Timelines
Ian R. Wallace holds the first meeting of St.Alban's Junior Drama Group at St.Alban's Church Hall, North Harrow, Middlesex.
more 12th January 1964First production by St.Alban's Junior Drama Group: The Magic Mirror by E.C.Brereton
more 18th July 1964Ian R. Wallace & Aviva Wiseman hold the founding meeting of The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) at The Burnham Hall, Beaconsfield, Bucks
more 31st May 1970Frank Hauser CBE, Dame Wendy Hiller and Dame Sybil Thorndike become patrons of The Young Theatre
more September 1970First production by The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield): The Sea-King's Daughter by Margaret Harding at The Burnham Hall, Beaconsfield
more 7th-9th January 1971To mark the tenth anniversary season of the North Harrow group, the groups adopt a new Young Theatre logo designed by Margaret Tweedy of The Young Theatre (at Harrow)
moreHarrow Observer September 1973A new post of Artistic Director is created at The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield)
September 1976 The Young Theatre (at Harrow) moves to the
Harrow Arts Centre, Harrow Weald, Middlesex
The Young Theatre (at Harrow) is disbanded
25th July 1982The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) performs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
more August 1983The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) wins nine awards at three festivals with Winners directed by Kathy Cooke
more April/May 1990The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) Silver Jubilee production of The Crucible involving members past and present. Directed by Ian R. Wallace
more April 1995Aviva Wiseman, co-founder of The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) dies.
more 2 April 2002Premiere of mister Scrooge a specially commissioned musical written by Ian R. Wallace, with music by Alan Kingshott and directed by Mark Britton
moreThe first youth group ever to win the All-England Theatre Festival with Ball Boys directed by Mark Oldknow
more June 2004First ever youth group to win the British Final Festival of One Act Plays.
Ball Boys is the group's most successful one act play
Robert Glenister becomes a Patron of The Young Theatre. He was a member of The Young Theatre (at Harrow) from 1970-1977.
more September 2006First Production by Shared Intent Theatre is Hamlet at the Beacon Centre, Holtspur
more October 2007The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) becomes simply The Young Theatre
September 2012The Young Theatre wins the Best Youth Production in District for two consecutive years.
2019: James & The Giant Peach
2020: Shakespeare Redux (Burnham Trophy)