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−	[[National Youth Theatre]] was an educational theatre company founded by the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]).	+	[[National Youth Theatre]] (1959-1962) was an educational theatre company founded by the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]).

	Also known in English as '''[[NTO Youth Theatre]]''' and in [[Afrikaans]] as '''[[Nasionale Jeugtoneel]]''' or '''[[NTO Jeuggroep]]'''.		Also known in English as '''[[NTO Youth Theatre]]''' and in [[Afrikaans]] as '''[[Nasionale Jeugtoneel]]''' or '''[[NTO Jeuggroep]]'''.

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 Also known in English as '''[[NTO Youth Theatre]]''' and in [[Afrikaans]] as '''[[Nasionale Jeugtoneel]]''' or '''[[NTO Jeuggroep]]'''.
-Initiated under the auspices of [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) in 1959 by [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Leonora Nel]] and [[Irene Durr]], who had returned from Europe with new ideas about [[theatre-making]] and theatre for young people.  They dramatized literary set-works for young, critical audiences. Utilizing the minimalist approach to performance then the rage in Europe, they pioneered [[Poor Theatre]] and  later concepts of [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]) in South Africa.
+Initiated under the auspices of [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) in 1959 by [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Leonora Nel]] and [[Irene Durr]], who had returned from Europe with new ideas about theatre-making and theatre for young people.  They dramatized literary set-works for young, critical audiences. Utilizing the minimalist approach to performance then the rage in Europe, they pioneered [[Poor Theatre]] and  later concepts of [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]) in South Africa.
 The group presented a travelling programme entitled ''[[Pret & Plesier uit die Boekrak]]'' (lit. "Fun and pleasure from the bookshelf") for schools, offering a total of 248 presentations in order to promote the study of literature - an activity that saw a growth on dramatised readings at schools. Among the pieces done were books like ''[[Dieselfde Pad]]'' (by [[Kootjie van der Heever]]).

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 They also performed  a number of formal dramas, in association with various universities and the [[Alexander Theatre]], among them ''[[No Exit]]'' (Sartre), ''[[Mag Ek Saamspeel?]]'' (Marcel Achard), ''[[The Bear]]'' (Chekhov), ''[[Miss Julie]]'' (Strindberg), ''[[Johanna, die Soldaat van God]]'' (''[[Saint Joan]]''  by Shaw, with the [[University of Stellenbosch]], 1960) and ''[[The Trial]]'' (Kafka, with the [[University of Cape Town]]).
-In 1963, the company transferred to the newly formed [[PACT]] ([[PACT Youth Company]]).
+In 1963, the company transferred to the newly formed [[PACT Youth Company]].
 '''For more information post-1962, see [[PACT Youth Company]].'''

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 They also performed  a number of formal dramas, in association with various universities and the [[Alexander Theatre]], among them ''[[No Exit]]'' (Sartre), ''[[Mag Ek Saamspeel?]]'' (Marcel Achard), ''[[The Bear]]'' (Chekhov), ''[[Miss Julie]]'' (Strindberg), ''[[Johanna, die Soldaat van God]]'' (''[[Saint Joan]]''  by Shaw, with the [[University of Stellenbosch]], 1960) and ''[[The Trial]]'' (Kafka, with the [[University of Cape Town]]).
+In 1963, the company transferred to the newly formed [[PACT]] ([[PACT Youth Company]]).
 '''For more information post-1962, see [[PACT Youth Company]].'''

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	They also performed a number of formal dramas, in association with various universities and the [[Alexander Theatre]], among them ''[[No Exit]]'' (Sartre), ''[[Mag Ek Saamspeel?]]'' (Marcel Achard), ''[[The Bear]]'' (Chekhov), ''[[Miss Julie]]'' (Strindberg), ''[[Johanna, die Soldaat van God]]'' (''[[Saint Joan]]'' by Shaw, with the [[University of Stellenbosch]], 1960) and ''[[The Trial]]'' (Kafka, with the [[University of Cape Town]]).		They also performed a number of formal dramas, in association with various universities and the [[Alexander Theatre]], among them ''[[No Exit]]'' (Sartre), ''[[Mag Ek Saamspeel?]]'' (Marcel Achard), ''[[The Bear]]'' (Chekhov), ''[[Miss Julie]]'' (Strindberg), ''[[Johanna, die Soldaat van God]]'' (''[[Saint Joan]]'' by Shaw, with the [[University of Stellenbosch]], 1960) and ''[[The Trial]]'' (Kafka, with the [[University of Cape Town]]).

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		+	In 1963, the [[National Youth Theatre\|NTO Youth Group]] ([[National Youth Theatre\|NTO Jeuggroep]]), transferred to the newly formed [[PACT]] ([[PACT Youth Company]]).
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		+	'''For more information post-1962, see [[PACT Youth Company]].'''
	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 [[National Youth Theatre]] was an educational theatre company founded by the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]).
-Also known in English as '''NTO Youth Theatre''' and in Afrikaans as '''[[Nasionale Jeugtoneel]]''' or [[NTO Jeuggroep]].
+Also known in English as '''[[NTO Youth Theatre]]''' and in [[Afrikaans]] as '''[[Nasionale Jeugtoneel]]''' or '''[[NTO Jeuggroep]]'''.
 Initiated under the auspices of [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) in 1959 by [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Leonora Nel]] and [[Irene Durr]], who had returned from Europe with new ideas about theatre-making and theatre for young people.  They dramatized literary set-works for young, critical audiences. Utilizing the minimalist approach to performance then the rage in Europe, they pioneered [[Poor Theatre]] and  later concepts of [[theatre-in-education]] in South Africa.