Shaun McKenna

PLAYWRIGHT, SCREEN WRITER, LYRICIST, BOOK WRITER, ADAPTOR

Shaun McKenna is an award-winning British writer. Prolific and versatile, his work ranges from theatre plays to prime-time TV, West End musicals to documentaries, arena shows to classic radio adaptations.

Born in Kent, he now lives in Warwickshire.

September 2012 .
Shaun's new 70s disco musical LAST DANCE, developed with Philip Wm McKinley and Robert Wachs, will tryout in New York in at the York Theater.  It features the songs of Paul Jabara.

LADIES IN LAVENDER
TOUR DATES

May - July 2012
The National Tour of Shaun's stage adaptation of LADIES IN LAVENDER, which began life at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton, Hayley Mills and Belinda Lang lead the cast, Robin Lefevre directs, Liz Ascroft designs and the music is by Nigel Hess.  Check out the Broadwayworld.com page.

7-12 May Yvonne Arnaud,  
  Guildford
14 -19 May  Oxford Playhouse
21-26 May Malvern Festival  
  Theatre
28 May -
2 June Bath Theatre Royal
11 -16 June Richmond Theatre
18 -23 June Nottingham 
  Theatre Royal
25 -30 June Cambridge Arts
2-7 July Hall for Cornwall,
  Truro

March 2012
TXTV commissions an original two part drama for ITV. CUCKOO explores the emotional fallout when bereavement results in a couple being cut off from their grandchildren.

The first ten DVDs in the Great West End Theatres series are now available.