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. Laura Wade agogivegood Change image and share on social
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. Laura Wade bitecompensatecreative share on social
Quite often, little germs of ideas have come from something that I've observed or someone's told me. The process of it becoming fiction is expanding and extending it: stretching the rubber band of reality. Laura Wade bandexpandextend share on social
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. Laura Wade daydownsideinvite share on social
I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word. Laura Wade feelinginterestpeople Change image and share on social
'Posh' is not really political. I didn't want to aim a brickbat at the system. Or to bash Old Etonians. It was always the class and privilege aspect of that world that I was most drawn to. There is something endlessly fascinating about imagining something you could never be involved in. Laura Wade aimaspectbash share on social
Whether you like the look or not, that tailcoat is a tough shell, a suit of armour. The posh boy is a hardy species. Laura Wade armourboyhardy Change image and share on social
I'm always drawn to writing things that feel like uncharted territory. Laura Wade drawfeelterritory Change image and share on social
I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom. Laura Wade cornerdarkdoom Change image and share on social
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. Laura Wade flyfunlanguage Change image and share on social
