Laura Hopwood

Writer Community artist

I am a British-Australian writer and community artist (she/her). I make theatre that is interactive, immersive, site specific and physical. I believe in championing audience agency and cherishing the communal experience. I seek to make work that is immediate, invitational and non-hierarchical.

Credits

Writer/Director, The Pursuit of Unhappiness, Wandsworth Fringe, 1 week, 2016
Director, Seven, Cockpit Theatre, 1 week, 2017
Director, Rage Room, Lewisham Art House, 1 week, 2019
Performer, God Save the Tea, Imaginarius Festival Portugal, 1 week, 2019
Performer, Invisible Cities, Centre for Contemporary Art Glasgow, 1 week, 2019
Assistant Director, ACT SEX, Moon Fool (online), 6 week research project, 2020

Training

BA Performance Studies (Curtin University, Western Australia) 2009
MA Acting (Drama Centre London, Central Saint Martins) 2015
Place Exploration Residency (Kestle Barton Cornwall) 2017
Palace Arts Residency (Piotrowice Nyskie, Poland) 2018
Screenwriting Collab (Sundance) 2021
No Borders (Royal Court) 2022 - in progress

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - short
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

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