Total Theatre announces Edinburgh Festival Fringe awards shortlist

Published Monday 18 August 2008 at 16:35 by Lalayn Baluch

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National development agency for contemporary arts Total Theatre has announced the shortlist for its 2008 awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The list of 26 finalists includes The Caravan and Architecting, which have already won The Scotsman’s Fringe First Award, and Stage Must See show How It Ended.

Awards are given in five categories, but a sixth may also be presented at the discretion of the judges, to an artist, company or venue which has made a significant contribution to either the festival or the development of theatre. Winners will be announced at Edinburgh bar GHQ on August 21.

The finalists of the Total Theatre Awards 2008 are:

Experiment and Innovation

Graduate Company

  • Crocosmia by Little Bulb Theatre (The Space on the Mile @ The Radisson)
  • How It Ended by You Need Me (C Cubed)
  • ID by HuNuNunMul at the InvAsian Festival (Club West @ Quincentenary Hall)
  • 21:13 by Dancing Brick (C Soco)

Story Theatre

Visual Theatre

Young Company

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