Laura Horton

RECLAIM, Exeter Northcott's New Festival Of Work By Women, For Women, Set for November
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 28, 2024

Exeter Northcott Theatre announced Reclaim, a week-long festival of work by women, for women, at Barnfield Theatre this November, featuring over 13 different events.

Exeter Northcott Launches New Artist Development Programme
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

Building on the legacy of Futures, Exeter Northcott has announced the details of its revamped artist development programme. The Elevate Membership will give South-West artists access to year-round development opportunities, including the chance to book a ‘Rehearsal Chair' and observe key moments of the creative process.

Laura Horton's New Show LYN FACES Heads To The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

Laura Horton, Fringe First Award Winner, returns with her second play to be staged at the Edinburgh Fringe. Lynn Faces, is a personal and punk rock look at regaining confidence after trauma.

Barbican Theatre Plymouth Appoints New Team Members
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

The Board of the Barbican Theatre Plymouth has announced actor and artist Connor McIntyre as their new patron and the appointment of Claire Honey as Development Consultant and Laura Horton as Artistic Consultant. Learn more about the new appointments here!

Submissions Now Open For the 2023 Popcorn Writing Award in Association With BBC Writersroom
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2023

Popcorn Group, the innovative film, television and theatre production company, will be partnering once again with BBC Writersroom for the Popcorn Writing Award which champions brave and imaginative writing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that are best adaptable to the screen.

Review: BREATHLESS at 59E59 Theaters Enthralls from Beginning to End
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 26, 2023

'Breathless,' the one-woman show presented by Theatre Royal Plymouth at 59E59 Theaters, is the talk of the town.

59E59 Theaters to Present Brits Off Broadway 2023 Season Featuring BREATHLESS, THE HABIT OF ART & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023

59E59 Theaters has announced productions for the Brits Off Broadway 2023 Season, their annual celebration of U.K. theatre.

Review: BREATHLESS, Soho Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Feb 10, 2023

It’s been a strong few months for Edinburgh Fringe transfers at Soho Theatre, and Fringe First winner Breathless is no exception. Written by Laura Horton based on her own experience, the show shines a light on the real life consequences of hoarding through a touching, warm-hearted one-woman show.

BREATHLESS (A True Life Story Of The Knife-Edge Of Hoarding) To Play Soho Theatre From 7 Febuary
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2023

Heading to Soho Theatre following its Fringe First winning run in Edinburgh, Breathless is a funny, honest and stylish exploration of the knife-edge of hoarding, from the joy to the addiction and suffocating shame. From Laura Horton's (Plymouth Laureate of Words) own experience of clothes hoarding. What happens when the things we covet hide us from ourselves? 

The Pleasance Theatre Trust Celebrates its 38th Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2022

Welcoming exciting newcomers, Fringe veterans and the most trailblazing international artists to the first full festival in three years, the Pleasance Theatre Trust has celebrated its 38th Fringe Festival, with a particular focus on supporting the most diverse and game-changing early career artists and emerging companies. 

BROWN BOYS SWIM by Karim Khan Wins Popcorn Writing Award 2022
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 25, 2022

Brown Boys Swim is the winner of the Popcorn Writing Award 2022.  Written by Karim Khan (a recipient of Riz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Pillars Fund inaugural fellowship and an alumnus of the The North Wall’s ArtsLab programme), this lyrical coming-of-age tale looks at the pressures that surround young Muslim men today. 

The Pleasance Receives Two Scotsman Fringe First Awards
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2022

Currently running at the Pleasance, Breathless and MASTERCLASS have both won prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Awards.  The Scotsman's world-famous Fringe First awards have been recognising outstanding new writing premiered at the festival since 1973.  

Edinburgh 2022: Review: BREATHLESS, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 10, 2022

What happens when the things we covet hide us from ourselves? Opening up to new experiences in her late 30s, Sophie is exploring long repressed sides of herself. When a secret she’s keeping from those she loves, and even from herself, threatens to unravel it all, she has to make a choice. Who or what will she decide to give up? Breathless is a funny, honest and stylish exploration of the knife-edge of hoarding, from the joy, to the addiction and suffocating shame.

BRIDGERTON Cast Member to Judge New Writing Award at Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2022

Popcorn Group have announced this year’s incredible judging committee along with their longlist of brave and imaginative new plays for the Popcorn Writing Award. Partnering for the first time with BBC Writersroom, Popcorn offers a prize fund of £6,000. 

EDINBURGH 2022: BREATHLESS Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 19, 2022

​​​​​​​Plymouth Laureate of Words Laura Horton blogs for Broadway World about exposing her real-life addiction on the stage, the stigma around it and translating her issues into a funny, honest yet dark performance piece. 

EDINBURGH 2022: BREATHLESS Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 12, 2022

BWW catches up with Laura Horton to chat about bringing Breathless to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BREATHLESS: A Funny, Honest and Stylish Exploration Of Hoarding Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022

It's a funny, honest and stylish exploration of the knife-edge of hoarding, from the joy to the addiction and suffocating shame and based on the real-life experience of writer Laura Horton.

The Pleasance Theatre Trust Presents the 2022 Edinburgh National Partnerships
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022

The Pleasance Theatre Trust presents the 2022 Edinburgh National Partnerships, a feast of new work from vibrant theatre makers and performers from across the UK at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. From August 3 to the 29th the works will explore a range of topics, trends and realities with performances through a variety of techniques from classic to cutting edge. 

Pleasance Announces Record Number of Artists Supported In Futures Development Programme
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2022

Pleasance Futures is the artist development strand of The Pleasance, acting as an incubator for bold new theatre makers to make their mark.  At the very heart of the Pleasance Theatre Trust, Pleasance Futures embodies their commitment to discovering and supporting the most exciting new theatrical voices, nurturing the ambition and development of emerging companies, young performers and new writers. 

THE PIZZA INSPECTOR Gives Plymouth Kids a Hands-On Look at How Theatre is Created
by Gigi Gervais - Nov 30, 2021

Pupils from schools in Plymouth have had a slice of the action in helping to devise and create a brand-new theatre production, The Pizza Inspector. And, to top it all off, they are now getting the chance to see the play performed live by professional actors.