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In pictures (August 23): Edinburgh Festival Fringe special

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The Stage Edinburgh Award winners for Queens of Sheba. Photo: Alex Brenner

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week we visit Edinburgh Festival Fringe…

The Stage Edinburgh Awards

Photo: Alex Brenner/Mihaela Bodlovic
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Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard for Underground Railroad Game
Julie Hesmondhalgh for The Greatest Play in the History of the World
Tara Finney, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Raz Shaw
Katherine Pearce for Island Town

Scotsman Fringe First awards

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Writers and performers Scott Sheppard and Jennifer Kidwell, Mark Thomas, Ed Collier (producer) and theatremaker Christopher Haydon
Writers David Horan, David Ireland and Cora Bissett
The team from Class
The team from What Girls Are Made Of
The team from Ulster American
Writer Penelope Skinner and cast member Donald Sage Mackay

Big Brain Tumour Benefit, McEwan Hall

Brain Tumour Charity’s Katie Mosses, Underbelly’s Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood with comedians Susan Calman (front), Zoe Lyons, Joel Dommett, David O’Doherty, Nish Kumar and Rhys Nicholson. Photo: Matt Beech
Brain Tumour Charity’s Katie Mosses, Underbelly’s Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood with comedians Susan Calman (front), Zoe Lyons, Joel Dommett, David O’Doherty, Nish Kumar and Rhys Nicholson. Photo: Matt Beech

To donate to the Big Brain Tumour Benefit fund, go to justgiving.com/underbellyedinburgh [1]

Out and about at the fringe

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Pleasance’s head of comedy Ryan Taylor and director Anthony Alderson
Cast members from Shift enjoying the view from Calton Hill
Chloe Abley, Chloe Nelkin and Tilly Wilson from Chloe Nelkin Consulting
Scamp Theatre’s Louise Callow with Private Peaceful cast member and Andy Daniel
Actors Su Pollard (Harpy) and Gyles Brandreth (Break a Leg!)
Comedian Joel Dommett with Just the Tonic staff member Leyah Shanks in Edinburgh, during his Stand Up to Cancer fundraising challenge where he appeared in 100 shows in 24 hours at the Fringe

To donate to the Stand Up to Cancer campaign, go to visit standuptocancer.org.uk/gatecrasher [2]

James Tait Black Prize, Traverse Theatre

Winner, writer Tanika Gupta. Photo: Neil Hanna
Winner, writer Tanika Gupta. Photo: Neil Hanna

From start to Finnish Sauna

Photos: Mihaela Bodlovic
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Qi Hongjia, Tom Forster, Angelica Estevez, Katarina Enberg, Felicia Bjork and Soile Makela of From Start to Finnish productions
The Sauna cast members Johanna Kultala (left) and Iika Hartikainen (right)

Picasso’s Women gala night, Fruitmarket Gallery

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Kirsten Moore (cast) and writer Brian McAvera with cast members Judith Paris and Colette Redgrave
Patron Catherine Muirden Patron and Claire Sylvester (head of development) at the Fruitmarket Gallery
Kirsten Moore, Judith Paris and Colette Redgrave
Guest, actor Jane Merrow and Colette Redgrave

Send photos for consideration, with complete captions (event, venue, names, job titles) and photographer credit to cath@thestage.co.uk [3] (Please note, photographs may not be used if all names are not provided) [4]