Zoe Lafferty

National Youth Theatre Announces 2020-21 Plans, Including the Latest Installment of MELT, 'THE LAST HARVEST'

Paul Roseby OBE today announces National Youth Theatre's developments for the remainder of 2020 and initial plans for 2021.

National Youth Theatre and The University Of Hull Announce Environmental Project MELT

On Earth Day, the National Youth Theatre (NYT) in partnership with the University of Hull announces MELT, a major new three-year project exploring climate change and culminating in an outdoor processional piece with a cast of 1000 young people.

National Youth Theatre Announces Summer/Autumn 2019 Season

The National Youth Theatre today announces its 2019 Summer and Autumn Season which will feature an extended 7th annual REP season of three plays in London, brand new commissions staged in five cities across the UK and festival appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe, Latitude and Bradford Literature Festival. This is the first time the majority of NYT's summer / autumn season productions will be staged outside of London. Three NYT members have also been appointed as paid Centre Stage Creatives and have also been commissioned to build local NYT networks and create new work in towns around the UK.

National Youth Theatre Announces Full 2018 Season

Paul Roseby OBE, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced the summer and autumn season of work for 2018.

BWW Review: THE HOST, St James's Church, Piccadilly

Yasmin's family are going through a crisis. The bailiffs are coming knocking, and there isn't enough time to make the money needed to pay them off. Four young women struggle to find their own solution and when Yasmin becomes distracted by a stranger she meets, her sisters question where her loyalties lie. Themes of family, culture and race are all at play in Zoe Lafferty's highly acclaimed production that holds nothing back.

Photo Flash: National Youth Theatre Performs THE HOST at St James's Church Piccadilly

Nessah Muthy's The Host, directed by Zoe Lafferty is currently playing at St James's Church Piccadilly in conjunction with a major art installation reflecting experiences of refugees. Originally commissioned by the National Youth Theatre in response to Brexit and the European refugee crisis, The Host tells the story of a Syrian refugee and the impact of his arrival on a local family, exploring race, relations and family ties. The production will be running alongside Suspended, a major installation by artist Arabella Dorman, featuring salvaged refugee clothing suspended above the nave of the church, reflecting the rootless and volatile experience of life as a refugee. A 360 video featuring real accounts of refugees living in the UK will accompany the production, exploring the responses and opinions of refugees based on their real life experiences.

Ovalhouse's Spring Season to Include New Show by Olivier Award-Winning Playwright Mike Kenny

Ovalhouse begin 2018 with another dynamic and innovative season of shows plus four new FiRST BiTES. For the first time, Owen Calvert-Lyons, Ovalhouse's Head of Theatre & Artist Development, will be directing a brand-new show Random Selfies by Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Kenny, as part of a three-year research project into child loneliness.

THE HOST, THE FALL and DNA Set for National Youth Theatre's Spring 2018 Programme

The UK's leading youth arts organisation, The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) today announces a spring 2018 programme as the 2017 season draws to a close. Nessah Muthy's award-nominated The Host, which follows the life of a Syrian refugee in the UK, will return in February following its acclaimed run at The Yard Theatre.

BWW Review: THE SIEGE Shocks the Shell of Power

Though these freedom fighters stand diametrically opposed to what I believe in, I recognized that they could have been members of my own family.

Palestinian Freedom Theatre's THE SIEGE Makes U.S. Premiere Tonight

NYU Skirball will present the North American premiere of the Palestinian company The Freedom Theatre's The Siege, running for 10 performances, tonight, October 12, through October 22, 2017.

Kathleen Chalfant Joins Lineup for Conversations Alongside THE SIEGE at NYU Skirball

As previously announced, NYU Skirball will present a series of free events and post-show conversations with artists, writers, educators and Middle East experts, including the newly added Kathleen Chalfant, alongside Oskar Eustis, Tony Kushner, Jim Nicola and Alisa Solomon.

Palestinian Freedom Theatre's THE SIEGE to Make U.S. Premiere at NYU Skirball

NYU Skirball will present the North American premiere of the Palestinian company The Freedom Theatre's The Siege, running for 10 performances, October 12- 22, 2017. 

National Youth Theatre to Present First, Politically Charged East End Season This Summer

The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) this month launches their first ever East End season which will run throughout the summer, with 97 of Britain's best young actors from all over the UK performing in five productions at three venues across East London.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with NYT's THE HOST

In the year that they celebrate 50 years of commissioning new writing for young people, National Youth Theatre (NYT) will also stage its most recent commission, The Host by Nessah Muthy (recently listed by BBC as a one-to-watch), directed by Zoe Lafferty(Queens of Syria), which will run from 22 - 26 August.

National Youth Theatre to Present First, Politically Charged East End Season This Summer

The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) this month launches their first ever East End season which will run throughout the summer, with 97 of Britain's best young actors from all over the UK performing in five productions at three venues across East London.

AND HERE I AM Announces UK Premiere Tour

Following the earliest footsteps of life through a warzone, And Here I Am is a coming-of-age story that witnesses the comedic absurdities of growing up in one of the world's most troubled conflict zones.

National Youth Theatre Launches 2017 Season

Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced its new season of work.  2017 marks 50 years of the organisation commissioning new work for young people and in celebration 50 play readings are taking place in weird and wonderful locations across the UK today.

National Youth Theatre Launches 2017 Season With 50 Play Readings In A Day

Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced its new season of work. 2017 marks 50 years of the organisation commissioning new work for young people and in celebration 50 play readings are taking place in weird and wonderful locations across the UK today. Some notable writers who received early commissions from NYT, such as James Graham (This House, Finding Neverland), Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child) and Zawe Ashton have plays being showcased. 

QUEENS OF SYRIA to Play West End Gala Performance at New London Theatre

After selling out its week-long run at the Young Vic theatre, the UK tour of QUEENS OF SYRIA - Developing Artists and Refuge Productions' adaptation of Euripides' great anti-war tragedy - will culminate in a West End Gala Performance at the New London Theatre on Sunday 24 July.

The Old Vic 12 Selected

The Old Vic is today thrilled to announce The Old Vic 12 as Designer Sarah Beaton; Directors Zoe Lafferty, Caitlin McLeod and Edward Stambollouian; Choreographer Lanre Malaolu; Composer Harry Blake; Playwrights Samuel Bailey, Sonali Bhattacharyya and Steven Hevey; Producers Sarah Georgeson, Paul Jellis and Martha Rose Wilson.