Shaun McKenna

Shaun McKenna is a prolific and versatile playwright/lyricist, equally at home writing for stage or screen. His award-winning theatre and TV work includes both original projects and adaptations, ranging from the stage version of The Lord Of The Rings to such primetime ITV dramas as The Crooked Man, Like Father Like Son and Heartbeat. He has adapted three novels by thriller writer Peter James for the stage and there are plans for more. Shaun is a core writer for Home Front, the BBC's epic First...See more

Shaun McKenna is a prolific and versatile playwright/lyricist, equally at home writing for stage or screen. His award-winning theatre and TV work includes both original projects and adaptations, ranging from the stage version of The Lord Of The Rings to such primetime ITV dramas as The Crooked Man, Like Father Like Son and Heartbeat. He has adapted three novels by thriller writer Peter James for the stage and there are plans for more. Shaun is a core writer for Home Front, the BBC's epic First World War series and his many BBC radio adaptations include The Forsytes, Marnie and The Complete Smiley based on John Le Carré's spy novels. More information at www.shaunmckenna.net See less