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Laura Waldren is a writer and actor from Hull. Her first play Some Demon won the 2023 Papatango Prize and premiered at the Arcola in June 2024 to critical acclaim, before transferring to a sell-out run at the Bristol Old Vic. Her debut web series This Is Hell, which she co-wrote and starred in, won Best British Series at the Pilot Light TV Awards and screened at the BAFTA- and BIFA-qualifying Bolton International Film Festival.
Laura was the 2023 Writer-in-Residence for Pentabus Theatre. As an actor she recently appeared in the second series of I Hate Suzie and feature film The Radleys, starring Damian Lewis.
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2024Production (role): SOME DEMONCompany: Papatango / Arcola / Bristol Old VicProject details: Winner of The Papatango Prize 2023
‘A work that suggests a major talent … one of my plays of the year’ - WhatsOnStage, *****
‘An astonishing debut … Ambitious, astute and utterly gripping, Some Demon demonstrates precisely why the industry needs to actively invest in developing new voices … full of one-line zingers that help make this play simultaneously educational, informative and hugely entertaining.’ - The Telegraph ****
"Waldren peels back the many layers of optimism, anxiety, denial and resentment that turn designer Anisha Fields’ bleakly impersonal split-level set into a tinder box’ - The Stage ****
'A gem of a play … any Netflix executive looking for a hit series will want to commission this on the spot' - The Spectator