Sharman Macdonald at Aldeburgh with music by Deirdre Gribbin, and "Lu Lah, Lu Lah" (2010) commissioned for a young all-female cast and performed at the Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham. Macdonald is married to the actor Will Knightley. They have two children, Caleb and actress Keira Knightley. Sharman Macdonald Sharman Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Janet Rewat (née Williams) and Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald. She has Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Macdonald was educated at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in 1972. She credits fellow
Bryden MacDonald Friend", 1991), Carole Pope and Rough Trade ("Shaking the Foundations", 1999) and Joni Mitchell ("When All the Slaves Are Free", 2003). MacDonald is also a theatre director, most noted for his productions of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" and Judith Thompson's "Perfect Pie". He has taught at the National Theatre School of Canada, and served as playwright in residence at the Stratford Festival. He is openly gay. Bryden MacDonald Bryden MacDonald (born October 30, 1960 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian playwright. His best known plays include "Whale Riding