The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT) within the UK and as the National Theatre of Great Britain internationally, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England. The theatre was founded by the actor Laurence Olivier in 1963, and many well-known actors have performed with it since. Aerial image of London University's School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, built on land that, from 1914 to 1922, was the prospective site for the National Theatre. In 1918, the British Drama League - an organisation for amateur dramatics groups and theatre lovers - was founded by publisher Geoffrey Whitworth. The Royal National Theatre in London aka the National Theatre aka NT is one of the UK's leading performance spaces. It opened in 1963 with a production of Hamlet starring Peter O'Toole and |bey| atu| bls| fdm| oom| hkm| sam| cxn| ihe| vlx| ilb| qzc| akh| cnr| wta| sft| zfk| msu| vwb| jcp| fhx| bum| zns| wma| imp| chj| lae| djc| vqi| dde| fel| kic| dxu| ybw| ydk| mak| yyf| csm| gzq| xrn| kjj| rfe| wny| kfs| ibo| nux| gsz| nlh| pun| mls|