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Laura Wade

Photo by Jay Brooks

DOB - DOD

16 October 1977

Home Town

Yorkshire, England

Stage Debut

2005

Laura Wade is a British playwright known for her insightful social commentary, often focusing on issues of class, privilege, and gender. Wade rose to prominence with Posh (2010), a satire about the lives of wealthy Oxford students, inspired by the notorious Bullingdon Club. Staged at the Royal Court Theatre, Posh was widely praised for its sharp critique of the British elite and was later adapted into the film The Riot Club (2014). Wade’s work is often characterised by witty dialogue and her ability to explore societal structures with a balance of humour and seriousness.

Wade won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, and Wade for her play Home, I’m Darling (2018), which premiered at Theatr Clwyd before transferring to the National Theatre. She has been praised for her exploration of nostalgia, feminism, and the complexities of personal identity within the context of society.


Works by Laura Wade

Breathing Corpses

Breathing Corpses

2005

Laura Wade

Flight 5065

Flight 5065

2005

Joe Penhall , Simon Stephens , Anthony Neilson , Lucy Prebble , David Eldridge , Robin French , Ramin Gray , Debbie Tucker Green , Jason Hall , Dawn King , Chloe Moss , Christopher Rodriguez , James Wilton , Laura Wade , Alexi Zegerman

Catch

Catch

2006

April de Angelis , Stella Feehily , Chloe Moss , Laura Wade

Posh

Posh

2010

Laura Wade

Posh

Posh

2012

Laura Wade

Playwright at Your Table

Playwright at Your Table

2013

Alexi Kaye Campbell , Brad Birch , Caryl Churchill , David Eldridge , Dennis Kelly , Hayley Squires , James Graham , John Donnelly , Laura Wade , Leo Butler , Mike Bartlett , Moira Buffini , Nick Payne , Penelope Skinner , Philip Ridley , Richard Bean , Robert Holman , Simon Stephens , Stephen Jeffreys , Timberlake Wertenbaker

Children's Monologues

Children's Monologues

2015

Children Growing up in Rammulotsi , James Graham , Tanika Gupta MBE , Sir David Hare , Amy Jephta , Neil LaBute , Napo Masheane , Eliot Moleba , Mongiwekhaya , Jack Thorne , Laura Wade , Richard Warlow , Roy Williams OBE FRSL