Theatre credits
PLAYS PERFORMED
The Father (2012)
Version of the play by August Strindberg (1887) – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry:
**** ‘This year may mark the centenary of Strindberg’s death, but on this evidence his best plays are still traumatically alive.’ (The Guardian)
The Belgrade production broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (2013):
‘Laurie Slade’s version of the text pulled no punches… unbearably poignant.’ (www.radiodramareviews.com)
New production – Trafalgar Studios, London (2015):
**** ‘Laurie Slade’s hyper-modern adaptation… the strongest possible case for The Father’s return to the repertoire.’ (The Times)
Marriage (2013)
Version of the play by Nikolai Gogol (1842) – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry:
**** ‘A pleasing satire… will have the longest married laughing in agreement, and the unmarried laughing with hopeful denial.’ (www.thepublicreviews.com)
Rovers (2013)
Attic Theatre New Playsfest, Wimbledon Studio
The Specimen (2010)
Drill Hall, London
Shortlisted for the London Fringe Festival Theatre Writing Award 2010
Joe & I (2005)
King’s Head Theatre, London:
**** ‘Ruthless, witty, unmissable… A morality play about the theatre’ (Sunday Times)
Two plays based on African writing of Karen Blixen:
Karen’s Tale (1996) – Karen House, Nairobi
Out of Africa (1988) – Phoenix Theatre, Nairobi
Juliana
Libretto based on Strindberg’s Miss Julie, for a chamber opera by composer Joseph Phibbs. Performances at Cheltenham and Presteigne Music Festivals in 2018.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/17/juliana-review-parabola-arts-centre-cheltenham-joseph-phibbs-laurie-slade-strindberg-miss-julie
In development
The Rift A young white man in black Africa gets an unwelcome offer from the President’s wife to buy the family farm, and has to decide where he belongs. A comedy with shadows set in modern Kenya, exploring issues of multi-cultural identity and power.
Supermoon A therapist and client admit their erotic feelings for each other are mutual and compelling. Where will they go from there? A pacey two-hander exploring tensions between fantasy and reality and the potential for creative and destructive outcomes in any relationship.
