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Laura Wade's first play, Limbo, was produced at the Sheffield Crucible Studio Theatre in 1996. 16 Winters was produced at the Bristol Old Vic Basement Theatre in 2000. After university she worked for the children's theatre company Playbox Theatre in Warwick. Wade's adaptation of W. H. Davies' Young Emma opened at the Finborough Theatre, London (where she was later Writer-in-Residence) in December 2003. Both Young Emma and 16 Winters were directed by Tamara Harvey, a contemporary from Bristol. In 2004, Wade was a writer on attachment at Soho Theatre and her play Colder Than Here was produced there in February 2005. Her next play Breathing Corpses played at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in March 2005. In March 2006, she returned to the Soho Theatre with Other Hands. 2010 marked her reappearance at the Sheffield Crucible with her reworking of Alice in Wonderland, entitled Alice.

Wade's first radio play, Otherkin, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 30 August 2007, a 45-minute play billed as episode 2 of the Looking for Angels series. Her second, Hum, about the Bristol Hum, was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 20 May 2009. Between these two she also wrote Coughs and Sneezes for the Radio 4 series Fact to Fiction. In April 2010, her play Posh began a sell-out run at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London. An article about Wade in the London Evening Standard at the time drew parallels between the Riot Club, the subject of Posh, and the Bullingdon Club, an exclusive Oxford University dining society. On 11 May 2012, an updated version of Posh opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, Wade's first play to appear in the West End. A film adaptation of the play, The Riot Club, directed by Lone Scherfig, was released in 2014. In February 2015, the regional premiere of Posh was co-produced by Nottingham Playhouse and Salisbury Playhouse.

In 2015, Wade adapted Sarah Waters novel Tipping the Velvet into a stage play of the same name. The play premiered at Lyric Hammersmith in September 2015, before transferring to the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.

On 4 July 2018, Wade's play Home, I'm Darling premiered at Theatr Clwyd. It was directed by Tamara Harvey, and starred Katherine Parkinson. The play transferred to the National Theatre for a summer 2018 run, to the Duke of York's Theatre in January 2019, and later won Best Comedy at the 2019 Laurence Olivier Awards.

Wade adapted the unfinished Jane Austen novel The Watsons into a play, which premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre on 3 November 2018, directed by Samuel West. It had a further run at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 20 September 2019. The West End transfer of The Watsons was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wade's plays are published by Oberon Books in the UK and by Dramatists Play Service in the US.

On 25 August 2022 it was announced that Laura Wade would be one of the writers and executive producers of the new Disney+ series Rivals, based on the novel by Jilly Cooper.

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Verity Bargate Award Submissions Open This April

Soho Theatre has announced the April submissions launch for its prestigious new writing competition, the Verity Bargate Award, sponsored by Character 7.

Tickets Now On Sale For HOME, I'M DARLING at Trinity Street Playhouse

Jarrott Productions is continuing its 9th season with the Laura Wade's 2019 Olivier-award winning hit British comedy Home, I'm Darling! Tickets are on sale now!

Tickets on Sale Friday For FROZEN in Austin

Tickets for Disney’s Frozen in Austin will go on sale to the public on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at 10 am. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Disney's FROZEN Tickets Now On Sale

Get ready for Disney's FROZEN on Broadway in Jacksonville! Tickets go on sale this Friday. Don't miss out on this magical musical experience.

FROZEN is Coming to the ACADEMY OF MUSIC This Spring

Ensemble Arts - the new presenting brand of the Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Philadelphia Orchestra - will present the long-awaited production of Disney's Frozen. See how to purchase tickets!

FROZEN North American Tour Celebrates 1000 Performances

The North American tour of Disney’s Frozen celebrated 1,000 performances last night on Wednesday, January 31 at The Kentucky Center in Louisville, KY, where the hit Broadway musical is playing through Sunday, February 4.

COLDER THAN HERE Comes to As If Theatre in March

Kenmore's As If Theatre Company announces its next production, Colder Than Here, written by Laura Wade and directed by artistic director Cindy Giese French. Running March 14-30, 2024, this British offbeat comedy is about finding light even in the darkest of times.

The Orchard Project to Present an Industry Reading of Ned Van Zandt's DEL VALLE

The Orchard Project, the NYC and Saratoga-based non-profit arts development organization, will be presenting an industry reading of Ned Van Zandt’s new work Del Valle.

Video: FROZEN North American Tour Cast Performs at The White House

Watch the cast of the North American Tour of Frozen perform at The White House

Hampstead Theatre Launches £1.25m Fundraising Appeal

Hampstead Theatre has launched the #HampsteadAhead campaign, a £1.25m philanthropic appeal, to propel Hampstead Theatre as it continues to nurture and commission writers, produce new plays and offer significant ticket subsidies to thousands of young people.

FROZEN North American Tour Welcomes 2 Million Guests

The North American tour of Disney's Frozen has surpassed two million guests as of Thursday, November 16 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN, where the hit Broadway musical is playing through Sunday, November 26.

BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS Will Premiere at Soho Theatre Next Spring

BOYS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS, the winner of the prestigious new writing award, the Verity Bargate Award, will have its world premiere at Soho Theatre next spring. Tickets go on priority sale to members today, and on general sale this Friday.

Tickets For FROZEN at the Bushnell Go On Sale This Week

Tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney’s 'Frozen' at the Bushnell will go on sale to the public on Friday, October 27 at 10:00am.

DISNEY'S FROZEN On Sale At Stranahan Theater, Monday, October 30

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Andrew Flatt, Anne Quart, and Thomas Schumacher, and The American Theatre Guild announced today that single tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney's Frozen will go on sale to the public on Monday, October 30 at 10:00 a.m.  

Photos: First Look AT HOME, I'M DARLING At Synchronicity Theatre

Synchronicity Theatre presents the southeastern premiere of Home, I’m Darling. This new play by British  playwright Laura Wade won the 2019 Olivier award for Best New Comedy after its production on London’s West End. See photos from the production!

Review: GENTLEMEN, Arcola Theatre

When toxic tradition clashes with inevitable progress, the very structure of the crème de la crème of higher education comes into question. Matt Parvin’s Gentlemen is the cerebral lovechild of Laura Wade’s Posh and Alan Bennett’s The History Boys whose third cousin once removed is Mamet’s Oleanna. Directed by Richard Speir, it’s a cynical glance at the unhealthy microcosmos of the Oxbridge lot.

Synchronicity Opens HOME, I'M DARLING With All-Star Cast!

Synchronicity Theatre presents the southeastern premiere of Home, I'm Darling. This new play by British  playwright Laura Wade won the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy after its production on London's West End.

Disney's FROZEN The Musical Tickets On Sale at Old National Centre in Indianapolis

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, and Broadway in Indianapolis announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney's Frozen will go on sale to the public on Friday, September 8 at 10 am. From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony-nominated Best Musical, will play a 2-week premiere engagement at Old National Centre.

Tickets For FROZEN in Indianapolis On Sale This Week

Tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney’s Frozen will go on sale to the public on Friday, September 8 at 10 am. Learn more about how to catch the musical in Indianapolis here!

Review: HOME, I'M DARLING at ARTS Theatre

Living in the 1950s, in 2018, proves to be very difficult.

Laura Wade FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Laura Wade has written 3 shows including Posh (Playwright), Home, I'm Darling (Playwright), The Watsons (Playwright).

Laura Wade has been nominated for the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for her work on Breathing Corpses.

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