DarkChat Awards 2022

David Cox & Carl Baldwin

Sep 4, 2022

And so that is it for another year. A lovely Scottish meal of Salmon followed by Cranachan (complete with little Scottie shortbread) was consumed and the 15 DarkChat Awards for 2022 were presented.

The big winners of the night were " A War Of Two Halves" with 5 wins though congratulations go out to all the winners and nominees. At DarkChat there are no winners and losers, literally no winners and losers as there are definitely no physical prizes or cash bonuses!

And it is time for the DarkChat team to hibernate until January when the first 2023 shows are announced and we can begin to get excited all over again.

Until then.

BEST COMEDY

TIM KEY – MULBERRY

WAR OF THE WORLDS (ON A BUDGET).

BUFFY REVAMPED

EDITBURGH FACTUALLY INACCURATE HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR

SOOZ KEMPNER _ PLAYSTATION

ARTHUR SMITH – MY 75 YEARS AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

NIC SAMPSON : MARATHON, 1904

THE MIND MANGLER

BEST MUSIC

WAR OF THE WORLDS (ON A BUDGET)

HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

SOHO BOY

BALLET FREEDOM

GRANDMOTHER’S CLOSET

LAND

SPECIAL AWARD

BECKY – WAR OF THE WORLDS (ON A BUDGET)

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL BALLET

ETHAN EL SHATER – FANBOY

BETHANY TENNICK - LAND

JONATHAN SAYER – THE MIND MANGLER

BEST ENTERTAINMENT/MUSICAL/DANCE

GRANDMOTHER’S CLOSET

HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

SOHO BOY

THE THINKING DRINKERS PUB QUIZ

BALLET FREEDOM

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY

PAUL BEESON – A WAR OF TWO HALVES

TIM MARRIOTT – WAITING FOR HAMLET

IAN MCKELLEN - HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

JOE SELLMAN-LEAVA - FANBOY

TONY MARSHALL - EH, UP ME OLD FLOWERS

RACHEL HAMMOND - JOSHUA AND ME

CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER – LAND

ROBIN CAMPBELL – LAND

MAGGIE MORRISON – A WAR OF TWO HALVES

JAKE THOMPSON – A MIGHTY FALL FROM GRACE

BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN ENTERTAINMENT/ MUSICAL/ DANCE

LUKE HEREFORD – GRANDMOTHER’s CLOSET

JOHAN CHRISTENSEN - HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

OWEN DENNIS – SOHO BOY

BEN MCFARLAND – THE THINKING DRINKER’S PUB QUIZ

BEST PLAY

A WAR OF TWO HALVES

HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

FANBOY

EH, UP ME OLD FLOWERS

LAND

THE GIANT KILLERS

SPEED DIAL

A MIGHTY FALL FROM GRACE

WAITING FOR HAMLET

BEST SONG/ MUSIC PERFORMANCE

SELF APPOINTED MIDDLE CLASS MEN - WAR OF THE WORLDS (ON A BUDGET)

WHY ASK FOR THE MOON? SOHO BOY

RABBIE THE COCK - LAND

HALLELULAH - ARTHUR SMITH – MY 75 YEARS AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

SOOZ KEMPNER - STAR SPANGLED BANNER

BEST VENUE

TYNECASTLE FOOTBALL GROUND

ASHTON HALL, SAINT STEPHENS STOCKBRIDGE

GILDED BALLOON

THE CAIRNS LECTURE ROOM - SUMMERHALL

PLEASANCE TWO

BEST DIRECTOR

YAZ AL SHAATER – FANBOY

ANDREW LOUDON – THE GIANT KILLERS

MATT STRACHAN – SOHO BOY

JEREMY STOCKWELL & CHRIS LARNER – THE THINKING DRINKER’S PUB QUIZ

FRASER SCOTT – LAND

LUCY BETTS – CALIGARI

OLLIE NORTON SMITH – SPEED DIAL

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE

BRENDAN MURPHY – BUFFY REVAMPED

TOM FOX – WAR OF THE WORLDS (ON A BUDGET)

ANGUS DODDS - EDITBURGH FACTUALLY INACCURATE HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR

DAVID HENNAM – THE MYSTERY OF THE WEE PIRATE’S CURSE

TIM KEY - MULBERRY

ARTHUR SMITH – MY 75 YEARS AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

NIC SAMPSON – MARATHON 1904

HENRY LEWIS – THE MIND MANGLER

SOOZ KEMPNER - PLAYSTATION

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

BRYAN LOWE – A WAR OF TWO HALVES

NICHOLAS COLLETT – WAITING FOR HAMLET

KATIE ROSE - HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

FRASER BRYSON – A WAR OF TWO HALVES

NICK READ - EH, UP ME OLD FLOWERS

BETHANY TENNICK - LAND

BEST MOMENT

DARKCHAT GATHERING FOR AUNTIE JEAN MEMORIAL LUNCH

REMEMBRANCE GARDEN – A WAR OF TWO HALVES

IAN MCKELLEN’S VOICE – HAMLET

TAP DANCE – THE MYSTERY OF THE WEE PIRATE’S CURSE

I’VE BEEN IN ANCONA FOR 40 YEARS – EDITBURG H- FACTUALLY INACCURATE HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR

CARL BEING THE ONLY PERSON IN A SHOW

VIDEO FOOTAGE OF YOUNG JOE – FANBOY

ARTHUR SMITH – MY 75 YEARS AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE - HAMLET PLACE NAME SPEECH

BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE MOMENT – BALLET FREEDOM

ALEX HORNE – “THAT’S NOT MY SECRET” – THE MIND MANGLER

JOHN LEWIS SHOW

BEST ONE PERSON SHOW

BUFFY REVAMPED

EDITBURGH FACTUALLY INACCURATE HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR

FANBOY

SOHO BOY

JOSHUA AND ME

NIC SAMPSON

GRANDMOTHER’S CLOSET

DAN KELLY – HOW I CAME THIRD IN THE NORTH KOREAN MARATHON

JAKE THOMPSON – A MIGHTY FALL FROM GRACE

BEST SHOW

A WAR OF TWO HALVES

HAMLET with IAN MCKELLEN

WAR OF THE WORLDS ( ON A BUDGET)

BUFFY REVAMPED

FANBOY

SOOZ KEMPNER _ PLAYSTATION

TIM KEY - MULBERRY

BALLET FREEDOM

GRANDMOTHER’S CLOSET

MARVELLus – ALL THE MARVEL FILMS – kind of

THE MIND MANGLER