Papers of SCYPT (Standing Conference of Young People's Theatre)
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Papers of SCYPT (Standing Conference of Young People's Theatre)
Classmark: MS 1984
Creator(s): Hodgson, John (1927-1997)()
Date(s): 1533-1988
Language: English
Size and medium: 40 boxes; cassette tapes, manuscript papers, newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, photocopies, photographic material, programmes, artwork, technical drawings, posters, manuscript notes, card, postcards, flyers, typescript papers; 6 metres
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/500521
Collection group(s): Performing Arts Collections
Description
The Standing Conference of Young People's Theatre (SCYPT) was set up to give Young People’s Theatre (YPT) and Theatre in Education (TIE) companies a national forum. This collection includes papers generated by YPT and TIE companies, SCYPT and local and national theatre. The collection has been divided into 4 sub-collections: playscripts, YPT and TIE company papers, SCYPT administrative papers and miscellaneous material.
Biography or history
The Standing Conference on Young People's Theatre (SCYPT) was an organisation established in 1974 to give Young People’s Theatre (YPT) and Theatre in Education (TIE) companies a national identity to help with the development and expansion of their work. The organisation aimed to keep member companies in communication with each other and to promote their productions and educational output. Companies joined together under the SCYPT umbrella to improve artistic standards in YPT and TIE. This included the devising, writing, designing, directing and performing of work for children and young people. SCYPT represented the companies’ interests nationally and encouraged initiatives to increase their status and support in the United Kingdom. Liaison with central and local government and other organisations, especially those concerned with the growth of drama and theatre for young people was part of its remit. SCYPT also aimed to promote and increase children and young people's interest
in, and involvement with, theatre and the dramatic arts. Full membership of the organisation was open to professional theatre and TIE companies whose work was for children and young people. Other membership categories were available. SCYPT organised two conferences for members annually and published a journal. The organisation was disbanded in 1997.
Provenance
The SCYPT collection was originally housed at Bretton Hall College, Wakefield which was a teacher training college for design, music, the performing arts and drama. The lecturer, John Hodgson (d.1997), was partly responsible for the establishment of the collection at Bretton Hall. Some of the papers came directly from an indexed library of playscripts. Bretton Hall became part of the University of Leeds in 2008 and the SCYPT collection subsequently moved into Leeds Special Collections.
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Material in this part of the collection is in copyright. Photocopies or digital images can be supplied by the Library for research or private study. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available for tracing copyright status and ownership.
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