Michelanne Forster (born 1953) is a New Zealand playwright and scriptwriter who was born in California, USA. Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre-school program Play School. 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.
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.
Always My SisterDon't Mention CasablancaTic Tac (with Paul Barrett)The Great Storm of 1868My Heart is Bathed in BloodThis Other EdenThe Rosenberg SistersLarnach - Castle of LiesSongs My mother Taught Me (Music by Felicity Williams)Daughters of HeavenA Dream Romance (Musical)Sapai and the Yam Snatchers (with Leilani Unasa)The Butcher and The BearThe Secret of Dongting LakeIn the Deep EndMean Jean the Pirate QueenThe Bungling Burglars (music by Felicity Williams)Rodney Rat and the Sneaky WeaselGangRivals and IdolsArabella and the Amazing WardrobeMusical Beasts2011 Writer-in-Residence Michael King Writer's Centre,University of Auckland1997 Best Radio New Zealand Drama, The Rosenberg Sisters1996 Best Radio New Zealand Drama, Larnach - Castle of Lies 1994 Buckland Memorial Award for Literature, Daughters of Heaven1993 Writer-in-Residence University of CanterburyDaughters 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)
