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Awards

KOMEDIA BRIGHTON AWARDS

Komedia Brighton continues to cement its reputation as the most vibrant venue in the South with a string of industry awards and nominations.

The Argus

May 2008

Argus Angel Award – Follow Me

Follow Me - the story of the final moments of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hung in England - told from both Hangman Albert Pierrepoint and the condemned Ruth Ellis, was awarded an Argus Angel by the local daily newspaper.  The award recognises Artistic Excellence in both the Fringe and Festival programmes.

Latest 7 and Latest Homes

May 2008

Best Actress – Beth Fitzgerald for Follow Me

Latest 7/Latest Homes Brighton Festival Awards
Beth Fitzgerald walked away with the award for Best Actress for her performance as Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hung in England, in Guy Masterson’s incredible Follow Me.

Chortle

2008

Best Comedy Venue in the South - Komedia

Chortle Awards
Komedia broke records in February 2008 as the venue walked away with the Chortle Award for Best Comedy Venue in the South for an incredible sixth time.

Chortle

2008

Best Compere – Stephen Grant

Chortle Awards
Komedia’s Krater Comedy Club co-founder and regular compere beat strong competition to walk away with the Chortle Award for Best Compere - in the whole of the UK!

Latest 7 and Latest Homes

May 2007

Best Show - The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac

Latest 7/Latest Homes Brighton Festival Awards
There was a LOT of shows in the May 2007 Brighton Fringe Festival, and Komedia is voted as having the best.  The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac, a poignant collection of songs and thoughts from New York’s finest performer (and ukuele maestro) Taylor Mac, moved audiences like no other show.

Latest 7 and Latest Homes

May 2007

Best Venue - Komedia

Latest 7/Latest Homes Brighton Festival Awards
Komedia’s astounding and enviable programme of theatre, music, cabaret and comedy in the Brighton Festival Fringe 2007 is recognised as we walk away with the most sought-after award of the evening.

The Argus

May 2007

Winner of 7 Argus Angels

Seven acts are the proud recipients of the first ever Argus Angel Awards.  These shows included band Fulborn Teversham, character comedian Count Arthur Strong, cabaret act Taylor Mac, Japanese mime artists Gamarjobat, Inspector Sands & Stamping Ground Theatre’s Hysteria, Brighton’s own Prodigal Theatre’s Queen of the Slaughter and one-man show Radio.

The Scotsman

August 2006

Fringe First Award – Meeting Joe Strummer

Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Komedia were delighted to receive a coveted Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006 for its role as a co-producer on Brighton Theatre Event’s Meeting Joe Strummer - a passionate punk comedy about two Clash fans across three decades, and their devotion to the man who set an agenda for a generation.

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Best Comedy Venue in the South - Komedia

2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

Best Comedy Venue in the South - Komedia

Chortle Awards
Our top notch comedy programme maintains our domination of the Chortle Awards for Best Comedy Venue in the South of England (and that is one very big region).

Brighton & Hove Business Awards

September 2005

Best Cultural Destination

Brighton and Hove Business Awards
Komedia’s position at the heart of the Brighton’s Cultural Quarter is affirmed as we win the award for the top cultural destination in one of the UK’s most vibrant cities.

Creative Industries Award

November 2003

Creative Industries Award

Sussex Business Awards
Komedia’s work across the entertainment spectrum is recognised as we are runner up in the Award encompassing the whole Creative Industries across Sussex.

Award for Best Family Friendly Theatre in the South East

2002

Award for Best Family Friendly Theatre in the South East

Arts Council of England
Komedia’s continued commitment to entertaining all ages with our Theatre and Children’s programme is honored.

