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The Brave. By Les Gutman. New York theater seems to have certain rules when it comes to Sharman Macdonald, the Scottish playwright who wrote The Brave in 1988. The first is that she is largely ignored; the second is that first rule can be disobeyed once a year, in the heat of the summer.
In fact, it's Morag's decision to take a lover that caused Fiona to make a firm and vengeful decision of her own. Macdonald's play explores sexuality and the affecting bonds of a relationship between a mother and her daughter.
Jim Mulligan interviews Sharman Macdonald on Broken Hallelujah. First published in 2006. So sings Leonard Cohen and in her play Sharman Macdonald takes up the theme of how friendships are formed and break apart because of the violence of war and how some believe in the unbroken Hallelujah and others reject their God.
Jim Mulligan interviews Sharman Macdonald on After Juliet. First published in 1999. Baz Luhrman’s film of Romeo and Juliet with Clare Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio prompted Sharman Macdonald’s 13-year-old daughter Keira Knightley to tell her to write play about Rosaline.
Sharman Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and actress.
Feb 17, 1999 · Glasgow-born playwright Sharman MacDonald's insightful chronicle of a hardened, 28-year relationship between a Scottish mother and daughter is undermined by an uneven four-member ensemble and...
Macdonald's play explores sexuality and the affecting bonds of a relationship between a mother and her daughter.
