Laurie Stevens is a writer-performer and character comedian. Previously an actor and improviser, she spent the pandemic at Ecole Philippe Gaulier and came back wanting to make work that was…weirder.

So, she did the obvious thing: learned the guitar and drums and made a character comedy with live music about an emo boy who dreams of being a rockstar. After receiving a commission from Camden People’s Theatre’s Starting Blocks and support from Soho Theatre Labs, David’s One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven) premiered at Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 and transferred to the Soho Theatre in 2026.

She is currently working on her debut play, An Evening with Gerald Lloyd-Davies, which will run at Summerhall at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026.