The Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award is a

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prize given annually at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

History

The Award has presented by the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation since 2004. In a formal agreement with the Fringe Society, it will be given in perpetuity.

Rules

All productions which receive a four or five star review in ''

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'' newspaper and have not previously been presented in

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are eligible for the prize. The winner is announced at The Scotsman's final Fringe First Award ceremony, which is held on the final Friday morning of the Festival Fringe. The winner receives a four-week run at an Off-Broadway Theater in New York, all expenses paid, including: visa expenses; transportation for cast, crew and props; hotel for cast and crew; per diems; guaranteed stipend; and net box office receipts. The run in New York coincides with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters convention each January for additional exposure and opportunity for transfers to other theaters. The Foundation takes no commercial interest in the future of the production.

Prizewinners

The previous winners are: * 2004: ''Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters'' by Russell Barr; and ''Rosebud'' by Mark Jenkins * 2005: ''Absence and Presence'' by Andrew Dawson * 2006: ''Goodness'' by

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* 2008: ''Eight'' by

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* 2009: '' Little Gem'' by Elaine Murphy * 2010: ''Ovid's Metamorphoses'', by Pants on Fire * 2011: ''Leo'', by Circle of Eleven * 2012: ''Mies Julie'' by

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; ''Midsummer'' by David Greig * 2013: ''The Events'' by David Greig * 2014: ''Object Lesson'', by Geoff Sobelle * 2015: ''Key Change'' by Catrina McHugh * 2016: ''Life According to Saki'' by

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*2017: ''The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk'' by Kneehigh; ''Borders'' by

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*2018: ''Ulster American'' by David Ireland *2019: ''Mouthpiece'' by Keiran Hurley **Shortlisted: ''Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show'' by White Room Theatre; ''Burgerz'' by performance Travis Alabanza; ''Dispatches on the Red Dress'' by

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, and ''Knot'' by Nikki Rummer and JD Broussé)

References

External links

Best of Edinburgh Award

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Glasgow Herald
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