Laurie is a Northern multidisciplinary artist currently based in South-East London. She has just finished a UK tour & West End transfer of the National Theatre’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane (*****).

Laurie was the winner of the Ambit Poetry Prize and Outspoken Poetry Prize. She was also a North Wall Playwright, shortlisted for the Box of Tricks & Sky Arts SCREEN/PLAY Award & was a finalist for the Just Some Theatre Award. Her debut poetry pamphlet Humaning was published by flipped eye in November 2021. She is a Barbican Young Poet alumna, Roundhouse Resident Artist 2019-2021 and a former Jerwood/Arvon playwriting mentee selected by Tim Crouch.

As an actor, she trained with the prestigious NYT REP company 2018/19, and is repped by The Artist Partnership. She has filmed for the likes of Sky, Cinema, BBC and Channel 4.

She has been commissioned by the Barbican, Sky Arts, Barnardos, Traverse Theatre Edinburgh, Zoo Co Theatre, Nationwide, Roundhouse as well as many private commissions.