The Etcetera Theatre is a

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venue for

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and

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. It was founded in 1986 and is situated above The Oxford Arms pub in

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, in the

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. The Theatre won the ''1996 Guinness Ingenuity Award for Pub Theatre'' and was nominated for the ''1996 Peter Brook Empty Space Award''. The Etcetera is a key venue in August's Camden Fringe.

Productions

Over 2,500 productions have been staged at the Etcetera, including runs by

Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...

, Simon Amstell,

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Robin Ince Robin Ince (born 20 February 1969) is an English comedian, actor and writer, known for presenting the BBC radio show '' The Infinite Monkey Cage'' with physicist Brian Cox, and his stand-up comedy career. Education After attending York Hous ...

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, Russell Howard and

Richard Herring Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is an English stand-up comedian and writer, whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring (alongside Stewart Lee). He is described by ''The British Theatre Guide'' as "one of the lea ...

. Premieres held at the theatre include ''The Westwoods'' by

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, ''Between The Lines'' by Paul Todd and ''Blue Jam'' by Chris Morris. ''Kafka's Dick'' by

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, was rewritten by Bennett for performance at the Etcetera.Etcetera Theatre premieres and productions
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Selected Productions

* ''

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'' by

, rewritten by him for performance at the Etcetera * ''Blue Jam'' by Chris Morris which transferred to

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* The premieres of ''The Westwoods'' and ''Between the Lines'' by

and Paul Todd * ''Bondage'' by David Hines - toured UK and Europe and became the Ken Russell film ''Whore'' * Warm-up gigs for comedy acts such as Simon Amstell,

, Russell Howard and

* Fringe Report Award winner ''Adult Child / Dead Child'' * Fringe First winning ''Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About A Girl He Once Loved'' and ''Stefan Golaszewski is a Widower'' both previewed at the Etcetera and were performed as a double bill at the Bush Theatre. * The premiere of ''The Six Wives of Timothy Leary'' by Phillip De Gouveia * Fringe Report Award winner ''The Bubonic Play'' * The first performances of ''Tim Fountain: Sex Addict'', which transferred to the Royal Court * Edinburgh Fringe First winner ''What I Heard About Iraq'' * The premiere of ''Bill Hicks: Slight Return'' which went on to the West End and a world tour * The stage version of

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's novel ''Everything is Illuminated'', adapted by Simon Block, which transferred to Hampstead Theatre * Fringe Report Award winner ''Sandman'' * Ben Moor's ''Coelocanth'' and Dan Tetsell's ''Sins of The Grandfathers'', both of which were made into Radio 4 plays. * Lizzie Roper's ''Peccadillo Circus'', which transferred to Trafalagar Studios. * ''Nightmare Abbey'' by Eleanor Zeal, winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First and Scottish Daily Express Newcomer of the Year * ''The Wild Party'' by Joseph Moncure March * ''Porcelain'' by

Chay Yew Chay Yew () is a playwright and stage director who was born in Singapore. He was artistic director of the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago from 2011 to 2020. Career Yew's breakthrough work came from his early plays ''Porcelain'' and ''A La ...

- Best New Play and Best Playwright 1993 Fringe Awards the show successfully transferred to the Royal Court * ''My Life in Art'' by

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* ''Her Alabaster Skin'' by Nick Green and ''A Doll's House'' by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential pla ...

both of which became part of BAC's I Wish I'd Seen That season * ''Dutchman'' by

Leroi Jones Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous bo ...

References

External links

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