Laura Atherton

I'm drafting this on notes on my phone as I do the last feed before bed. It makes a change from scrolling through Instagram or replying...

Written for and originally posted on the imitating the dog blog. Take the Jump, a grassroots movement supporting people to shift their...

It was only when posting on Instagram about my MA in Creative Writing after submitting my final script that it struck me that I had...

In January I left my day job. It still sounds great to say, to think, to remember. Having been a jobbing actor now for almost 15 years...

This post was written for and originally posted on the imitating the dog blog. I remember travelling to my audition for imitating the...

‘Whose Decision is it Anyway?’ , a project that I am currently performing in, uses forum theatre to engage in questions around how...

To some people’s surprise, during the first lockdown I decided that it was the best time to apply for a Masters degree. For years I’d...

Last month I did some work with BA students who were doing a version of imitating the dog’s Airlock, which I performed in and assistant...

It has now been a few weeks since I returned home from touring Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show. In the time that has passed since we have...

In August, I received an email from imitating the dog, the theatre company I am an actor and Associate Practitioner with, date checking...