Given the question: Stephen Laughton is a British Cypriot playwright. He was raised in Stourbridge Worcestershire. He attended the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama before completing a master's degree at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Based in London he started his career as an associate producer and worked with Rupert Murray and Beadi Finzi on the Academy Award shortlisted Unknown White Male. He was part of the 2011/2012 Royal Court Theatre Invitational Writer's Group. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
The answer is:
Artist