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“ A beautiful setting for the NSDF and the
buzz is fantastic. It’s a great opportunity to meet
everybody who will be somebody in the theatre of tomorrow
while learning from those who think they are somebody in the
theatre of today”
(Mike Bradwell)
Scarborough, Britain’s first seaside resort
has been welcoming visitors for over 360 years
and has been the home of NSDF since
1990 thanks to the initial support of Sir Alan Ayckbourn and
his internationally acclaimed Stephen Joseph Theatre. The
NSDF is now also supported by Hull University Scarborough
Campus, The Scarborough Spa Complex and Scarborough College.
Scarborough is divided into two bays - North
Bay and South Bay - by the Castle Headland. The North Bay
contains holiday chalets and fun parks while the South Bay
is where the Harbour and amusement arcades are located.
The South Bay also features the Scarborough
Spa Complex, which is the NSDF’s
festival centre. The festival information room is based
here where you can visit to get any help or information
about the festival and learn about opportunities that may
interest you. Also located at the Spa is one of the
performance venues, the Ocean Room, the Vitadome - the home
of Noises Off, the festival magazine, the
Festival Bar and the Grand Hall where the evening
entertainments take place.
Other venues used for the festival are New
Hall, which is a venue that is built from scratch inside a
gym space at Scarborough College, Holbeck a performance
space at the University of Hull Scarborough campus and the
Round and McCarthy Theatre at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in
the Town Centre.
When you are taking time out at the festival
there are plenty of shops, cafes, pubs to lounge around in. |
