On Wednesday evening, the annual TiLee Awards were announced from the stage of the Palace Theatre. The TiLees recognize a number of artists who participate in the London Fringe Festival, and are chosen by Theatre in London.ca’s team of volunteer reviewers, public vote, and Fringe Executive Producer Kathy Navackas.

To start the ceremony, festival associate producer Christine Gruenbauer presented the award for Favourite Visual Fringe Artist (chosen by Fringe patrons) to Lawrence Addison.

Theatre in London.ca editor Peter Janes then presented the eight awards chosen by the review team, who collectively saw and reviewed every show, nominated many for category shortlists, and then saw and voted for every show in the lists. The awards went to:

Outstanding Show

Police Cops

Outstanding Solo Performance

Jon Paterson in House

Outstanding Cast Performance

Patrick Hamilton, Brett Molik, and Daniel Newsom in Before the Fall

Outstanding Storytelling

How I Learned To Hug

Outstanding Variety

The Awesome ’80s Prom

Outstanding Comedy

Police Cops

Outstanding Drama

Before the Fall

Fringiest Show

Beaver Dreams

Finally, Fringe Executive Producer Kathy Navackas presented several awards based on her own observations and experiences:

Most Elegant Show

Para Dos

Award of Merit

Mike Delamont

Spirit of the Fringe

Cory Thibert and Linnea Gwiazda

Producer’s Pick

Eric Davis

The awards were followed by a fun “spoof night”, in which Fringe performers parodied each other’s shows.

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all of the performers, behind-the-scenes participants, and audience members who have made the 19th London Fringe Festival a success.