Broad spectrum of shows highlighted at Fringe Awards

By The Star - Brenda Harwood | Posted: Friday Mar 28, 2025

The Dunedin Fringe Festival 2025 wrapped up on Sunday with the Fringe Awards Night, honouring shows across the broad spectrum of the successful 10-day festival.

The award winners were:

Visual art  — Art at Heart: Kids Exhibition, curated by Sylvie Wardell, 11.
Dance/physical theatre — Only Bones, by Daniel Nodder
Comedy — Just Eat The Damn Sausage, by Harriet Moir
Music — Space Hole musical comedy
Theatre — Babyface, by Nick Tipa
Best poster  — Ah, Jaysus!
Outstanding performance — Daniel Nodder
Favorite comedian — Alan McElroy
Emerging talent — Tom Knowles for Roadkill: The Uber-Cool Musical 
Most accessible event — ASMR Hour and The Tiny Show
Outstanding design — The Tiny Show
Technical achievement — SoliloQueens (+ Kings): Act 2
UNESCO City of Literature Beyond Words award — Babyface, Nick Tipa
Most promising Pacific artist — Ravi the Poet
Most promising Māori artist — Nick Tipa
Phil Davison special contribution to festival life — Liz McCarthy & Vanessa Adey
Warwick Broadhead memorial award — BRinG bAcK ThE STaR FOunTAIn
NZ Fringe touring award — Just Eat the Damn Sausage, Harriet Moir
Runner up Best in Fringe — Only Bones, Daniel Nodder
Best in Fringe — Roadkill: The Uber-Cool Musical