Based in Dublin and established in 2003, the Independent Youth Theatre (or IYT) produces new Irish works which are directed and written by young people.
The group is a member of the National Association of Youth Drama (NAYD).
The company has also taken part in the Dublin Fringe,[1] and was a regular at the Everyman Palace Theatre's New Connections Festival,[2] until its relocation to the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge.
[3] The group rehearses in The Basement Studio on Clarendon Street and performs at different venues in Dublin.
[citation needed] In addition to touring youth theatre venues in Ireland, IYT hosts two youth theatre festivals each year, providing other youth theatres with an opportunity to perform in Dublin.