Pegabovine
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Pegabovine, originally known as "A Meeting About Laughter", was created in 2001 in Exeter, England after Matthew Henry Johnson and Davis Wateracre, two students in the Drama department at Exeter University had the idea of setting up a comedy company. Using the basement of a local pub, they held a fortnightly open forum for comedy writers (including Luke Kennard, poet and winner of an Eric Gregory Award) and performers.
Their show "The Freudian Slip" at the National Student Drama Festival in 2003 won two awards - a Judges' Commendation for Comic Writing, and the Festgoers' Prize for most popular play. Their play "Pegabovine: The Slush Pile" performed at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Pleasance Dome.
