON SHOW

Jody Kamali - Ironing Board Man

Julia Tarnoky - The Shroud Maker

Mairi Campbell – Living Stone

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane

Rob Auton – The Eyes Open & Shut Show



BEST SHOW

Reves

It’s The Economy, Stupid

Jordan Brookes – Fontanelle

Mairi Campbell – Living Stone

John Robertson – The Human Hurricane

El Canto Del Viento



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