. ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁by ▁Brian ▁Way , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁developed ▁plays ▁by ▁writers ▁including ▁Lisa ▁Evans , ▁No ël ▁Gre ig , ▁Mike ▁Ken ny , ▁Bry ony ▁La very , ▁Leo ▁Butler , ▁Br end an ▁Murray , ▁Philip ▁Os ment , ▁Man j inder ▁Vir k , ▁Roy ▁Williams ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁Ze ph ania h . ▁Theatre ▁Centre ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Theatre ▁for ▁Young ▁Aud ien ces ▁UK ▁( TY A - UK ), ▁a ▁network ▁for ▁mak ers ▁and ▁prom ot ers ▁of ▁professional ▁theatre ▁for ▁young ▁aud ien ces . ▁Brian ▁Way ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Fa ul kes ▁founded ▁Theatre ▁Centre ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁When ▁they ▁produced ▁a ▁short ened ▁version ▁of ▁Dor othy ▁L . ▁Say ers ’ ▁The ▁Man ▁Born ▁To ▁Be ▁King , ▁the ▁production ▁inspired ▁Say ers ▁to ▁don ate ▁ ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁" initial ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁un emp loy ed ▁actors ▁might ▁meet ▁and ▁pract ise ▁their ▁art ", ▁Laur ence ▁Har b ott le ▁( of ▁Har b ott le ▁& ▁Lewis ) ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁" What ▁it ▁became ▁was ▁the ▁launch ▁pad ▁for ▁educational ▁theatre ▁in ▁schools ▁– ▁and ▁what ▁Brian ▁became , ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁half ▁century , ▁was ▁the ▁sem inal ▁influence ▁on ▁that ▁movement , ▁world wide ." ▁Many ▁of ▁Theatre ▁Centre ' s ▁early