New round of 2025 Fringe First award winners unveiled

The next six winners of this year’s The Scotman’s Fringe First awards have been revealed.

Given out three times across the Edinburgh Festival month, the awards recognise new pieces of work that have garnered acclaim and prominence at the Fringe.

Sponsored by Stagecoach and Queen Margaret University, they are the oldest prizes at the festival.

The second week of winners are:

Ordinary Decent Criminal – Summerhall

Lost Lear – Traverse Theatre

Rift – Traverse Theatre

NIUSIA – Summerhall

The Horse of Jenin –  Pleasance Dome

Youth in Flames – Zoo Playground

Looking at totals for each venue, Pleasance added a fourth award to its tally after three last week, while it is now matched by Traverse with four of their own. Summerhall picked up its first awards, with Zoo nabbing their first of 2025.

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