Laura Wade
Laura Wade
Laura Wadeis an English playwright...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPlaywright
advances grieving interested left mean opportunity people
I am interested in the way advances in medicine and palliative care mean more people now have the opportunity to plan their own deaths, and also plan for those who are left behind. What does that do to the grieving process?
It's not a meritocracy until everyone starts with the same opportunities, is it?
believe means privileged time
I think it's disingenuous to believe that being born into a privileged world means you feel like you are having an easy time.
gave good sports sticking successful time
I'm not very good at sticking at things if I can't be successful at them. I gave up on sport a long time ago.
becomes repeat texture tribe
Writing a tribe is fun. They have their own language, their own slang; they repeat it, and it becomes part of the texture of the play. For a writer, that's thrilling. That's when my pen flies.
absolutely impeccable portable
A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
bunch drawer flat hopefully people script
I think a lot of playwrights have a script in their bottom drawer that hopefully no one will ever see about a bunch of young people sharing a flat and getting up to crazy stuff.
bit creative death hugely interest life maybe truth twisted
I really don't know where my interest in death comes from. Maybe I've just got a twisted imagination. The truth is, I haven't had a hugely eventful life - maybe I'm compensating in my creative life. Or maybe I'm just a bit sick.
I'm always drawn to writing things that feel like uncharted territory.
grew northern pick posh
I'm not posh at all. I grew up in Sheffield but never managed to pick up the accent - which was careless because there'd be some cache now in being a northern playwright, but I missed out on that one.
shows ifs happens
Apparently the show happens even if I'm not there. Who knew?
hardy posh suit whether
Whether you like the look or not, that tailcoat is a tough shell, a suit of armour. The posh boy is a hardy species.
body books both buy cardboard coffin doubles life stand taken
If you want, you can have a coffin made out of cardboard or wicker or papier mache. There's one like a seed pod, or you could buy one that doubles as both a bookcase and a coffin. During your life, you stand it in your living room, and then after you die, the books are taken out and your body put in their place and the whole thing buried.
best corners full looks
I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.