The OffFest is the Offies Commendation for shows at theatre festivals, or theatre shows at general arts festivals.
This webpage covers the OffFest for festivals in 2020 (2021 awards) and 2019 (2020 awards)
Click HERE for details of the OffFest for festivals in 2021 (Awards 2022).
The assessment process varies depending on the nature of the festival – it may be via a team of existing online reviewers and bloggers or it can be via peer reviewers.
Festivals in 2020 – Awards 2021
VOILA EUROPE! (August 2020)
Finalists / Winner
There are 3 finalists for this OffFest 2021 award, and the winner was announced at the Offies 2021 awards ceremony held on 21 February 2021:
Diary of an Expat: Reloaded / by Cecilia Gragnani / directed by Katharina Reinthaller / from Paper Smokers
Farewell Concert / from K2Theater / supported by Hungarian Cultural Centre London
The Escape of Iris Dupont / performed by Freya Stang / from Simsalabim Productions
Other Nominees
Sh*t Happens / created & Performed by Patrycja Dynowska
State vs Natasha Banina / performed by Darya Denisova / directed by Igor Golyak / from Arlekin Players & Cherry Orchard Fesival
Festivals in 2019 – Awards 2020
CAMDEN FRINGE 2019
Finalists
There were 4 finalists for this award, and the winner was announced at the Offies 2020 awards ceremony held on 8 March 2020:
All the Little Lights / at the Tristan Bates Theatre / to 17 August
Ophelia Rewound / Antigoni Spanou / at Camden People’s Theatre / to 25 August
Red Peter / Grid Theatre / at Etcetera Theatre / to 6 August
Villain, Interrupted / Dolls in Amber / at the Etcetera Theatre / to 11 August
Nominations
There were 19 other nominations, listed below:
When It Happens / Scatterjam Theatre / at Tristan Bates Theatre to 3 Aug 2019
Jinkies! / Louisa Keight / at Camden Comedy Club / to 3 August 2019
The Indecent Musings of Miss Doncaster 2007 / Annabel York at Think & Hit / at Camden Peoples Theatre / to 10 August
Boris Rex / Falling Sparrow / at Tristan Bates Theatre / to 10 August
Class / Spur of the Moment / at Tristan Bates Theatre / to 3 August
Valhalla / Fourth Monkey / at The Monkey House / to 24 August
[Title of show] / Plan Z / at Moors Bar / to 10 August
Tracing Erased Memories: A parallel city walk of London & Cairo / Dina Mohamed & Hilda Moucharrafieh/ walk around Central London / to 20 August
Sh*t Happens / Patrycja Dynowska / at Camden People’s Theatre / to 18 August
My Other Self: The Evolution of Shakespeare’s Richard III / All or Nothing Repertory Theatre Co / at The Cockpit / to 23 August
The Werewolf Of Washington Heights / Slackline Productions / at The Cockpit / to 23 August
Belamour / Y-Axis Theatre / at the Etcetera Theatre / to 25 August
Oddball / Forristal & Clarke / at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse / to 24 August
Space Age Love Songs: A Queer Love Story / Vulcanello Productions / at the Hen and Chickens / to 25 August
Threshold / at the Hen & Chickens Theatre / to 21 August
Death Suits You / Theatro Technis / to 25 August
A Slice of Eel Pie / The Albiston Line Theatre Co / at the Hen & Chickens Theatre / to 25 August
Unlovable / Carly Jurman / at the Etcetera Theatre / to 25 August
Muse / Aslant Theatre Co / at Camden People’s Theatre / to 25 August
VOILA EUROPE! 2019
FINALISTS
There were 3 finalists for this award, and the winner (in blue below) was announced at the Offies 2020 awards ceremony on 8 March 2020:
Napoli 44 / Compagnia Francesca Caprioli / at the Cockpit
I Will Tell You in a Minute / by Nuna Livhaber / at the Cockpit
We Must Live / The Pushkinettes / at Rich Mix