Aurora Nova Awards

2001 - date

Aurora Nova Awards

Six years ago, Komedia co-founded and produced the incredibly successful Aurora Nova season of international visual and physical theatre and dance at St. Stephen’s in Edinburgh.   Since 2001, the venue has won The Guardian Award for Best Venue 2004, and numerous Fringe Firsts, Herald Angels and more for the various shows programmed at the venue. Some of these shows and awards are listed below:

SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARDS

  • Farm in the Cave, International Theatre Studio - Sclavi - The Song of an Emigrant
  • Coiscéim Dance Theatre - Knots
  • Teatr Novogo Fronta - Dias De Las Noches
  • Renegade Theatre - Rumble
  • Teatr Piesn Kozla - Chronicles - A Lamentation
  • Fabrik Potsdam for “Pandora 88″
  • Akhe Group for “White Cabin”
  • Provisorium Kompania - Ferdydurke
  • Formalny Theatre/BalticHouseTheatre - School for Fools
  • Do Teatr - Upside Down
  • Gravity Physical Entertainment/Fabrik, Potsdam - Fallen
  • Compagnie Au Cul du Loup - Monsoon

TOTAL THEATRE AWARDS

  • International Theatre Studio, Farm in the Cave - Sclavi-The song of an Emigrant
  • Inspector Sands & Stamping Ground Theatre - Hysteria
  • Andrew Dawson - Absence and Presence
  • Aurora Nova - Most Supportive Venue
  • Fabrik Potsdam - Pandora 88
  • Deja Donne - There Where We Were
  • Akhe Group - White Cabin
  • Nats Nus – Ful

HERALD ANGEL AWARD

  • Farm in the Cave, International Theatre Studio - Sclavi-The song of an Emigrant
  • Darren Johnston [array] - Ren-Sa
  • Andrew Dawson - Absence and Presence
  • Fabrik Potsdam - Pandora 88
  • Nick Harper - excellence in music writing
  • Lia Rodriguez Companhia de Dancas - Such Stuff As We Are Made Of
  • Teatr Piesn Kozla - Chronicles-A Lamentation
  • Renegade Theatre - Rumble
  • Mizuto Abura - Cellophane Singular

HERALD ARCH ANGEL AWARD

  • Derevo - for its ‘consistently impressive contribution to the Edinburgh Fringe’.
  • Aurora Nova - Best Programme

Coming Up

Gabriella Cilmi - event image

Gabriella Cilmi

Tue 7 Oct 2008

Juana Molina - event image

Juana Molina

Tue 7 Oct 2008

Chris Simmons - event image

Chris Simmons

Wed 8 Oct 2008

Derek Meins - event image

Derek Meins

Thu 9 Oct 2008

Old Rope - event image

Old Rope

Thu 9 Oct 2008

Two Spot Gobi - event image

Two Spot Gobi

Thu 9 Oct 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 10 Oct 2008

The Treason Show - event image

The Treason Show

Fri 10 Oct 2008

The Treason Show - event image

The Treason Show

Sat 11 Oct 2008

Balkan Beat Box - event image

Balkan Beat Box

Sun 12 Oct 2008

Chris Wood - event image

Chris Wood

Sun 12 Oct 2008

Derrin Nauendorf Band - event image

Derrin Nauendorf Band

Tue 14 Oct 2008

Billy Cobham & Asere - event image

Billy Cobham & Asere

Wed 15 Oct 2008

Mari Wilson - event image

Mari Wilson

Thu 16 Oct 2008

The Local presents... - event image

The Local presents...

