Education
Forster graduated from the with a Bachelor of Arts and also holds a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Secondary Teachers College. In 2014 she completed her honours in Drama through the University of Auckland.
Forster graduated from the with a Bachelor of Arts and also holds a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Secondary Teachers College. In 2014 she completed her honours in Drama through the University of Auckland.
Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre-school program Play School. Her plays have been performed both nationally and internationally and are often based on historical accounts. In 2011 Forster was the writer-in-residence at the Michael King Writer"s Centre. for children Sapai and the Yam Snatchers (with Leilani Unasa) The Butcher and The Bear The Secret of Dongting Lake In the Deep End Mean Jean the Pirate Queen The Bungling Burglars (music by Felicity Williams) Rodney Rat and the Sneaky WeaselGang Rivals and Idols Arabella and the Amazing Wardrobe Musical Beasts.