Sarah Delahunty

Sarah Delahunty (born 1952) is a New Zealand writer and director who was born in Wellington. An award-winning playwright, Delahunty has written over 30 plays, often focussing on works for youth.

In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Delahunty was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre.

Life Delahunty was born in Wellington, and grew up there with her sister, politician Catherine Delahunty. Sarah enrolled at the New Zealand Drama School but found it boring and left after ten days. She then worked at Downstage Theatre, before getting a lead role as Lyndsey on soap opera Close to Home. 2012 Playmarket's Plays for the Young Competition The Beanstalkers 2009 Playmarket's Plays for Young Competition 2b or not 2b 2008 Pick of the Fringe 2b or not 2b

Publications Two Plays Sarah Delahunty (Playmarket, 2009); 2b or nt 2b and Eating the Wolf. 2014 – 4 billion likes 2013 – Affinity 2011 – Falling Sparrows Here or There 2011 – Crazy Joint Love 2010 – Song of Four 2010 – Trusting Strangers, Counting Stars 2010 – Inside Out 2010 – Medea Songs 2008 – The Antigone Project 2008 – 2b or nt 2b 2007 – Another Planet 2007 – Homework 2006 – Superbeast 2005 – Eating the Wolf 2002 – The Oddity 2002 – Lifelines (music by Michelle Scullion) Blind Date Dear Felicity 1998 – The Last Gasp Café 1996 – Second Sight 1992 – Gifts Greener Grass 1986 – Loose Connections 1985 – Stretchmarks

Plays for children The Beanstalkers Friends Forever Sleeping Beauty Magic in the Air The Emperor's New Clothes Beauty and the Beast Puss in Boots The Adventures of Toad (adaptation) Harry Under the Bed The Frog Prince The Tinderbox Jack and the Beanstalk Rumpelstiltskin The Gingerbread Man Snow White and Rose Red The BFG (adaptation) The Twits (adaptation)