Print Page Email a Friend

Our Playwrights/Plays

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Forster, Michelanne
Michelanne Forster’s plays have been performed throughout New Zealand by professional and amateur groups.  Those dealing with New Zealand's history include Daughters of Heaven, Larnach- Castle of Lies, This Other Eden, and, most recently, My Heart is Bathed in Blood. She has won several literary prizes including: the Buckland prize, best radio drama (twice) and Writer in Residence at Canterbury University.

Michelanne has also written a number of plays for children and has worked extensively in Children’s Television. Her credits include Bumble (TVNZ), The Big Chair (TV3), Bingo and Molly (Discovery Channel) and Playschool (TVNZ). She has published four children’s books and one book of non-fiction.

Her plays are discussed in the Cambridge Guide to World Theatre.

Full length dramas: (Premieres only)

•    MY HEART IS BATHED IN BLOOD
    Fortune Theatre (2006)
    Director: Hilary Norris

•    THIS OTHER EDEN
    Court Theatre (1996)
    Director: Elric Hooper

•    LARNACH - CASTLE OF LIES
    Court Theatre (1993)
    Director: Elric Hooper

•    DAUGHTERS OF HEAVEN
    Court Theatre (1991)
    Director: Elric Hooper

•    SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME
    Court Theatre (1993)
    Director: Michelanne Forster

•    THE ROSENBURG SISTERS
    Allen Hall Theatre (1994)
    Director: Lisa Warrington

•    A DREAM ROMANCE (musical)
    Court Theatre (1986)
    Director: Lisa Warrington

•    CHILDREN'S PLAYS
    Musical Beasts
    Arabella and the Amazing Wardrobe
    Mean Jean the Pirate Queen        
    Bungling Burglars     (musical)    
    In the Deep End- A Vanilla Bland Adventure

•    YOUNG ADULTS
    Rivals and Idols        

A Dream Romance
Comedy, Cast: 6 (5 female, 1 male)

Arabella & The Amazing Wardrobe
Comedy, Cast: 5 (3 female, 2 male)

Blast Off
Comedy, Cast: 5 (1 female, 4 male)

Curl Up and Dye
Comedy, Cast: 8 (5 female, 3 male)

Daughters Of Heaven
Drama, Cast: 9 (5 female, 4 male)

In The Deep End - A Vanilla Bland Adventure
Comedy, Cast: 3 (1 female, 2 male)

Larnach
Drama, Cast: 10 (4 female, 6 male)

Mad Jokers, Fighters & Biters
Comedy, Cast: 3 (2 female, 1 male)

Mean Jean The Pirate Queen
Comedy/Drama, Cast: 4 (4 female, 0 male)

Musical Beasts
Pantomime, Cast: 6 (3 female, 3 male)

My Heart is Bathed in Blood
Drama, Cast: 6 (5 female, 1 male)

Rivals & Idols
Drama, Cast: 7 (4 female, 3 male)

Rodney Rat And The Sneaky Weasel Gang
Drama, Cast: 7 (3 female, 4 male)

Songs My Mother Taught Me
Drama, Cast: 5 (5 female, 0 male)

The Bungling Burglars
Pantomime, Cast: 23 (12 female, 11 male)

The Cheeky Keas
Comedy/Drama, Cast: 10 (10 female, 0 male)

The Rosenberg Sisters
Drama, Cast: 5 (5 female, 0 male)

This Other Eden
Drama, Cast: 9 (2 female, 7 male)

Awards List:

Plays for the Young Competition (4th equal, The Secret of Tung Ting Lake)

Creative New Zealand grant for writing and producing (Tic Tic)

Creative New Zealand grant for professional development

Listener, best Dunedin production (My Heart is Bathed in Blood)

Writer in Residence, University of Canterbury (This Other Eden)

Canterbury Community Trust Award for Arts Excellence

Best Dramatic Production (The Rosenberg Sisters) Radio New Zealand

Best Dramatic Production (Larnach) Radio New Zealand

Buckland Award for Literature (Daughters of Heaven)

Finalist, Adam Foundation Playwright Award (Larnach)

<< back