Nitrobeat
| Formerly | Black Theatre Co-operative (Black Theatre-Co-op) | 
|---|---|
| Company type | Theatre company | 
| Industry | Arts & Entertainment | 
| Founded | 1979 | 
| Founder | Mustapha Matura, Charlie Hanson | 
| Headquarters | United Kingdom  | 
| Website | nitrobeat | 
Nitrobeat is a British theatre company. Founded in 1979 as the Black Theatre Co-operative by the playwright Mustapha Matura and the director Charlie Hanson, it was renamed Nitro in 1999. "Black Theatre Co-operative have been producing black theatre for longer than any other black company in Europe, and their existence has been significant to the careers of many of Britain's renowned black actors, actresses and playwrights."