Independent Youth Theatre is a platform for youth performance in Ireland. Based in Dublin and established in 2003, the Independent Youth Theatre (or IYT) produces new Irish works - both directed and written by young people. It accepts members between the ages of 14 to 24 and is the only youth theatre in Ireland to be run by a democratically elected committee of youths. The company performs in variety of theatres throughout Dublin, with many of its members continuing to work in drama and the performing arts. The group is a member of the National Association of Youth Drama (NAYD). The company has also taken part in the Dublin Fringe, and was a regular at the Everyman Palace Theatre's New Connections Festival, until its relocation to the Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge. The Independent Youth Theatre continues to work closely with Kildare Youth Theatre, participating in the Wyett Festival of Human Rights in 2008.
The group rehearses in The Basement Studio on Clarendon Street and performs at different venues in Dublin, with previous productions having been staged in the Back Loft, The Helix, The Everyman Palace Theatre, The Ark and The Mill Theatre. Previously they were based in Muckross School in Ranelagh and the College of Further Education in Rathmines. Much of its work consists of new writing and devised pieces, which it has toured to other Youth Theatre venues around Ireland. In addition, IYT hosts two youth theatre festivals each year, in December and May, providing other Youth Theatres without local performance spaces an opportunity to perform in Dublin.
The youth theatre is run by an elected committee. The committee includes a treasurer and a welfare officer, as well as two member representatives from the company.
2011 - "Shot" by Sarah Bradley2011 - "Love & Money" by Dennis Kelly directed by Barry Morgan2011 - "Out of Your Mind" devised by cast under Christina Matthews (with help from Dean Rodgers)2011 - "This is A Play" directed by Ali Brady2010 - "Upward, Outward, Anchored" by Richard Earley and Richard Pritzel2010 - "Demigods" by Nora Kelly-Lester2010 - "Secret Project 7" devised by the cast under Christina Matthews and Barry Morgan2010 - "In Your Dreams" an improvised piece under Brianne Fitzpatrick2009 - "All The Superheroes; Put Your Hands Up" devised by the cast under Liana O'Cleirigh and Shaun Dunne2009 - "The Life & Times of Britney Spears the Musical" devised by the cast under Karl Watson, Kellie Reynolds and Roisin Watson2009 - "Cooped Up" by Brigit McCone2009 - "This Is An Installation Art Piece" by Shaun Dunne2009 - "Bang Shoot Blast" by Karl Watson2009 - "Other People's Stuff" by Kellie Reynolds2008 - "Never Swim Alone" by Daniel MacIvor2008 - "Killed by Curriculum" by Shaun Dunne2008 - "The Terrace" by David Parnell2008 - "Sonnets for an Old Century" by José Rivera2008 - "Life is Play" commissioned by Barnardos and devised by the cast under Liana O'Cleirigh and Joey Kavenagh2008 - "Future Pope Now!" devised by the cast under Kellie Reynolds2008 - "Clifftina" by Karl Watson2008 - "Pterodactyls" by Nicky Silver2008 - "Scenes From Family Life" by Mark Ravenhill2007 - "A Midsummer Night's Dream"2007 - "Feeding the Moonfish" by Barbara Wiechmann2007 - "Fluorescent Adolescent" by Karl Watson2007 - "You don't know Harry" by Karl Watson2007 - "Deoxyribonucleic Acid" by Dennis Kelly2007 - "The Birdhouse" devised by the cast under Kellie Reynolds2007 - "Product" by Mark Ravenhill2007 - "Karamazoo" by Philip Ridley2006 - "Brokenville" by Philip Ridley2006 - "School Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by Daisy Campbell2006 - "You don't know Jack" by Karl Watson2006 - "The Spidermen" by Ursula Rani Sarma2006 - "Like a Virgin" by Gordon Steel2005 - "Loaded" devised by the cast under Orla Dunne and Graham Main2005 - "Citizenship" by Mark Ravenhill2005 - "Chatroom" by Enda Walsh2004 - "Headstrong" by April De Angelis2004 - "The Musicians" by Patrick Marber
