Celebrating 20 years of bringing some of the world?s most original, risk-taking and popular artists to the capital, the 2001 London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT), marks the end of its traditional biennial format as it embarks on a year-round schedule of productions.

Co-directors Rose Fenton and Lucy Neal said ?In 1981, Britain was missing out on a wealth of international theatre, and it seemed to us that a festival for London was a way forward. 20 years later, the... more