List of Total Theatre Award winners
Total Theatre Awards were first presented in 1997 and are given annually at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to companies excelling in devised theatre, live art, visual performance, mime, puppetry, physical theatre, experimental theatre, dance, clown, circus, street, immersive, outdoor, site specific performance. They are one of a number of awards open to companies/artists presenting work at the festival.
1997
- Award for Most Innovative Overall Production: The Right Size – Do You Come Here Often?
- Audience's Choice Award: Acrobat – Acrobat
- Award for Most Innovative International Production: DEREVO – Red Zone
- Award for Best Use of Design: Co Yvette Bozsik – Hommage à Mary Wigman
- Award for Most Innovative Touring Production: Fecund Theatre – 27
- Award for Best Newcomer: K486 – The Trial
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Steven Berkoff
1999
- Award for Best Overall Production: Anonymous Society – Jacques BrelAward for Best Newcomer: Metro-Boulet-Dodo – Reunion
- Award for Best British Production: Ridiculusmus – The Exhibitionists and Yes Yes Yes
- Award for Best International Production: Theatre Talipot – The Water Carriers and Passage
- Audience's Choice Award: No Ordinary Angels – Deadly
- Award for Best Use of Design: the Young Vic Theatre Co – The Arabian Nights
- Award for Most Supportive Venue: Continental Shifts at St Brides
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Ken Campbell and Nola Rae
2000
- Ariel Teatr: A Little Requiem for Kantor
- BlackSKYwhite: Bertrand's Toys
- Generally Better Productions : 3 Dark Tales
- Shunt: The Balled of Bobby Francois
- Spymonkey: Stiff - Undertaking Undertaking
- Audience's Choice Award: Pig Iron Theatre Company – Poet in New York
- Award for Most Supportive Venue: The Pleasance
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Monika Pagneux
2002
- Compagnie Fiat Lux: Nouvelles Folies
- Company F/Z: Throat
- Nats Nus: Ful
- Shona Reppe Puppets: Cinderella
- Theatrum Botanicum – Go Go: The Boy with Magic Feet
- Wishbone: Scapegoat
- Award for 'Most Supportive Venue: Aurora Nova
- Award for Outstanding Excellence and Innovation:' DEREVO
2003
- Akhe: White Cabin
- Fabrik Company: Pandora 88
- Deja Donne: There Where We Were
- Eddie Ladd: Club Luz
- Duckie: C'est Vauxhall
- Blow-Up Theatre: The Illusion Brothers
- Materiali Resistenti Dance Factory: WaterwallAward for 'Most Supportive Venue:' Aurora St Stephens
2005
- Andrew Dawson: Absence and Presence
- Gecko Theatre: The Race
- Grid Iron Theatre: The Devil's Larder
- Kazuko Hohki: Evidence for the Existence of Borrowers
- Dreamthinkspeak: Don't Look Back
- Station House Opera: ''Roadmetal Sweetbread''
2006
- Inspector Sands and Stamping Ground Theatre: Hysteria
- NIE : Past Half Remembered
- Hoipolloi: Floating
- Farm in the Cave: Sclavi / Song of an Emigrant
- Award for Best Newcomer: Chotto Ookii Theatre Company – ''And Even My Goldfish
- Award for Innovation: Will Adamsdale / Chris Branch –'' The Receipt
- Award for Significant Contribution to Physical and Visual Theatre / Performance: Battersea Arts Centre
2007
- Award for Best Emerging Company: 1927 – ''Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- Award for Best Original Work by a Collective / Ensemble: Rude Mechs in association with Erich Jungwirth and Richard Jordan Productions –'' Get Your War On
- Award for Best Physical Performance: Sedari Movement Laboratory in association with AsiaNow Productions – ''Woyzeck
- Award for Experimentation: Ontroerend Goed –'' The Smile Off Your Face
- Award for Best Small Scale Work: News From Nowhere and the Fruitmarket Gallery – ''England
- Award for Significant Contribution: Jos Houben
- Inaugural Wildcard Award: Precarious –'' ''Druthers''
2008
- Award for Experiment and Innovation: Ontroerend Goed, Kopergiettery & Richard Jordon Productions – ''Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen
- Award for Graduate Company: Little Bulb Theatre –'' Crocosmia
- Award for Story Theatre: Puppet State Theatre Company – The Man Who Planted Trees
- Award for Visual Theatre: RedCape Theatre – ''The Idiot Colony
- Award for Young Company: THE TEAM & National Theatre of Scotland Workshop –'' Architecting
- Award for Significant Contribution to Physical and Visual Theatre: Footsbarn Touring Theatre
2009
