Fringefirsts

Transgender experience is a key theme at this year’s Fringe, and it is powerfully expressed in this National Theatre of Scotland show at the Traverse, in which Adam Kashmiry tells his own story in a production directed by Cora Bissett and written by Frances Poet.

Since 1973 The Scotsman’s world-famous Fringe Firsts have been awarded to outstanding new writing premiered at the festival.

The winners are announced each Friday during the Fringe. The final week’s winners will be revealed at The Scotsman Fringe Awards at the Pleasance on 25 August – see tomorrow’s paper for full details.

Thank you to our judges – Joyce Mcmillan, Mark Fisher, Susan Mansfield, Jackie Mcglone, Fiona Shepherd, David Pollock and Sally Stott.

And congratulations to all of our winners!

Graham Eatough’s play for the National Theatre of Scotland, showing at Summerhall, is a disturbing study of power and its abuses in the arts and beyond. See Joyce Mcmillan’s review, page 5.