Rona Munro

Rona Munro

Rona Munro (born 1959, Aberdeen) is a prize-winning Scottish writer. She has written plays for theatre, radio, and television; was the author of the screenplay of Ken Loach's "Ladybird, Ladybird" and co-author of "Aimée & Jaguar" by German director Max Färberböck.

Munro is also known for being the author of the last classic "Doctor Who" serial to air, "Survival" (1989). She later novelised this serial for Target Books.

Her most recent credits include the theatre play "Iron" which has received many productions worldwide. Other theatre works include plays for the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh, ('Strawberries in January' translation) Manchester Royal Exchange, ('Mary Barton'), Plymouth Drum Theatre and Paines Plough, ('Long Time Dead') and the Royal Shakespeare Company, ('The Indian Boy')

In 2006 the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith presented Munro's adaptation of Richard Adams' classic book, "Watership Down".Her early television work includes episodes of the drama series "Casualty" (BBC) and, more recently, a BBC film "Rehab." directed by Antonia Bird.

She currently lives and works in London.

External links

* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/authors/munr/munro.htm Biography of Rona Munro at On Target]
* [http://www.writewords.org.uk/interviews/rona_munro.asp Interview]


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