Award for Emerging Artist / Company: The River People – ''Lilly Through the DarkAward for Devised Performance: Beady Eye / Kristin Fredricksson –'' Everything Must Go Award for Innovation / Interaction / Immersion: Adrian Howells – ''Foot-Washing for the SoleAward for Physical and Visual Theatre: Clod Ensemble –'' Under GlassAward for Music and Theatre: Dafydd James and Ben Lewis – ''My Name is Sue''Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre Making: Improbable Theatre2010
Award for Emerging Artist / Company: Bryony Kimmings – ''Sex IdiotAward for Physical and Visual Theatre:–'' White
2011
Award for Emerging Artist / Company: ShadyJane – ''Sailing OnAward for Physical / Visual / Devised Performance:- * Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre
2012
Award for Emerging Artist / Company: Charlotte De Bruyne & Nathalie Marie Verbeke, supported by Ontroerend Goed & Richard Jordan – ''XXXOAward for Physical / Visual / Devised Performance:- * Teatr Zar
2013
Award for Emerging Artist / Company: Sh!t Theatre – JSA 2013Award for Physical / Visual / Devised Performance:- * Company Non Nova – ''L'Après-midi d'un Foehn
- * Pirates of the Carabina –'' FlownAward for Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form:
- * Berlin, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan Productions – ''Bonanza
- * Brokentalkers –'' Have I No Mouth
- * Scottee – ''The Worst of Scottee''Award for Significant Contribution to the Field of Total Theatre: C!rca
2014
Emerging Artist / Company Award: Touretteshero – ''Backstage in Biscuit LandPhysical / Visual / Devised Performance Award: Geoff Sobelle –'' The Object LessonInnovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form Award:- * Dead Centre – ''Lippy
- * Two Destination Language –'' Near GoneCircus Award: Underbelly Productions in association with Barely Methodical Troupe – ''Bromance:Judges Discretionary Awards:
- * Wunderbaum, Red Cat, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan Productions –'' Looking for Paul
- * Kim Noble, Soho Theatre and David Johnson & John Mackay in association with ibt – You’re Not AloneSignificant Contribution to the Field of Total Theatre Award: Ridiculusmus
2015
Emerging Artist / Company Award: Breach – ''The BeanfieldPhysical / Visual / Devised Performance Award: Al Seed –'' OogInnovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form Award:- * Sue MacLaine and Nadia Nadarajah – Can I Start Again Please
- * Volker Gerling – ''Portraits in Motion Dance Award: Le Patin Libre –'' Vertical Influences Circus Award: Palestinian Circus – ''B-Orders''Significant Contribution to the Field of Total Theatre Award: Forced Entertainment
2016
Emerging Artist / Company Award:- * FK Alexander with Okishima Island Tourist Group Association – '' Over the Rainbow
- * Yinka Kuitenbrouwer, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan Productions, Theatre Royal Plymouth –'' One Hundred HomesPhysical / Visual / Devised Performance Award:
- * Atelier Bildraum, Big in Belgium, Richard Jordan Productions, Theatre Royal Plymouth – ''Bildraum
- * Nic Green with Rosana Cade and Laura Bradshaw –'' Cock and Bull Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form Award: Hot Brown Honey with Briefs Factory – ''Hot Brown Honey Dance Award: Mauro Paccagnella and Alessandro Bernardesch –'' Happy Hour Circus Award: Ockham’s Razor and Turtle Key Arts – ''Ockham's Razor: Tipping Point''Significant Contribution to the Field of Total Theatre Award: Forest Fringe
2017
- Emerging Artist / Company Award: YesYesNoNo – ''Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist
- Physical / Visual / Devised Performance Award: Gandini Juggling –'' Sigma
- Circus Award: Fauna – ''Fauna
- Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form Award:
- *Selina Thompson Ltd –'' Salt
- *Rachel Mars – ''Our Carnal Hearts
- *Bertrand Lesca & Nasi Voutsas –'' Palmyra
- Dance Award: Oona Doherty – ''Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus
- Judges Discretionary Award: Liz Aggiss –'' Slap and Tickle
- Significant Contribution to the Field of Total Theatre Award: Lyn Gardner
2018
Emerging Artist / Company Award: Samira Elagoz in association with From Start to Finnish – ''Cock, Cock… Who’s There?- Physical / Visual / Devised Performance Award:
- *Lobke Leirens and Maxim Storms
2019
Emerging Artist / Company Award: Travis Alabanza – ''Burgerz- Physical / Visual / Devised Performance Award: Julia Croft and Nisha Madhan with Zanetti Productions