Interludes Hotel Scarborough

National Student Drama Festival . . .

The National Student Festival has been an annual event in Scarborough around Easter for many years. The Spa Theatre and Ocean Room, the Stephen Joseph Theatre and University studio theatres host a 7-day marathan of productions with discussions and workshops. You'll be lucky to see anything like this outside of the Edinbugh Festival. In 2012 the festival moves to Sheffield (for one year ?) and will go international with a nine day celebration of young people's theatre.

NSDF11 Awards

Technical Awards

* The Stage Electrics award for Outstanding Contribution To Sound - in association with Sennheiser - Suzie Inglis (Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama)

* The Stage Electrics Award For Outstanding Contribution To Lighting - in association with Martin Professional

Highly commended: Ben Hussey (University of Edinburgh), Samantha Dean (St. Mary's University College), Hannah Gregory (University of Durham) & Shiri Stern (University of Leeds)

Winner: Tom Halward (Kingston College)

* The Stage Electrics Award For Outstanding Technical Achievement

Highly commended: Ken Johnson (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts)

Winners: Ben Saunders (University of Durham) and Cat Hobart (University of Edinburgh)

Design Awards

* Design - Gus Miller and Phil Geller for After the End (University of Nottingham)

* Lighting Design - Lizzie Drapper for The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (University of Warwick)

* Sound Design - Nikki Moss for Pornography (University of Cambridge)

* Local Organiser Award - Ashley Edwards (University of Hull Scarborough Campus)

The Arden Entertainment Edinburgh Show Award in association with IdeasTap - The Observatory for East 15

* Sunday Times Internships

Henry Ellis (University of Sussex), Carly Mills (University of Stirling), Alex Knox (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Georgia Snow (University of Newcastle), Roisin Sullivan (The Guernsey Grammar School)

* International Student Playscript Competition - Kevin Kautzman (University of Texas)

* Theatre Record Young Critics Award - Georgia Snow (University of Newcastle)

* Harold Hobson Award - Dan Hutton (University of Warwick)

* Cameron Mackintosh Commendation for Musicality - The Band from The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (University of Warwick)

* Cameron Mackintosh Award - Amadeus (University of Edinburgh)

* Cameron Mackintosh Performance Commendation - Isabelle Peters (Bristol Old Vic Young Company)

* Judges' Commendation for Ensemble - Dealer's Choice (University of Leeds)

* Judges' Award for Ensemble - Pornography (University of Cambridge)

* Judges Commendation for Dance Theatre - What do you Want From Me? (University of Salford)

* Judges' Award for Acting - Edward Sheridan (University of Edinburgh), Douggie McMeekin (University of Nottingham), Megan Salter (University of Nottingham), Lucy Bromilow (University of Nottingham)

Runners up: James Bloor (University of Cambridge), Tom England (University of Cambridge), Ed Smith (University of Leeds)

* Spotlight Award Most Promising Actor - Simon Ginty (University of Edinburgh)

* Spotlight Award Most Promising Actress - Elizabeth Bourne (University of Edinburgh)

* Directors Guild Award - George Chilcott (University of Leeds)

* Buzz Goodbody Award - Nikki Moss (University of Cambridge)

* Festgoers Award - Five Kinds of Silence (University of Warwick), Amadeus (University of Edinburgh)