THE DUNEDIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AWARDS | 2023
Te Whare o Rukutia
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Excellence in Visual Art Award (Sponsor: Gordon Harris the Art and Graphic Store):
WINNER:
City Planners 2023
FINALISTS:
Salon All Sum (Sam Caldwell)
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Excellence in Dance/Physical Theatre Award (Sponsor: Southlaw):
WINNER:
The Sensemaker
FINALISTS:
TwentyNineteen
Cartographies of the Future: “Traces”
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Excellence in Comedy Award (Sponsor: Southlaw):
WINNER:
Presentation is Everything
FINALISTS:
Brendon Green: I’m Happy You’re Here
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Excellence in Music Award (Sponsor: Hawkstone Chambers):
WINNER:
TwentyNineteen
FINALISTS:
Salon All Sum
An Incomplete Education (UNE ÉDUCATION MANQUÉE)
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Excellence in Theatre Award (Sponsor: Hawkstone Chambers):
WINNER:
Dark Radio
FINALISTS:
愛,媽媽 Love, Mum
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Outstanding Performer (Sponsor: Walsh and Beck):
WINNER:
FINALISTS:
Elsa Couvreur (The Sensemaker)
Ethan Cavanagh & Sweeney Preston (Presentation is Everything)
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Outstanding Emerging Talent (Sponsor: SBS Bank):
WINNER:
Tama Alexander (Fresher)
FINALISTS:
Chai (Real)
Cynthia Lam (Love, Mum)
Melissa Katherine (The Apology)
Miriam Noonan (Lessons Learned from Hannibal Lecter)
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Outstanding Design Sponsor: (Southern Lights & Services):
WINNER:
Lamb to the Slaughter
FINALISTS:
愛,媽媽 Love, Mum
City Planners 2023
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Outstanding Technical Achievement (Sponsor: Strawberry Sound):
WINNER:
Dark Radio
FINALISTS:
TwentyNineteen
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Dunedin Favourite Comedian award (Sponsor: Dunedin Comedy):
WINNER:
Tama Alexander (Fresher)
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City of Literature ‘Beyond Words’ Award Sponsor: (Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature Office):
WINNER:
Wonderful
FINALISTS:
Brendon Green: I’m happy you’re here
愛,媽媽 Love, Mum
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Most Promising Pacific Artist Award (Sponsor: Creative New Zealand):
WINNER:
Rosie Roachē: Flāneur
FINALISTS:
Ma’taria Pekepo: Toku Inangaro i Taku Peu Maori
Padma Naidu: Wandering Wonders Incensed
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Phil Davison Special Contribution to Festival Life (Sponsor: Dunedin Fringe):
WINNER:
Gareth McMillan
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Warwick Broadhead Memorial Award (Sponsor: Woof!):
WINNER:
City Planners 2023
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NZ Touring Award (Sponsor: Dunedin Fringe in association with NZ Fringe):
WINNER:
Out at Sea
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Best in Fringe (Sponsor: Dunedin Fringe):
WINNER:
The Sensemaker
FINALISTS:
TwentyNineteen
愛,媽媽 Love, Mum
City Planners 2023
A huge thank you to our Dunedin Fringe 2023 Award Judges who worked so hard to make these happen:
Lisa Allan
Lisa Warrington
Mike Chewie Bennet
Nick Tipa
Paula Hellyer
Sandra Muller
Lisa Wilkinson
Fairleigh Gilmour
Alison Embleton (Ally)
Alister McDonald
Amie Taua
David Green
Harrison Kennedy
Reuben Crisp
Suzanne Renner
Terry MacTavish
About Us
The Dunedin Fringe Festival is the world’s southernmost Fringe Festival. Initiated in 2000, Dunedin Fringe aims to bring experimental contemporary art to a wider audience and to support the work of emerging artists. Dunedin Fringe is an annual event which happens every March timed to coincide with other fringe festivals in New Zealand and Australia.
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Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust
PO Box 1331
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
03 477 3350