Laura Wade
Laura Wade
Laura Wadeis an English playwright...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPlaywright
invited job loathe people plays
It's very lucky to be able to do a job where I get to sit about writing plays all day and going to the theatre. The downside, I suppose, is that you put it out there, and people are invited to like it or loathe it.
behave love people rich sort watching
I think we love watching rich people behave badly. It has a sort of grisly fascination for us.
best corners full looks
I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
odd playwright
It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
shows ifs happens
Apparently the show happens even if I'm not there. Who knew?
dirty laughing people
And I admit it: there's a rather dirty thrill when 700 people laugh at a joke you've written.
real writing people
I don't like writing with real people in mind.