Dr Stephen Hornby announces the nominees for Best Comedy Play at the Greater Manchester Fringe awards @stephenmhornby @salforduni @uos_artsmedia@uos_performance
The nominees were:
My Last Two Brain Cells @mylasttwobraincellls @kingssalford
With Love, Mr Gay by Joshua Val Martin @jvmartin92 @georgebury_ @socialrefugemcr
Natter @qweerdog @edgemanchester
Faith @_mike_heath_ @write4thestage @hiomemcr
And the winner is NATTER…
Stewart Campbell - Director/Producer.
Joe Henry-Evans - Writer/Actor @urownpersonaljosus
John Thacker - Actor @johnjosephthacker
The Greater Manchester Fringe awards 2024 were held @homemcr
Photography by Craige Barker @craigeb
In 1980s Salford; Helen & Linda, two old ‘women’, grapple with useless husbands, a homosexual son and what’s on telly while they natter!
*Please note, Helen and Linda may, or may not, be played by two gay men in dresses!
Natter is a one-act comedy, written and starring Joe Henry-Evans - alongside fellow local actor, John Thacker. Natter began life as a twenty-minute short at Qweerdog’s new writing event, Qweer Shorts. Opening initially at The King’s Arms, Salford before transferring to Hope Mill Theatre last year, and touring to Liverpool shortly after. The show has now been developed into a longer, one-act play, directed by Qweerdog’s Stewart Campbell.
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Festival director and go-founder @lisaconnor83 announces the Audience Choice shortlist…
● Nuns of Fury @rocket.whip @thefitznq
● Life After @lifeafter.play @whitefieldgarrick
● Black Spring @halcyonroomprod @kingssalford
● Revival of the Fittest @_revivalofthefittest @theemptyspacemediacity
● Natter @qweerdog @edgemanchester
And the winner was @_revivalofthefittest @theemptyspacemediacity
Greater Manchester Fringe Awards 2024 @homemcr
Photography at the awards and before the show by Craige Barker @craigeb
#audiencechoice #votedbyyou #popular #winner #gmfringe #manchesterfringe #greatermanchesterfringe #salford #manchester #comedy #sketchshow #cultclassics #britishhumour #theatre #fringetheatre #soldout
Villain Sebastien Moran was played by Louis Taithe @lou.tthe @e_5productions
Thank you @salfordartstheatre for staging The Man in the Shadows
@gallagher_kyle tbbull1998 @alex.richards.acting @giorgio_savino @nicolek_4560
Greater Manchester Fringe Awards 2024 @homemcr photography by Craige Barker @craigeb
#sherlockholmes #drwatson #marywatson #lestrade #elementary #sherlockplay #baddie #bakerstreet #gmfringe #fringe #manchester #homemanchester #fight #villain #greatermanchesterfringe #theatre #play #stage #actor #writer #drama
Congratulations @jardel_ricardo_rodrigues Jay Mitra @punkofcolour and everyone who got up on stage for the open mic @verbosemcr organised by @ilariathestoryteller @alicia_makes as part of Greater Manchester Fringe 2024 👏👏👏
Winners of Best Spoken Word at Greater Manchester Fringe Awards 2024 @homemcr
Award photography by Craige Barker @craigeb
Also nominated were:
● Life in Progress with Michael Jacob
● Chris Tavener is Faking Cool @christavener
● Picking by @ameliarslater presented by @blueballoonmcr and directed by @selinahproductions @selina.jayne
Thank you @gulliversnq and @kingssalford for staging these shows.
Best Play: Dear Eliza written by Barbara Diesel and directed by Helen Parry at the Kings Arms in Salford.
@bb.diesel
@dearelizaplay
@kingssalford
Presented by @nugeynorth @northern_souls_
Greater Manchester Fringe Awards 2024 @homemcr
Photography at the awards by Craige Barker @craigeb
Photographs of the play by Shay Rowan @shayster57
Thank you to all the reviewers and audiences for your feedback.
Sara Jane Harvey thank you speech - Best Newcomer for @neurochatter @thefitznq @kingssalford
Greater Manchester Fringe Awards 2024 @homemcr
Tickets for Neurochatter 19-23 August 2024 @edfringe https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/neurochatter
#theatre #comedy #drama #psychodrama #bestnewcomer #onewomanshow #manchester #salford #gmfringe #greatermanchesterfringe #manchesterfringe #edinburghfringe
Congratulations @qweerdog @urownpersonaljosus @johnjosephthacker on winning Best Comedy Play for Natter @edgemanchester as part of Greater Manchester Fringe 2024.
Directed by Stewart Campbell
Written and starring Joe Henry-Evans
Also starring John Thacker
Natter started life as a 15 minute short at Qweer Shorts @kingssalford before transferring to @hopemilltheatre
Thank you to all the teams and the venues for your support 👏👏👏
Hear more about this show in this interview with @ianrothwell.mr on @salfordcradio on YouTube https://youtu.be/ZaHlTOhZJbY?si=SWkByZzgZMqzRHb1
#comedy #comedyplay #gmfringe #greatermanchesterfringe #salford #manchester #qweerdog #lgbtq #chorlton #hopemilltheatre
Dr Stephen Hornby presenting the award for Best Comedy Play. The shortlist was…
Natter @qweerdog @urownpersonaljosus
My Last Two Brain Cells @mylasttwobraincellls
With Love Mr Gay @jvmartin92 @georgebury_
Faith @_mike_heath_ @write4thestage
Thank you @stephenmhornby @salforduni @uos_artsmedia @uos_performance
#comedyplay #gmfringe #greatermanchesterfringe #manchesterfringe #manchester
Revival of the Fittest won the Audience Choice Award @_revivalofthefittest
Congratulations @its_mikepope @callumansley @mica__young @paulantony_x @joshvinceactor @danielbruceacting and all the team @theemptyspacemediacity for making such a massive impression this year.
We can’t wait for the revival of the revival!
Presented by @lisaconnor83
#gmfringe #gmfringeawards #audience #audiencechoice #votedbyyou #comedy #salford #mediacity #gmfringe #popular #votes #votedbythepeople #cultclassics #sketchshow #sitcoms #youngones #bottom #abfab #victoriawood #vicarofdibley #blackadder #leagueofgentlemen #tributes #revival #bumsonseats #soldout
Thank you to all the venues and your teams for your support during Greater Manchester Fringe @carlaustinbehan @queerlituk announcing the Queer Lit Award with a little help from host @jonathanmayor
#gmfringe #greatermanchesterfringe #manchester #comedy #lgbtq #theatre #stage #newwriting
After party @jk0_91 @bunnyjacksonmcr
Helen Nugent @northern_souls_ at Grater Manchester Fringe presenting Best Play to @dearelizaplay @homemcr