Michelanne Forster (born 26 April 1953) is a New Zealand playwright and scriptwriter who was born in California, US.[1] Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre-school programme 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
Born
(1953-04-26) 26 April 1953 (age 70) California, US
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]
Playsedit
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 childrenedit
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
Awardsedit
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]
Publicationsedit
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)
Referencesedit
^ abc. New Zealand Book Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^"Michelanne Forster". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
michelanne, forster, born, april, 1953, zealand, playwright, scriptwriter, born, california, writing, career, began, 1980s, television, zealand, where, worked, popular, school, programme, play, school, plays, have, been, performed, both, nationally, internatio. Michelanne Forster born 26 April 1953 is a New Zealand playwright and scriptwriter who was born in California US 1 Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre school programme 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 ForsterPersonal detailsBorn 1953 04 26 26 April 1953 age 70 California USAlma materUniversity of AucklandOccupationPlaywright scriptwriter Contents 1 Education 2 Plays 3 Plays for children 4 Awards 5 Publications 6 ReferencesEducation editForster 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 editAlways 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 editSapai 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 BeastsAwards edit2011 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 editDaughters 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 References edit a b c Michelanne Forster New Zealand Book Council Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 7 August 2015 Michelanne Forster NZ On Screen Retrieved 7 August 2015 a b Forster Michelanne Plumb Vivienne 2013 Twenty New Zealand Playwrights Wellington Playmarket ISBN 9780908607471 Michelanne Forster The Michael King Writer s Centre Retrieved 7 August 2015 Michelanne Forster Nga Taonga Sound amp Vision New Zealand Retrieved 8 August 2015 permanent dead link Michelanne Forster Playmarket New Zealand Retrieved 7 August 2015 nbsp This article about a New Zealand writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michelanne Forster amp oldid 1191226689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
