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=== Watch This Space ===
The annual "Watch This Space" festival was a free summer-long celebration of outdoor theatre, circus and dance, which was replaced in 2015 by the River Stage festival.

"Watch This Space" featured events for all ages, including workshops and classes for children and adults. "Watch This Space" had a strong national and international relationships with leading and emerging companies working in many different aspects of the outdoor arts sector. Significant collaborators and regular visitors included Teatr Biuro Podrozy, The Whalley Range All Stars, Home Live Art, Addictive TV, Men in Coats, Upswing, Circus Space, Les Grooms, StopGAP Dance Theatre, metro-boulot-dodo, Avanti Display, The Gandinis, Abigail Collins, The World-famous, Ida Barr (Christopher Green), Motionhouse, Mat Ricardo, The Insect Circus, Bängditos Theater, Mimbre, Company FZ, WildWorks, Bash Street Theatre, Markeline, The Chipolatas, The Caravan Gallery, Sienta la Cabeza, Theatre Tuig, Producciones Imperdibles and Mario Queen of the Circus.<ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/wts "Watch This Space Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719210637/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/wts |date=19 July 2010 }}, Royal National Theatre</ref>

The festival was set up by its first producer [[Jonathan Holloway (artistic director)|Jonathan Holloway]], who was succeeded in 2005 by Angus MacKechnie.

Whilst the Theatre Square space was occupied by the Temporary Theatre during the NT Future redevelopment, the "Watch This Space" festival was suspended.<ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/welcome-to-the-national-theatre/about-the-national-theatre/watch-this-space "Watch This Space Festival"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512003933/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/welcome-to-the-national-theatre/about-the-national-theatre/watch-this-space |date=12 May 2013 }}, Royal National Theatre</ref> but held a small number of events in nearby local spaces. In 2013 the National announced that there would be a small summer festival entitled "August Outdoors" in Theatre Square. Playing Fridays and Saturdays only, the programme included ''The Sneakers'' and ''The Streetlights'' by Half Human Theatre, ''The Thinker'' by Stuff & Things, ''H2H'' by Joli Vyann, ''Screeving'' by Urban Canvas, ''Pigeon Poo People'' by The Natural Theatre Company, ''Capses'' by Laitrum, ''Bang On!'', ''Caravania!'' by The Bone Ensemble, ''The Hot Potato Syncopators'', ''Total Eclipse of the Head'' by Ella Good and Nicki Kent, ''The Caravan Gallery'', ''Curious Curios'' by Kazzum Theatre and ''The Preeners'' by Canopy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover/watch-this-space-presents-august-outdoors |title=Watch this Space presents August Outdoors |publisher=Royal National Theatre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805210336/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover/watch-this-space-presents-august-outdoors |archive-date=5 August 2013 }}</ref>