Baba Yaga: Laura Lindow

Laura Lindow is a Scottish Writer/Director who has proudly lived and worked in the North East of England for over 20 years.

Recent Credits Include:

As Writer:  The Snow Queen for Northern Stage; Woven Bones for Cap-a-Pie; HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds & Up and Out Christmas Sprout for Northern Stage; new musical Beyond The End of the Road for November Club, (Journal Culture Awards’ Performance of The Year 2018); Stitched: A Hip Hopera (writer/director) for New Writing North.

As Director: Key Change for Open Clasp, (winner of Carol Tambor ‘Best of Edinburgh Award’ 2015 with subsequent New York Transfer, Critics’ Pick in New York Times & Winner of Best Overall Event Journal Culture Awards 2017); Don’t Forget The Birds for Open Clasp/Live Theatre, (Journal Culture Awards’ Performance of The Year 2019); Pearl (rehearsed readings of Julia Darling’s recently published short story collection) for the Estate of Julia Darling/New Writing North.

Current projects include: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for Northern Stage (writer); Credit for Cap-a-Pie (writer); Sugar for Open Clasp (director).

Laura was a member of The Royal Court Writers’ Group North 2017/2018, and received Journal Culture Award for Writer Of The Year 2019.

She is Associate Director for Open Clasp Theatre Company, and regularly performs as Dr Lulu McDoo, Lead Clown Doctor for Tin Arts, working with hospitalised children and their families.