ETT was founded by Stephen Unwin in 1993 with the aim of creating outstanding theatre and touring it to the widest possible audience. 

We have always had a strong commitment to Shakespeare, and our award-winning productions include Hamlet, As You Like It, Henry IV Parts One and Two, King Lear and Hamlet again. 

A second line of work has been on Ibsen, with hailed productions of The Doll’s House, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, Ghosts and John Gabriel Borkman. 

We have also been remarkably successful with our world premieres, which include two plays by Jonathan Harvey (Rupert Street Lonely Heart’s Club and Hushabye Mountain), Peter Gill’s The York Realist and Richard Bean’s Honeymoon Suite. 

ETT’s other successes include the 100th Anniversary production of The Importance of Being Earnest, revivals of The Cherry Orchard  and The Seagull, and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Alan Bennett’s The Old Country.

We have played in London almost every year, with seasons at the Donmar (four times), the Old Vic (twice) and the Royal Court (twice), as well as four West End transfers.