National Student Drama Festival (NSDF) 2002

Scarborough

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Summary

The 2002 Festival was a huge success. With a keynote address from Sir Peter Hall, the Festival hit the ground running. Workshops included: Timothy West, Tom Morris, Lindsay Posner, Vayu Naidu, Willy Russell, David Hunter, Amani Naphtali and Isobel Hawson. NSDF02 also saw the launch of the NSDF Ensemble which culminated in a new production, The Rage of Achilles, and a production from the Festival, Longwave, being shown at the Birmingham Rep and Bath Arts Centre.

Selected Student Productions

Crave by Sarah Kane,
Shoshanah Productions, Oxford University Dramatic Society (Cameron Mackintosh Award for an Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre, Nick Gill; Bush Theatre Directing Bursary & Award for Direction, Lucy Foster)

The Equation of a Child’s Laughter (n) by Matthew Richardson,
Liverpool Hope University Students Union Drama Society,

Goes Without Saying (n) by Alison Garner & Di Mahoney,
Branch Out Youth Theatre, Cedar School (Directors’ Guild Award, Rachael Savage; Award for Humanity; Commendation for Performance, Martin Vaughan)

The Hush (n d) Nottingham University (Festgoers’ Award)

I Was Almost Dusty Springfield (ns) by Elizabeth Boorman,
Loughborough University

Liquid (ns) by Lucy Prebble,
Sheffield University (Personal Managers’ Association Award, Lucy Prebble)

Longwave (ns d)
Small Change, Redbourne Upper School (graduates) (Award for Innovation)

Mrs Blackwell Eats Her Cake (ns) by Ollie Rance,
Edinburgh University

Muswell Hill (ns) by Tom Green,
Oxford University Drama Society (Sunday Times Playwriting Award, Tom Green)

Notes from Underground by Eric Bogosian,
Nigfika, LIPA (Buzz Goodbody Student Director Award, Joern-Udo Kortmann; Company Award for Achievement). nstc

Number 2 (ns d)
Brooksby Melton College, De Montfort University (Commendation for Dance)

Quirk! (ns d)
Brooksby Melton College, De Montfort University (Commendation for Dance)

Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltes,
Hull University Drama Department

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness,
St Andrews University

Twenty-two Over Seven (ns d)
Contemporary Theatre Project, Scarborough Campus, Hull University (Commendation for Collaboration)

Ubu Rex by Alfred Jarry,
West Sussex Country Youth Theatre (Award for ensemble; Commendation for Mise en Scene)

A Woman Alone by Dario Fo & Franca Rame,
LIPA

ISPC, Chris Dunkley, Exeter University,The Devil’s Pumpkins (After nsdf reading, professionally produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre renamed How to Tell the Truth) Sunday Times Harold Hobson Student Drama Critic Award, Dan Bye
Theatre Record Young Drama Critic, Rafael Kingston Festival Director’s Award, Ian Shuttleworth For long-term services to Noises Off

Sponsors: The Sunday Times, The Mackintosh Foundation, Esme Fairbairn Foundation, Arts Council of England, Scarborough Borough Council, The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation & Foundation for Sport and the Arts; financially assisted by HSBC;
lo: Tammy Louise Smith;
td: Chris French

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