Want to write? 24-Hour Plays
Five days before Christmas, when I would normally be buying presents, munching mince pies and knocking back mulled wine, I took part in 24- Hour Plays at Hull T...
Laura Turner
Review: The Flint Street Nativity
Christmas may feel like it's long gone now we're steeped in the cold, dark days of January, but the company of Hull Truck Theatre's The Flint Street Nativity is...
Spotlight On: Jacqueline Wilson and Mary Morris
Beloved children's author Jacqueline Wilson shares her experience of having her work adapted for the stage with stage and screen writer Mary Morris.
Yard Theatre accepting submissions for new season
The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick reopens for its second season of theatre, dance and opera on 6 April 2012, and the theatre is now accepting submissions of work...
The Writers’ Rave at Ovalhouse
Ovalhouse presents a showcase of new work by emerging writers and performers who script their own material. Following Ovalhouse's 2010 sell-out Writers' Rave...
Review: Young Pretender
Floral shirts, neon-bright lighting and a stripping sequence that leaves you unsure if you’ll be getting a full frontal or not. As Paul Woodson stands proud in ...
Laura Turner
Laura trained as a writer with Hull Truck Theatre, BBC New Talent and the Royal Court Theatre. She has worked extensively with touring theatre company Chapterhouse, where she is currently Writer in Residence. Laura has previously written for BBC EastEnders: E20 and her adaptation of Jane Eyre toured theatres with Hull Truck Theatre Company at the start of 2013. She is now working on an original play for the theatre, as well as projects with Bolton Octagon, Middle Child Theatre and The Ashton Group, Cumbria. She has been long-listed for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting and the Adrienne Benham Award.