Maureen Hunter

Maureen Hunter ( born 1948 in Indian Head / Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian writer.

Hunter studied until 1970 at the University of Saskatchewan. She then worked as a reporter for the Saskatoon Star - Phoenix, the Winnipeg Tribune and the Southam chain. Since the early 1980s, it is mainly active as a playwright.

Her acting Transit of Venus in 1992, premiered at the Manitoba Theatre Centre under the direction of Larry Desrochers. It was then taken over by the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK and recorded for the BBC. The world premiere of Atlantis followed in 1996 under the direction of Steven Schipper. It was played in Canada and many times nominated for the Governor General's Award.

Transit of Venus Hunter worked later as a libretto for the Manitoba Opera, Atlantis John Mills - Cockell wrote in 1998 a drama music. For Footprints on the Moon Hunter received the 1995 Labatt Award for best Canadian play.

Works

  • I Met a Bully on the Hill ( with Martha Brooks), UA 1987
  • Footprints on the Moon, UA 1988
  • Beautiful Lake Winnipeg, UA 1990
  • Transit of Venus, UA 1992
  • Atlantis, UA 1996
  • Vinci, UA 2002
  • Wild Mouth, UA 2008

Swell

  • Manitoba Author Publication Index - Maureen Hunter
  • Author
  • Drama
  • Canadian
  • Born in 1948
  • Woman
John Mills-Cockell
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