Since launching three decades ago Camden People’s Theatre has been the springboard for many companies now boasting international reputations. For 30 years, a small theatre in the heart of London – Camden People’s Theatre (CPT) has punched well above its weight, providing a vital platform for hundreds if not thousands of artists, dozens of whom have gone on to become major voices in the theatre and entertainment worlds in a list that includes Olivier nominees, West-End stars, internationally renowned theatre companies, and TV faces.
Initially operating on a shoestring, an article in the Ham&High newspaper appeared in March 1995, which heralded the founding of Camden People’s Theatre by “a group of idealistic young theatremakers taking over a former pub in Hampstead Road near Euston and put on politically engaged work with a community facing agenda”