Oxford Youth Theatre  The Oxford Youth Theatre (OYT) is based in Oxford, England. It was founded in 1962 and established the Pegasus Theatre in 1975.  1962 – Oxford Youth Theatre (OYT) opened for 14- to 21-year-olds. The group was run by Roy Copeman, an ex-Air Force pilot. From the 1950s, Roy Copeman ran drama groups in East Oxford including the Gladiators, in Marston Road. OYT take up residence in a former schools meals service kitchen in Magdalen Road in East Oxford. Their first production was "A Christmas Carol".  1966 – Tiered seating for 80 built by members of OYT during the summer in the temporary buildings that are their home in Magdalen Road. They also create a box office and crawl into the low roof to put in a lighting box. Under Milk Wood was staged. In fact at this time the group were known as The Link. Ross was performed in December and that takings were £31 – a record.  1967 – Juno and the Peacock. And the first Glasbury course was held at Easter at Woodlands.   1969 – A drama festival was held at the youth theatre premises. Up to fifteen shows a year put on, one of these was Rookery Nook.  1970 – Fund-raising appeal launched for new building.  1973 – Pinter's The Celebration performed. The Oxford Mail's review for the play as a whole was a favourable however it only mentioned three individuals: Polly Vincent, Roz Thomas and Heather Birch – and the reviewer said the play depended on them.  1974 – Zigger Zagger performed. David Healey was cast as Zigger Zagger. The journalist Misha Glenny took two parts. The Oxford Mail review was not good but the Oxford Times review was better and called out Graham Thomas.   1974 – Final performance in the old theatre: "Oh, What a Lovely War!" 1975 – Pegasus Theatre opens. Temporary buildings at the rear still used for rehearsals. The first production on the new stage was "[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun - Hepburn Harrison-Graham plays lead role of Atahuallpa]". Old working buildings still in use behind the theatre as rehearsal and workshop spaces. Gates erected at the side of the new theatre depicting the initials of Joyce Harris an actress who was voice coach to the youth theatre members.  1976: You Can't Take It With You - Directed by Roy Copeman  1976: Hot Summers Night - Directed by Roy Copeman  1977: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee.