Young Vic the entire faculty resigned from the Old Vic, but in 1969 Frank Dunlop became founder-director of The Young Vic theatre with his free adaptation of Molière's "The Cheats of Scapin", presented at the new venue as a National Theatre production, opening on 11 September 1970 and starring Jim Dale in the title role with designs by Carl Toms (decor) and Maria Bjornson (costumes). Initially part of the National Theatre, the Young Vic Theatre became an independent body in 1974. In the words of Laurence Olivier, then director of the National Theatre: "Here we think to develop plays for young audiences,
Jonathan Holloway (artistic director) Western Australia, Royal de Luxe designed a story that drew as much from Nyoongar culture as it did from the legacy and myth of the ANZACs. In January 2015 Holloway was appointed artistic director of Australia's Melbourne International Arts Festival. Holloway lives in Melbourne with his wife Jenny Vila and two children Jonathan Holloway (artistic director) Jonathan Holloway (born 15 January 1970) is an artistic director and theatre director. Originally from Sheffield in the north of England, he is currently the artistic director of Melbourne Festival. Previously he established the National Theatre's "Watch This Space" Festival, was artistic director and