Interview: "No one claps at the end of a novel" - A Conversation with Laura Wade

In lieu of an abstract, here is the first paragraph of the interview: Laura Wade's play Colder Than Here premiered at Soho Theatre directed by Abigail Morris in February 2005 followed shortly afterwards by her Royal Court Theatre debut Breathing Corpses, directed by Anna Mackmin. Laura was subsequently joint winner of the prestigious George Devine Award 2005, and also won the Pearson Best Play 2005 award for Breathing Corpses. The interview took place in London in July 2005, when Laura was working on a revised version of Colder Than Here for its New York opening as a MCC Theater Production in September 2005. Currently, Laura is working on new play commissions for Soho Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, and Hampstead Theatre as well as adapting an unfinished Jane Austen novel for the stage, under commission to West End producer David Pugh. Laura's newest play Other Hands, from which we feature an extract in our fiction section, has recently premiered at Soho Theatre. Laura was awarded the 2006 Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright.