The Everything Theatre Fringe Theatre Awards, or Etties for brief, are merely our enjoyable spherical up of the previous 12 months. Previously, come the tip of the 12 months we’ve requested our reviewers to choose some highlights which we’d publish as a spherical up of the most effective of the 12 months. But in 2022 we determined we should always do issues a bit of in another way. And that’s the Etties.
Obviously we don’t have a crew of assessors to go and watch each present, so we aren’t going to faux these are something greater than a enjoyable method to spotlight a few of the exhibits our crew have liked up to now 12 months. The shortlists have been put collectively by trying again at our 4- and 5-star evaluations, after which discussing throughout the crew which really feel are the easiest of the bunch. It’s not essentially the most scientific strategy however what awards ever are?
We purpose to publish all our shortlists through the w/c 2 January, after which we’ll be saying the winners on Wednesday 18 January.
Ready, Steady, GO!
Polka Theatre – February 2022
This beautiful thought of the odd changing into extraordinary feels artistic and enabling, inviting little ones to have a look at the world otherwise utilizing all their senses, but additionally providing them methods to take action.
Mary Pollard
Kinder
Little Angel Theatre – May 2022
This present is vastly greater than a easy leisure for youngsters: it’s a deeply shifting, humorous, and playfully immersive expertise.
Mary Pollard
I Want My Hat Back
Little Angel Theatre – May 2022
I can’t communicate extremely sufficient of this manufacturing – it’s hilarious, imaginative, lovely, stunning, encourages studying and creativity and can ship the household dwelling with tons to speak about.
Mary Pollard
Jonny Feathers the Rock and Roll Pigeon
Park Theatre – August 2022
The play is brilliantly designed to maintain babies entertained. It’s the right size (55 minutes), with a number of songs, fairly lights, puppets, bits the place they may take part, some cheeky jokes. What extra may a small boy (or woman) ask for?
Kate Woolgrove
Daytime Deewane
Half Moon Theatre – November 2022
I used to be additionally delighted on the sight of so many joyful youngsters who had simply quietly been educated about a bit of little bit of brown-skinned rise up. Tell me once more how theatre for kids is the simple stuff…
Mary Pollard
Pea
Puppet Theatre Barge – November 2022
Charming, intelligent and with delicate trendy relevance, Pea is a terrific story, fantastically crafted and nicely instructed, that boldly goes the place no puppet has gone earlier than: to the tip of the mattress!
Mary Pollard
Alice In Wonderland
Brixton House – December 2022
With a heat fuzzy ending, which is to be anticipated round Christmas time, author Jack Bradfield’s Alice in Wonderland highlights the significance of group spirit proper within the coronary heart of Brixton.
Amelia Braddick
The winner can be introduced Wednesday 18 January