Michelanne Forster

Michelanne Forster (born 1953) is a New Zealand playwright and scriptwriter who was born in California, USA.[1] Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre-school program Play School.[2] Her plays have been performed both nationally and internationally and are often based on historical accounts. In 2011 Forster was the writer-in-residence at the Michael King Writer's Centre.[3]

Michelanne Forster
Personal details
Born1953
California, USA
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
OccupationPlaywright, scriptwriter

Education

Forster graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts and also holds a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Secondary Teachers College. In 2014 she completed her honours in Drama through the University of Auckland.[1]

Plays
  • Always My Sister
  • Don't Mention Casablanca
  • Tic Tac (with Paul Barrett)
  • The Great Storm of 1868
  • My Heart is Bathed in Blood
  • This Other Eden
  • The Rosenberg Sisters
  • Larnach - Castle of Lies
  • Songs My mother Taught Me (Music by Felicity Williams)
  • Daughters of Heaven
  • A Dream Romance (Musical)

Plays for children
  • Sapai and the Yam Snatchers (with Leilani Unasa)
  • The Butcher and The Bear of kirstyn
  • The Secret of Dongting Lake
  • In the Deep End
  • Mean Jean the Pirate Queen
  • The Bungling Burglars (music by Felicity Williams)
  • Rodney Rat and the Sneaky WeaselGang
  • Rivals and Idols
  • Arabella and the Amazing Wardrobe
  • Musical Beasts

Awards
  • 2011 Writer-in-Residence Michael King Writer's Centre,University of Auckland[4]
  • 1997 Best Radio New Zealand Drama, The Rosenberg Sisters[1]
  • 1996 Best Radio New Zealand Drama, Larnach - Castle of Lies [5]
  • 1994 Buckland Memorial Award for Literature, Daughters of Heaven[6]
  • 1993 Writer-in-Residence University of Canterbury[3]

Publications
  • Daughters of Heaven (Polish translation) in Dwa Oceany (Agencja Dramatu i Treatru ADiT, 2013)
  • When Its Over: New Zealanders Talk about Their Experiences of Separation and Divorce (Penguin, 1998)
  • The Rosenberg Sisters in Playlunch: Five Short New Zealand Plays (Otago University Press, 1996)
  • Daughters of Heaven (Otago University Press, 1992)
  • Rodney Rat and the Space Creatures (Hodder and Stoughton, 1989)
  • Rodney Rat and the Sneaky Weasel Gang (Hodder and Stoughton, 1985)
  • The Four-Legged Prince (Hodder and Stoughton, 1985)
  • Rodney Rat and the Sunken Treasure (Hodder and Stoughton, 1983)
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References
  1. "Michelanne Forster". New Zealand Book Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. "Michelanne Forster". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. Forster, Michelanne; Plumb, Vivienne (2013). Twenty New Zealand Playwrights. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607471.
  4. "Michelanne Forster". The Michael King Writer's Centre. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. "Michelanne Forster". Nga Taonga Sound & Vision New Zealand. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. "Michelanne Forster". Playmarket New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2015.


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