Gemma Whelan nominated for Best Solo Performer

Gemma Whelan is among six actors nominated for Best Solo Performer at The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence. Her portrayal of Andrea, in Dark Vanilla Jungle is a wrenching monologue about the effect of abuse and abandonment on a young girl’s psyche, and is writer Philip Ridleys Edinburgh Festival debut.The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence are the only honours for professional theatre presented by a national UK publication at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Categories include best actor, best actress, best ensemble and best solo performer. Nominations are chosen by The Stage’s Edinburgh review team, which sees hundreds of productions before making its choice. The winners are to be announced at an invitation-only ceremony on the evening of Sunday, August 25.