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The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London. It is committed to the creative, personal, and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts; to this end, it aims to use theatre to aid the personal and social development of young people.〔http://www.nyt.org.uk〕 It was founded in 1956 as the world's first youth theatre and has built a reputation as a breeding ground for renowned British actors such as Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Derek Jacobi, Ben Kingsley, Rosamund Pike, and Helen Mirren as well as singer Ed Sheeran. Every year, the National Youth Theatre holds acting auditions and technical theatre interviews around the United Kingdom; on average, it receives over 4,500 applicants. Currently, around 500 places are offered on summer intake acting and technical courses (in costume, lighting and sound, scenery and prop making, and stage management), which offer participants membership of the National Youth Theatre upon completion. Members are then eligible to audition for the company's productions, which are staged in London's West End, around the UK, and internationally. Members staged the Olympic and Paralympic Team Welcome Ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2013, the National Youth Theatre raised their age limit to 25 and introduced a new six-week summer course called Epic Stages to cater for performance and production talent in their new upper age group of 18–25.〔http://www.thestage.co.uk/columns/education-training/2013/02/a-couple-of-new-courses/〕 In summer 2014, members staged the Village Ceremonies at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.〔http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/01/national-youth-theatre-perform-glasgow-commonwealth-games-ceremonies/〕 ==History== The National Youth Theatre was founded in 1956 by Michael Croft, aided by Kenneth Spring.〔()〕 Croft had been responsible for producing a number of school plays at Alleyn's Boys' School; following his departure, he was approached by a number of pupils from the school to continue working together on productions in school holidays. The first production of ''Henry V'' created something of a stir. At the time, it was unusual for young actors to be performing Shakespeare, and this innovative venture attracted the attention of a curious public. Among the first audiences were Richard Burton and Sir Ralph Richardson, who had agreed to become the first President of what Croft called The Youth Theatre. The organisation evolved rapidly throughout the UK involving young people on a national basis. Croft died in 1986 and was succeeded by Edward Wilson as Director. Building on Croft's successful vision, Wilson took the company forward into new territory, increasing its range of activities and reinforcing its approach to technical production values. Wilson also recognised the opportunity to extend the organisation to more disadvantaged young people, and started the first Outreach department in 1989, working initially with young offenders and gradually widening the opportunities to other socially excluded groups. Wilson also secured the organisation's current headquarters in North London, which now houses all of its production facilities, including rehearsal rooms, scenery and costume workshops, sound studios, photographic dark rooms, and administration offices. Wilson left the company in 2004 when Sid Higgins (Executive Director), John Hoggarth (Artistic Director), and Paul Roseby (Artistic Director) took over. Since then, they have built on the legacy inherited from Croft and Wilson, and the organisation has continued to expand its opportunities to young people from a more diverse background through a wider range of theatrical projects and collaborations. Hoggarth stepped down in 2007 and Roseby continues as the organisation's Artistic Director.〔drawn from www.nyt.org.uk〕 In 2010, National Youth Theatre moved administrative offices from Holloway Road to the Woolyard on Bermondsey Street. In January 2012, Roseby was appointed as Artistic Director and CEO. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Youth Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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