Laura Wade

Laura Wade is an English playwright known for her works in the theatre industry. She was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire and raised in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Wade completed her secondary education at Lady Manners School in Bakewell, Derbyshire, and later studied drama at Bristol University. She was a member of the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers' Programme. Wade's first play, Limbo, was produced at the Sheffield Crucible Studio Theatre in 1996, followed by 16 Winters at the Bristol Old Vic Basement Theatre in 2000. She has also worked with Playbox Theatre in Warwick and was Writer-in-Residence at the Finborough Theatre in London. Wade's play Colder Than Here was produced at Soho Theatre in February 2005.