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 Bryden MacDonald Bryden MacDonald (born October 30, 1960 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian playwright. His best known plays include "Whale Riding Weather", which was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English drama at the 1994 Governor General's Awards, and "With Bated Breath", which was a shortlisted nominee in the Drama category at the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards. His other plays include "The Weekend Healer" (1994), "Divinity Bash / nine lives" (1998), "The Extasy of Bedridden Riding Hood" (2004), and Odd Ducks (2015; GG finalist), as well as musical tributes to Leonard Cohen ("Sincerely, A