[1] Founded in 1953 by Brian Way, the company has developed plays by writers including Lisa Evans, Noël Greig, Mike Kenny, Bryony Lavery, Leo Butler, Brendan Murray, Philip Osment, Manjinder Virk, Roy Williams and Benjamin Zephaniah.
"What it became was the launch pad for educational theatre in schools – and what Brian became, in the next half century, was the seminal influence on that movement, worldwide.
[7] Way believed plays should be written for a specific age group.,[7] and "argued that the quality of performance deteriorates" when audience numbers increase.
"[6] Today, Theatre Centre shows tour to schools and venues around the country[2] and the company has a focus on writers creating "exciting work for young audiences.
"[9] Theatre Centre is a registered charity[10] and is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.