This festival finished on Friday 15 April 2022, and this page is being kept for archival purposes only.
If you are able to provide any more information, please contact the Archivist.
This year had events in Leicester as well as events occurring online.
DJ Bazzer’s Year 6 Disco, ChewBoy Productions
Them, Take a Breath
Reservation
Meg and Joe are Trying to Connect
Attrition, restring theatre
Great Mother - Iya Ayaba
Check out new work coming alive for the first time right in front of you.
Dull Thuds of Love, Definitely Fine
The Yellow Traffic Light
LUCID, As If
CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER, Votive Theatre
GOSSPEL
Find out what this years cohort of NSDF LAB have been up to.
The Enlightened
Hide and Seek
RABBITHOLE
A Ton of Feathers
[redacted due to budgetary constraints] and the Kingdom of Krystal’s Skull
Late-night Standup.
Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin: Turtle
Generation Why: A Hilarious Hour About the Collective, Unprocessed Trauma Of The Millennial Generation
MANIC
There were many workshops, but they weren’t archived on the wayback copy of their website.
NSDF believes in debate and discussion designed to try and find ways to make our industry better. These have also not been saved on the wayback.
Welcome Party - Saturday 9th April, 10.30pm
BSL and Live Captions will be provided from 10.30-11.00pm for Welcome Speeches.
WELCOME TO NSDF 22! We made it! Join us at 10.30pm for some welcoming words and a playlist from DJ Bazzer to help us Cha Cha Slide into the festival week.
NSDF After Hours - Sunday 10th April, 10.30pm
NSDF After Hours is a slightly more relaxed space for you to meet and connect with others at the festival - maybe talk about theatre, maybe not? There’ll be music, low lighting, possibly giant jenga. Moments like these where you can meet other creatives and make connections are a major part of what makes NSDF so valuable.
If you’re attending the festival on your own (we love that), please let us know at the Festival Desk and we’ll make sure there’s someone to chat to.
Spoken Word Night - Monday 11th April, 10.30pm
The spoken word talent at NSDF has been so good over the past few years, we thought it deserved its own night.
An open-mic poetry and performance night for anyone at the festival to come and join in, whether to speak or listen. It doesn’t matter if you’re a poetry-pro or a complete first timer, you’ll be warmly welcomed to take the mic and share your work.
To get involved please email your interest and act to be added to the running order at [email protected].
The Club on the Edge of Town - Book Launch - Tuesday 12th April, 5pm
Curve Studio
On Festival Tuesday at 5pm we’re proud to host a special event highlighting the work of Slung Low during the Pandemic, and the launch of Alan Lane’s new book The Club on the Edge of Town.
NSDF After Hours - Tuesday 12th April, 10.30pm
Another one? Yes. A relaxed space for you to meet and connect with others at the festival. Music. Lighting. Jenga.
NSDF Quiz - Wednesday 13th April, 9:30pm
As the world hurtles towards its inevitable demise, let’s answer some questions, and win some prizes.
Assemble a team, or sign up on the night. All teams must include a member of NSDF staff - Associates, Technical Pro’s, Visiting Artists.
Open-Mic Night - Thursday 14th April, 10.30pm
Tonight we’re offering a space for anyone at the festival to perform. Whatever it is you want to share, we’re here for it.
If you’d like to perform, email your interest and act to be added to the running order at [email protected].
Closing Celebration at the Mercure Hotel - Friday 15th April, 8pm
Closing Party at Curve - Friday 15th April, 10pm
NSDF HUB is our national, year round, curated online space for young people to get their work seen. This also had specific online events on during the festival.
Emmanuelle / Emmanuelle, Emballage | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OPHELIA, Nereids Theatre Company
MAMA, QuackPot Productions
The Affinity Initiative, But Why?, Liverpool John Moores University
Filtered,
Foundations, Wrong Tree Theatre and Ultraviolet Productions | Durham University
London Behind Closed Doors, Angel Shed
Murder on Twelfth Night, Not So Typical Project
NSDF did the first online festival in the UK, just two weeks after the first lockdown began. We learnt an Online room can be a bigger room, so we began…
The Bigger Room Project - Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Chris Thorpe In Conversation
The Bigger Room Project - Lucy Hind and Nikolai Foster In Conversation
The Bigger Room Project - Javaad Alipoor and Chris Thorpe In Conversation
The Bigger Room Project - Tanika Gupta and Nima Taleghani In Conversation
The Bigger Room Project - Lucy Prebble and Elin Schofield In Conversation
The Bigger Room Project - Jack Thorne and Nickie Miles-Wildin In Conversation
Ticketing information
Listing of happenings, but no full schedule remains
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