A Case Study in Playwriting: Laura Wade's Posh

This dissertation is a case study focusing on how a play is developed during the production process. By breaking down the changes that took place in the six years (2007-2012) of edits in Laura Wade's Posh, one can see that a script is only finished once it begins production. The adjustments Wade made reflects the change in the British political, financial and sociological environment, which affects the scripts. This illustrates that theatre is an organic medium, and should evolve throughout the production process. Writing a complete script is just the beginning in theatre though there are classes, books and workshops one can take to write a play, the final product is not complete until it moves into production. Knowing Wade's projection as a playwright, how she writes, as well as her theatre history, one concludes that theatre is a group effort and that writing a play is only the first step in a complicated, multifaceted medium when working in the theatre.