Laura Dockrill
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Laura Dockrill is an English
performance poet, illustrator and short story writer. Dockrill was born and grew up in Brixton
, and attended The Brit School of Performing Arts in Croydon, where she was friends with singer Kate Nash
. She has performed at gigs and festivals such as Glastonbury
, Latitude
, Camp Bestival
, The Big Chill
, udderBELLY
and the London Word Festival, and she has appeared on Newsnight Review and Woman's Hour
. She is currently one of the writers-in-residence for the charity First Story
.
Dockrill’s first book, Mistakes in the Background, is semi-fictional but takes a realistic view of life in London, growing up as a young person and the struggles encountered with youth. She has illustrated her poetry with her own drawings. Her poetry has been described as Quentin Blake and Tim Burton rolled into one, and over 300,000 people have listened to it on myspace.
‘Mistakes in the Background is an absolute treat… it’s about pure old school imagination and art… and is both articulate and wildly creative. The passion that has created this work is evident in every sentence and illustration.’ Wears the Trousers Magazine
Ugly Shy Girl
Dockrill’s second piece of published work, Ugly Shy Girl, is a novella in diary form, which follows the life of a girl who finds it difficult to make friends and who lacks self-confidence.
Echoes
Echoes, which will be published in August 2010, is a collection of short stories featuring animals and food, school children and beggars in London.
She will also be partaking in the Bush Theatre
's 2011 project Sixty Six where she has written a piece based upon a chapter of the King James Bible
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
performance poet, illustrator and short story writer. Dockrill was born and grew up in Brixton
Brixton
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
, and attended The Brit School of Performing Arts in Croydon, where she was friends with singer Kate Nash
Kate Nash
Kate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....
. She has performed at gigs and festivals such as Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
, Latitude
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....
, Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival is a British music festival, the "little sister" of Bestival, both organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and is targeted at families with small children. It has a capacity of 10,000 adults and 5,000 children...
, The Big Chill
The Big Chill (music festival)
The Big Chill is an annual festival of alternative, dance and chill-out music and comedy, held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle during early August...
, udderBELLY
UdderBELLY
The udderBELLY is an upside-down giant purple cow tent owned by the event venue and management company Underbelly, and sponsored by E4.The udderBELLY can be used for a variety of different purposes as it can be adapted to contain a stage and all-seater 322 seat venue, or alternatively can be...
and the London Word Festival, and she has appeared on Newsnight Review and Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
. She is currently one of the writers-in-residence for the charity First Story
First Story
First Story is a literary charity. It was founded in 2007 by Katie Waldegrave and the writer William Fiennes to improve literacy and foster creativity in young people through creative writing...
.
Books
Mistakes in the BackgroundDockrill’s first book, Mistakes in the Background, is semi-fictional but takes a realistic view of life in London, growing up as a young person and the struggles encountered with youth. She has illustrated her poetry with her own drawings. Her poetry has been described as Quentin Blake and Tim Burton rolled into one, and over 300,000 people have listened to it on myspace.
‘Mistakes in the Background is an absolute treat… it’s about pure old school imagination and art… and is both articulate and wildly creative. The passion that has created this work is evident in every sentence and illustration.’ Wears the Trousers Magazine
Ugly Shy Girl
Dockrill’s second piece of published work, Ugly Shy Girl, is a novella in diary form, which follows the life of a girl who finds it difficult to make friends and who lacks self-confidence.
Echoes
Echoes, which will be published in August 2010, is a collection of short stories featuring animals and food, school children and beggars in London.
She will also be partaking in the Bush Theatre
Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is based in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 above The Bush public house by Brian McDermott, and has since become one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. An intimate venue renowned for its close-up...
's 2011 project Sixty Six where she has written a piece based upon a chapter of the King James Bible