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Final round of Fringe First Award winners announced

Six more winners complete this year’s set

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| Edinburgh |

28 August 2026

Little Animals
Paul Ready in Little Animals, © Chew Boy

The third and final round of The Scotsman‘s Fringe First winners have been revealed.

Awarded to Fringe shows making their world premieres and long held as the most prestigious theatre prizes at the festival, this week’s six winners saw yet another bumper haul for Summerhall, adding three more nods to their five existing wins. As it stands, eight of the 17 shows that have won have all hailed from the same venue, with new wins this week for Assembly and the Scottish Parliament’s immersive audio experience One Hundred Voices. 

The winners are:

Little Animals – Traverse at the Lyceum Studio

Adam Riches: The Captain – Summerhall

Turn Your F**king Phones Off – Summerhall

Tether – Summerhall

Slayers – Assembly George Square

One Hundred Voices – Scottish Parliament

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