Thu 16 Oct 2008

The Popes - event image

The Popes

Thu 16 Oct 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 17 Oct 2008

ZU2 - event image

ZU2

Fri 17 Oct 2008

Born Bad - event image

Born Bad

Fri 17 Oct 2008

Scott Capurro - event image

Scott Capurro

Sat 18 Oct 2008

The Kroon Kat Lounge - event image

The Kroon Kat Lounge

Sat 18 Oct 2008

Final Cut - event image

Final Cut

Sun 19 Oct 2008

Azymuth - event image

Azymuth

Sun 19 Oct 2008

Karnataka - event image

Karnataka

Tue 21 Oct 2008

Linda Lewis - event image

Linda Lewis

Wed 22 Oct 2008

Polar Bear - event image

Polar Bear

Wed 22 Oct 2008

Short Fuse - event image

Short Fuse

Thu 23 Oct 2008

Lucy Kaplansky - event image

Lucy Kaplansky

Thu 23 Oct 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 24 Oct 2008

Easy Star All-Stars - event image

Easy Star All-Stars

Mon 27 Oct 2008

Tango Siempre Quintet - event image

Tango Siempre Quintet

Tue 28 Oct 2008

Olafur Arnalds - event image

Olafur Arnalds

Tue 28 Oct 2008

You Me At Six - event image

You Me At Six

Wed 29 Oct 2008

Spirit of Gravity - event image

Spirit of Gravity

Wed 29 Oct 2008

Martyn Joseph - event image

Martyn Joseph

Wed 29 Oct 2008

Club Savage - event image

Club Savage

Thu 30 Oct 2008

Comic Boom - event image

Comic Boom

Thu 30 Oct 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 31 Oct 2008

Comedy Club 4 Kids - event image

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Sat 1 Nov 2008

Stick It On - event image

Stick It On

Sat 1 Nov 2008

Bent Double - event image

Bent Double

Sun 2 Nov 2008

Ron Sexsmith - event image

Ron Sexsmith

Wed 5 Nov 2008

Tag Comedy - event image

Tag Comedy

Thu 6 Nov 2008

The Flophouse - event image

The Flophouse

Thu 6 Nov 2008

Hammer and Tongue - event image

Hammer and Tongue

Thu 6 Nov 2008

Dreadzone - event image

Dreadzone

Thu 6 Nov 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 7 Nov 2008

Spirit of Gravity - event image

Spirit of Gravity

Sat 8 Nov 2008

Cutlery Wars - event image

Cutlery Wars

Sun 9 Nov 2008

Michelle Shocked - event image

Michelle Shocked

Sun 9 Nov 2008

The Young Coppers - event image

The Young Coppers

Sun 9 Nov 2008

Lonely Drifter Karen - event image

Lonely Drifter Karen

Mon 10 Nov 2008

Lau - event image

Lau

Mon 10 Nov 2008

Solange - event image

Solange

Tue 11 Nov 2008

3 Daft Monkeys - event image

3 Daft Monkeys

Tue 11 Nov 2008

Chris Helme - event image

Chris Helme

Wed 12 Nov 2008

Old Rope - event image

Old Rope

Thu 13 Nov 2008

Antje Duvekot - event image

Antje Duvekot

Thu 13 Nov 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 14 Nov 2008

Balkaneasca - event image

Balkaneasca

Fri 14 Nov 2008

Final Cut - event image

Final Cut

Sun 16 Nov 2008

Ida Maria plus Guests - event image

Ida Maria plus Guests

Tue 18 Nov 2008

Charlie Musselwhite - event image

Charlie Musselwhite

Tue 18 Nov 2008

The Local presents... - event image

The Local presents...

Wed 19 Nov 2008

Cara Dillon - event image

Cara Dillon

Wed 19 Nov 2008

Buika - event image

Buika

Wed 19 Nov 2008

Roddy Frame - event image

Roddy Frame

Thu 20 Nov 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 21 Nov 2008

Born Bad - event image

Born Bad

Fri 21 Nov 2008

Nell Bryden - event image

Nell Bryden

Sat 22 Nov 2008

The Kroon Kat Lounge - event image

The Kroon Kat Lounge

Sat 22 Nov 2008

Shearwater - event image

Shearwater

Mon 24 Nov 2008

Alice Russell + guests

Tue 25 Nov 2008

Stephen Fretwell - event image

Stephen Fretwell

Wed 26 Nov 2008

Club Savage - event image

Club Savage

Thu 27 Nov 2008

Comic Boom - event image

Comic Boom

Thu 27 Nov 2008

Brighton Jazz Club - event image

Brighton Jazz Club

Fri 28 Nov 2008

Vive La Fip - event image

Vive La Fip

Sat 29 Nov 2008

Tag Comedy - event image

Tag Comedy

Thu 4 Dec 2008

The Treason Show - event image

The Treason Show

Thu 4 Dec 2008

The Treason Show - event image

The Treason Show

Fri 5 Dec 2008

Bent Double - event image

Bent Double

Sat 6 Dec 2008

The Treason Show - event image

The Treason Show

Sat 6 Dec 2008