National Student Drama Festival

"NSDF" redirects here. For other uses, see NSDF (disambiguation).

The National Student Drama Festival (or NSDF) was founded in 1956 by the Sunday Times arts columnist Kenneth Pearson, the Sunday Times theatre critic Harold Hobson, and National Union of Students president Frank Copplestone. Pearson became the organisation's first artistic director. Early supporters also included Sunday Times Editor Harry Hodson and Professor Glynne Wickham, a leading pioneer of the academic discipline of drama based at the University of Bristol.

The festival currently takes place on a yearly basis in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England near the end of March. Among the theatres used to showcase the productions is the Stephen Joseph Theatre, along with a number of other venues at the Spa Complex, Scarborough College, Scarborough Sports and Tennis Centre and the University of Hull Scarborough Campus.

Key Figures

Festival Directors

Noises Off Editors

Notable Participants

Prize Winners NSDF10

References

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