The Old Vic series of Shakespeare productions in 1914. The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II* listed building in 1951 after it reopened. The Old Vic is the crucible of many of the performing arts companies and theatres in London today. It was the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed (along with the Chichester Festival Theatre) the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963, under Laurence Olivier. The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the
Michael Boyd (theatre director) Director a year later. In 1982 he joined the Sheffield Crucible as an Associate Director, and three years later became founding Artistic Director of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, where he staged a production of "Macbeth" starring Iain Glen, an adaptation of Janice Galloway’s "The Trick is to Keep Breathing" and Michel Tremblay’s Quebec plays, "The Real World?" and "The Guid Sisters". Boyd joined the RSC in 1996 as an Associate Director, staging the three parts of "Henry VI" together with "Richard III" at the Young Vic in London in April 2002, as part of the "". During this time