Roundhouse launches youth theatre company led by Daniel Kaluuya
Hattie Fisk
Monday, June 12, 2023
Establishing youth theatre company Centre 59 will be Kaluuya's first act as associate artistic director of the Roundhouse.
Paulina Fraczek
North London venue, the Roundhouse, has appointed actor and producer Daniel Kaluuya as associate artistic director.
In the position, Kaluuya has revealed he will create and lead a youth theatre company called Centre 59, working with young people aged 13 to 25. The partnership comes as the Roundhouse opens its new creative centre, Roundhouse Works.
According to the venue, the theatre company will ‘support young people from all backgrounds to develop their passion and skills in the performing arts’.
The star of Get Out and Black Panther, Kaluuya said: ‘After attending drama classes at the Roundhouse 20 years ago, establishing Centre 59 in my first act as associate artistic director is a full-circle moment. It is a great opportunity to pay forward what I appreciated receiving in my own youth – and creating Centre 59 is the perfect way to do that. With shared values of community, taking action and legacy, Roundhouse is the ideal partner. I am excited about how the next generation will be inspired, grow and benefit from what we will all build together.’
Roundhouse chief executive Marcus Davey added: ‘Since his time here as a teenager, we have watched in awe as Daniel has gone on to become a household name, in the UK and across the world. Daniel is proof of what can happen when you give young people the space and opportunity to express themselves and develop their creativity.’
