Artistic innovation, excellence, the exploration of new performance styles and the courage to open new conversation through the arts underpin the motivation for the winners of the Standard Bank Ovation Award. These are the latest daily winners, selected by a jury of critics, writers, journalists and theatre makers from hundreds of plays on the Fringe.

Saturday 6 July

• A FAINT PATCH OF LIGHT – Sizile Arts Collective
• MAKHANDA KWANTU CHOIR: VOICE DANCE! – Kwantu Group

Friday 5 July

• 047 – Muthaland Entertainment
• iGRUFFALO – National Arts Festival / Tall Stories UK
• YOUR PERFECT LIFE – F Creations
• BENNY BUSHWACKER – Mamba Productions
• UMNOTHO THE ECONOMY – Young Outreach Artists
• (W)asem – Terence Makapan
• WALLS & PILLOWS – Peo Entle Production
• WARONA – Ukwanda Puppets & Design Art Collective

Thursday 4 July

• XOVA – South African State Theatre
• THE CHOCOLATE CHRONICLES – Siv Ngesi Productions

Wednesday 3 July

• FRUIT – Sketch Productions
• CLIQUE CLAQ

Tuesday 2 July

• WHEN COASTS MEET
• A STAR IS BORN – THE RISE AND FALL OF JUDY GARLAND – Wela Kapela Productions
• JEREMIAH FYAH ISES AND THE BAAKAHYAAD BAND – Jeremiah Fyah Ises
• CURRENTLY (G)OLD – Kwasha Theatre Company

Monday 1 July

• NGUVU YA MBEGU – Abengcongolo Collective
• UMTHOMBO – Amandla Danca Teatro ZA
• FRIZZ POP – Frizz Pop Comedy
• SAXMAN ANDREW YOUNG & BAND
• HOW TO BE A POLITICIAN IN SOUTH AFRICA – 2019 – Maki Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• THE SYRINGA TREE

Sunday 30 June

• UNFATHOMABLE
• YOU SHOULD BE DANCING – FollowSpot Productions

Saturday 29 June

• TATS IS CANCELLED – Siv Ngesi Productions
• LOST & FOUND – Matchbox Theatre Collective and Theatre on Pointe
• LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & THE BIG BAD METAPHORS – University of Pretoria
• MOTHER EARTH – Nan Hua Temple

Friday 28 June

• A PLACE OF KNOWING – Intsusa in collaboration with TheatreDuo
• QUAVA VOCAL GROUP

Image: Umthombo / Mark Wessels