Martha Loader
@marthaloader.bsky.social
Writer, producer, actor. Ipswich
Genesis Foundation and Almeida Theatre playwright
New Wolsey Theatre associate
Channel4 Screenwriting '24
BBC Voices '24
Judges Award at Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022
Stage Debut Awards nominee 2024
Genesis Foundation and Almeida Theatre playwright
New Wolsey Theatre associate
Channel4 Screenwriting '24
BBC Voices '24
Judges Award at Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022
Stage Debut Awards nominee 2024
And really fun to find a giant Laura Hanna in the RX too!
July 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
And really fun to find a giant Laura Hanna in the RX too!
So delighted to get my amazing friend #EmmaSwan’s first book through the post from @waterstones.bsky.social. #CruiseShipKid is going to be huge! Great characters, unique setting, and a mystery to solve onboard. Fun for all the family #Booksky
June 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
So delighted to get my amazing friend #EmmaSwan’s first book through the post from @waterstones.bsky.social. #CruiseShipKid is going to be huge! Great characters, unique setting, and a mystery to solve onboard. Fun for all the family #Booksky
Happy #WorldTheatreDay! Here are a few joyous theatre moments from the past year…
March 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy #WorldTheatreDay! Here are a few joyous theatre moments from the past year…
Having been researching ‘restorative justice’ for my own work, it was exciting to see James Graham tackle it with such sensitivity and humour in ‘Punch’ at YV. Especially moving when the audience broke into spontaneous applause after one particular scene. Exciting to see theatre have such resonance
March 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Having been researching ‘restorative justice’ for my own work, it was exciting to see James Graham tackle it with such sensitivity and humour in ‘Punch’ at YV. Especially moving when the audience broke into spontaneous applause after one particular scene. Exciting to see theatre have such resonance
So nice to get down to Future Female Society’s event for International Women’s Day yesterday at @suffolkarchives.bsky.social. A brilliant day of celebration and discussion
March 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
So nice to get down to Future Female Society’s event for International Women’s Day yesterday at @suffolkarchives.bsky.social. A brilliant day of celebration and discussion
Day 20 - Wethouse, Paddy Campbell. Red Stitch, Melbourne 2015
February 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Day 20 - Wethouse, Paddy Campbell. Red Stitch, Melbourne 2015
Anatomy of a Suicide, Alice Birch. Royal Court, 2017
February 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Anatomy of a Suicide, Alice Birch. Royal Court, 2017
Got my new bible through the post this morning. Can’t wait to start reading this by the brilliant @philipshelley1.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Got my new bible through the post this morning. Can’t wait to start reading this by the brilliant @philipshelley1.bsky.social
Day 18 - Drink Rum with Expats, Sh!t Theatre. Norwich Arts Centre, 2020
February 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Day 18 - Drink Rum with Expats, Sh!t Theatre. Norwich Arts Centre, 2020
Day 17 - Is God Is, Aleshea Harris. Royal Court, 2021
February 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Day 17 - Is God Is, Aleshea Harris. Royal Court, 2021
Day 16 - Harrogate, Al Smith. HighTide Festival, 2015
February 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Day 16 - Harrogate, Al Smith. HighTide Festival, 2015
Day 15 - The Ugly Sisters, RashDash. New Wolsey Theatre, 2013
February 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Day 15 - The Ugly Sisters, RashDash. New Wolsey Theatre, 2013
Day 14 - Consent, Nina Raine. NT 2017
February 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Day 14 - Consent, Nina Raine. NT 2017
Day 13 - Fool For Love, Sam Shepard. UC San Diego, 2013
February 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Day 13 - Fool For Love, Sam Shepard. UC San Diego, 2013
Day 12 - Monkey See Monkey Do, Richard Gadd. Cambridge Junction, 2017
February 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Day 12 - Monkey See Monkey Do, Richard Gadd. Cambridge Junction, 2017
Day 11 - Albion, Mike Bartlett. Almeida Theatre, 2017
February 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Day 11 - Albion, Mike Bartlett. Almeida Theatre, 2017
Day 10 - The Writer, Ella Hickson. Almeida Theatre, 2018
February 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Day 10 - The Writer, Ella Hickson. Almeida Theatre, 2018
Day 9 - Yerma, Simon Stone / Lorca. Young Vic, 2016
February 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Day 9 - Yerma, Simon Stone / Lorca. Young Vic, 2016
Day 8 - London Road, Alecky Blythe. NT, 2011
February 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Day 8 - London Road, Alecky Blythe. NT, 2011
Day 7 - The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez. Young Vic, 2018
February 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Day 7 - The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez. Young Vic, 2018
Day 6 - The Ballad of Maria Marten, Beth Flintoff. Eastern Angles, 2018
February 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Day 6 - The Ballad of Maria Marten, Beth Flintoff. Eastern Angles, 2018
Day 5 - Death of England, Roy Williams, Clint Dyer. NT, 2020
January 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Day 5 - Death of England, Roy Williams, Clint Dyer. NT, 2020
January 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Day 3 - Equus, Peter Shaffer. Dir Ned Bennett, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 2019
January 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Day 3 - Equus, Peter Shaffer. Dir Ned Bennett, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 2019
Day 2 - Playhouse Creatures, April de Angelis (a play I watched my sister perform in at Colchester Sixth Form College, approx 2005)
January 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Day 2 - Playhouse Creatures, April de Angelis (a play I watched my sister perform in at Colchester Sixth Form College, approx 2005)