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Laura Harper
Scriptwriter
About Me
Laura is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, and a graduate of the Arden School of Theatre. Her accolades include winning the WriteForTheStage Prize (2019), The Iron & Fire Award (2018), The Madeline Boden Award (2017), and runner up of the Derek Jacobi Award for New Writing (2019), to name a few.Recently her comedy drama A QUICK GUID...
Read MoreLaura is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, and a graduate of the Arden School of Theatre. Her accolades include winning the WriteForTheStage Prize (2019), The Iron & Fire Award (2018), The Madeline Boden Award (2017), and runner up of the Derek Jacobi Award for New Writing (2019), to name a few.Recently her comedy drama A QUICK GUIDE TO RUINING YOUR LIFE was optioned by Duck Soup Films, her short film SIT, has been selected for Shots London and the Lift-Off Global Network, and her full-length play VAGINA CAKE enjoyed a two-week run at Hope Mill Theatre.Laura, who is based in Manchester, has been commissioned to write two end of year plays for the HNC students of Manchester College, a reaction piece for Oldham Coliseum and multiple short plays for HER Productions annual VIGNETTES series.She is currently collaborating with HER Productions on a drama comedy about coercive control and writing a large-scope dystopian drama. She hopes to find more opportunities around audio drama.Laura was accepted on the highly competitive BBC Writers scheme for TV screenwriting ‘BBC Voices’ this year. She is one of the eleven writers who completed the North West and Midlands hub in June 2025.
Read LessProfessional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
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| BBC Voices 2025 Cohort / BBC / 2025 |