As chosen by festival veteran Mervyn Stutter

Aurie Styla has won the Spirit of the Fringe award for comedy handed out by festival veteran Mervyn Stutter.

The London-born comic won the award, also called a Merv, for his Edinburgh stand-up debut, Green.

It will officially be awarded at a ceremony at the Pleasance on Sunday, at which most of the winners will perform

Awards are handed out in various genres. The full list of winners in this, the awards’ 29th year, is:

• The Mistake - Theatre
• Ballet Freedom - Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus
• The Tiger Lillies: One Penny Opera - Music
• Made in India/Britain - Theatre
• Taiwan Season: See You - Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus
• Aurie Styla: Green - Comedy
• SK Shlomo: Breathe: The Play That Becomes a Rave - Theatre
• Black Is The Color Of My Voice - Theatre

Published: 24 Aug 2022