Laura graduated from Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance with a BA (Hons) in American Theatre Arts (Acting). She worked with Clean Break as Associate Artist on numerous plays and arts education programmes. Her roles included Assistant Director on the one woman show Joanne at the Soho Theatre (before taking over as Associate Director when the show played at the Royal Shakespeare Company); Co-Facilitator of the Theatre Making and Performance course, working alongside Charlotte Gwinner; Facilitator for the Central Summer School course; and Facilitator for Clean Break’s devised pieces in response to The Tempest at the Donmar Warehouse.

Laura subsequently facilitated work in prisons, starting with Downview Women’s Estate. She later worked as a Gangs Specialist Case Manager in Aylesbury YOI, looking at reducing gang violence. Laura has led workshops at Cardboard Citizens (in collaboration with Catch22), Advance Minerva (on behalf of Clean Break), and the CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU at St. Mary’s in Camden. She lectured at Goldsmiths on the Applied Theatre MA, focusing on work in prisons and with ex-offenders.