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 on soap opera Close to Home.
Awards
Best Theatre, NZ Fringe Festival Affinity
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
1987 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award
Publications
Two Plays Sarah Delahunty (Playmarket, 2009); 2b or nt 2b and Eating the Wolf.
Plays
2020 - #UsTwo: Six Decades of Sisterhood
2019 - This Long Winter
2018 - Question Time Blues with Catherine Delahunty
2015 – Where She Stood, nominated for 2016 Fringe Festival Residency Award
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 – Driving You Crazy
2002 – The Oddity
2002 – Lifelines (music by Michelle Scullion) Time On Our Side 2000 – Damage 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)