Edinburgh Competition

in association with Methuen Drama, The Pleasance, IdeasTap, Royal Shakespeare Company and Spotlight

Congratulations to Belleville Rendez-vous, winner of the 2011 Competition, who will receive a transfer to the RSC and The Pleasance, London, guidance from HighTide Artistic Director Steven Atkinson and £1000 towards transfer costs.

Furthermore Stage One (www.stageone.uk.com) awarded Zoe Robinson, producer of Principal Parts a place on its industry renowned 'Workshop for New Producers'.

Here is a complete list of Awards and Commendations:

Shortlist for NSDF Emerging Artists' Competition

Belleville Rendez-vous - devised by FellSwoop Theatre (University of Warwick)

Colour Me Happy - by Isolde Godfrey, Olivia Ivens and Mary Osborn (University of Exeter)

Jamie Blake - by Ashley Scott-Layton (University of Leeds)

Kitty Litter - by Jac Husebo (East 15 Acting School)

Myrtle Chops - by Esme Baker, Martin Poile and Felicity Sturge (University of Liverpool)

Phantasmagoria - by Tallulah Brown (University of Manchester)

Sold - devised by CDT 11 (Central School of Speech and Drama)

Take Two Every Four Hours - by Henry Regan & Ross Stanley (Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts)

Thugz N Tearz - by Wahab Sheikh (East 15 Acting School)

To Avoid Precipice Cling to a Rock - by Richard Fredman, Rich Rusk, Tom Penn and the Cast (Hills Road Sixth Form College)

Commendations for Writing

The Kidnapper's Guide by Joe White, Nathan Teckman and Chazz Redhead (University of Birmingham)

Rathmore's Whippet by Victor Manley (East 15 Acting School)

The Lift by Kieran O'Rourke (East 15 Acting School)

Phantasmagoria by Tallulah Brown (University of Manchester)

Perffection by Charlotte Josephine (East 15 Acting School)

Commendations for Ensemble

AGM - AllthePigs Theatre (Oxford School of Drama)

The Kidnapper's Guide - Article 19 (University of Birmingham)

Sold - CDT 11 (Central School of Speech and Drama)

Belleville Rendez-vous - FellSwoop Theatre (University of Warwick)

Kitty Litter - When I Say Jump (East 15 Acting School)

Commendations for Acting

Lucy Doherty in Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults (Central School of Speech and Drama)

Peter Wicks in A Hero of Our Time (Kingston University)

Henry Regan and Ross Stanley in Take Two Every Four Hours (Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts)

Hannah Morrish in To Avoid Precipice Cling to Rock (Hills Road Sixth Form College)

Kieran O'Rourke and Lawrence Russell in Rathmore's Whippet and The Lift (East 15 Acting School)

Commendations for Design

Sarah Beaton (Design) and Peter Malkin and James Nicholson (Sound Design) for Sold (Central School of Speech and Drama)

The company of Milk Presents for Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults (Central School for Speech and Drama)

Clem Garrity for Belleville Rendez-vous (University of Warwick)

Teresa Burns and Eva Sampson for Waterproof (University of Birmingham)

Commendations for Music

Tegid Cartwright and Ben Osborn for Belleville Rendez-vous (University of Warwick)

Rhys Lewis and Grace Savage for Jamie Blake (University of Leeds)

Whilst many organisations profess unqualified support for emerging artists, the NSDF is one of very few to practically achieve this aim. To say that exposure and mentoring from the NSDF has created the base for our careers would be an understatement. The support of this institution has proved invaluable, and to them I owe a massive debt. I regard it to be the premier national institution for the development of the country’s future theatre makers. For an organisation that asks for nothing from those it supports, but gives so much, everything must be done to safeguard the future of it for generations of theatre makers to come. (Jesse Briton winner of Edinburgh Emerging Artists’ Competition 2010)