Playwright Joanne Lau started out as a neuroscientist and came to writing for the theatre via stand up comedy and TV screenwriting. Now her first play Worth is being produced by New Earth Theatre and premieres at the Arcola Theatre in London this month April 2023. Joanne joins Yang-May Ooi to talk about her journey from science to making a living with her words – and of course her play Worth, a dark but also funny piece about siblings searching through their dead mother’s house for their lost inheritance.
Words and Worth – Joanne Lau CCV0504 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] Season 5 Episode 4
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Links to some of the things we talked about
Worth at the Arcola Theatre – https://bit.ly/3nL3ACF
Joanne Lau – https://bit.ly/3ZLe960
New Earth Theatre – https://bit.ly/3K7H66g
New Earth Theatre professional writers programme – https://bit.ly/40MehDM
BBC Writers Room – https://bbc.in/43eP4nc
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Photos: Joanne Lau, New Earth Theatre and Trish Gant, with thanks
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Southern Jam Nights by Neil Cross
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