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The Fringe Awards celebrate the best in the Festival and has a judging panel made up of over 100 individuals from across the cultural industries in Perth.
Weekly Award Winners are announced each Wednesday during the Festival for genre categories along with some special awards that are unique to Fringe World.
The Award Ceremony held at the end of the Festival is where the overall Fringe World Award Winners are announced. Overall Award winners get cash, development support and direct touring opportunities as part of their award. (https://fringeworld.com.au/award-nominated-events
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2013
winner Minnie and Mona Play Dead 2013 single work drama'An award-winning playwright unexpectedly dies.
'Can his final play be staged tactfully and tastefully? Is dousing an actor in petrol too much?
'The play within a play, Minnie and Mona Play Dead, tells the story of two friends: one wants to make believe they're cheeky unicorns, and the other wants to die. Like... really die.
'Through a sly combination of autobiography, slapstick and satire, Minnie and Mona Play Dead delves into the rough ground unearthed when everyone around you wants to leave. Forever.
'This captivating black comedy explores friendship, fantasy and fatality.' (Production summary)
Works About this Award
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Creativity at Play 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 November 2015; (p. 3)
