Laith Elzubaidi

Laith Elzubaidi is a British-Iraqi screenwriter, playwright and community organiser based in London. 

Laith’s Tony Craze Award-winning play ‘Insane Asylum Seekers’ was produced at the Bush Theatre for a month-long run in May 2025, directed by Olivier Award-nominated director Emily Ling Williams, and is now transferring to the main house of the Bush Theatre in February 2027 for an extended run. The production became the fastest-selling show in the history of the Bush Theatre Studio, selling out its entire run within two weeks. He is now developing a TV adaptation of the show with production company The Story Collective. 

Laith is currently writing a feature film for Imaginarium Productions and is under a seed commission for his latest play with Good Chance Theatre. Previously, he has participated in writers rooms for the BBC's Bad Education and BAFTA-award winning Crongton.

Laith is the founder of the British-Arab Writers Group, a collective of over 250 Arab writers based in the UK. The group organises writers’ rooms, industry talks, workshops, and social events, fostering a sense of community and shared growth.

Laith's recent achievements include being selected for the BBC Comedy Collective Supercharged Bursary Scheme, which included a prize of £15k and paid shadowing opportunities on BBC productions’ writers rooms; and winning a bursary at the Screenshot Showcase produced by Sister Pictures and SOTR Productions. 

He also produces the viral online show ‘Food I Can’t Read’, where his friend Faz eats food he can’t read. It has inexplicably racked up over 50 million total views since the show’s launch in 2025.