Sharman Macdonald

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sharman Macdonald
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1951(1951-02-08)
Age	73
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sharman Macdonald Biography

Sharman Macdonald is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on February 8, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sharman Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish screenwriter, playwright and actress.

Her other works include The Brave, commissioned by the Bush Theatre; When We Were Women that was premiered in Cottesloe Theatre Cottesloe Theatre; All Things Nice was ordered from The English Stage Company and first staged in the Royal Court Theatre in 1991; The Winter Guest, that was turned into a film in 1997, and directed by Alan Rickman; The Girl With Red Hair (2005) that had its debut reading in August 2003. Windfall an adaptation for film of the best- selling book by Penny Vincenzi PiVotal Pictures.

Macdonald’s resume also contains his books The Beast (1986) and Night Night (1988), the radio productions (for The BBC) like Sea Urchins and Gladly My Cross Eyed Bear (1999) and the libretto for Hey Persephone!, performed at Aldeburgh with music composed by Deirdre Gribbin along with Lu Lah, Lu Lah (2010) was commissioned by an all-female young cast. It was staged at Cheltenham Ladies college in Cheltenham.

Sharman Macdonald Net Worth

Sharman Macdonald is one of the richest Playwright from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sharman Macdonald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Macdonald is born in Glasgow she was her parents being Janet Rewat (nee Williams) and Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald. She is of Scottish and Welsh heritage. Macdonald attended her home at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in the year 1972. Macdonald acknowledges her fellow Scot Ian Charleson with supporting and encouraging her to pursue her dreams of acting and later, she contributed an essay in the book published in 1990 entitled for Ian Charleson: A Tribute. Macdonald made the move to London after her university studies and began her career as an actress for the 7:84 Theatre Co. as well as at The Royal Court Theatre. While her acting career included seven years of television work, she eventually quit itdue in major part due to stage fright.

When she was actor, Macdonald wrote her first play called when I Was a Girl, I Used to Shout and Scream The play was first performed by the Bush Theatre in 1984, and earned her the Evening Standard Award for most promising playwright. A few of the themes in Scream and Shout were inspired by the games the son of her, Caleb who was his peers. In this regard, Macdonald has said that “it’s the result of a bet, this writing life. I was desperate for a second child. Desperate never to act again. Most of all desperate to stop eating lentils, French bread and tomatoes. We were broke, Will and me. We had one child. My hormones were screaming at me to have another. So. Will bet me a child for the sale of a script”.

She has written two plays for the National Theatre’s Shell Connections programme; After Juliet (in which Macdonald’s daughter Keira starred as a young girl), and 2006’s Broken Hallelujah.

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Facts & Trivia

Sharman Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sharman Macdonald celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Sharman Macdonald

1. Sharman Macdonald is a Scottish playwright born in 1951.
2. She won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play in 1996.
3. Macdonald’s daughter is actress Keira Knightley.
4. Her plays often explore themes of family and relationships.
5. Macdonald has written over a dozen plays, including “When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout” and “The Winter Guest.”
6. She was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2018 for her services to drama.
7. Macdonald also works as an actress and screenwriter.
8. Her play “After Juliet” was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999.
9. Macdonald’s work has been performed internationally, including in New York City and Sydney, Australia.
10. She studied at both Glasgow School of Art and Central School of Speech and Drama in London before pursuing her career as a playwright.