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The Young Vic is a theatre on the Cut, located near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. David Lan has been the theatre's artistic director since 2000. Its philosophy is to "produce great plays for great audiences now and in the future". ==History== In the period after World War II, a Young Vic Company was formed in 1946 by director George Devine〔''The Theatres of George Devine'' by Irving Wardle, Cape 1978 ISBN 0-224-01415-3〕 as an offshoot of the Old Vic Theatre School for the purpose of performing classic plays for audiences aged nine to fifteen. This was discontinued in 1948 when Devine and the entire faculty resigned from the Old Vic, but in 1969 Frank Dunlop became founder-director of The Young Vic theatre with his free adaptation of Molière's ''The Cheats of Scapin'', presented at the new venue as a National Theatre production, opening on 11 September 1970 and starring Jim Dale in the title role with designs by Carl Toms (decor) and Maria Bjornson (costumes).〔Frank Dunlop's CV for ''Who's Who in the Theatre'' 17th edition, Gale (1981). ISBN 0-8103-0235-7〕 Initially part of the National Theatre, the Young Vic Theatre became an independent body in 1974.〔''The Oxford Companion to the Theatre'', OUP (1983). ISBN 0-19-211546-4〕 In the words of Laurence Olivier, then director of the National Theatre: "Here we think to develop plays for young audiences, an experimental workshop for authors, actors and producers." The aim was to create an accessible theatre which offered high quality at low cost in an informal environment. The aim was to appeal to young audiences, but this time not specifically to children. 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「Young Vic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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