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Oxford Arms | |
Address | Camden High Street London, NW1 United Kingdom |
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Public transit | Camden Town Camden Road |
Owner | David Bidmead |
Type | Pub theatre |
Capacity | 42 seats |
Opened | 1986 |
Website | |
http://www.etceteratheatrecamden.com |
The Etcetera Theatre is a fringe venue for theatre and comedy. It was founded in 1986 by David Bidmead and is situated above The Oxford Arms pub in Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden.
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. [1]
Over 2,500 productions have been staged at the Etcetera, including runs by Russell Brand, Simon Amstell, Al Murray, Milton Jones, Mark Thomas, Robin Ince, We Are Klang, Bill Bailey, Jerry Sadowitz, Russell Howard and Richard Herring.
Premieres held at the theatre include The Westwoods by Alan Ayckbourn, Between The Lines by Paul Todd and Blue Jam by Chris Morris. Kafka's Dick by Alan Bennett, was rewritten by Bennett for performance at the Etcetera. [2]
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