Greg McGee was born in Oamaru. In his early 20s he studied law at Otago, and was a Junior All Black. His first play, Foreskin’s Lament (1980), was an immediate success, and he has written at least four more. McGee also writes for television, (Erebus: The Aftermath, Fallout, Marlin Bay, Street Legal, Doves of War), has co-written ilm scripts (Crooked Earth, Via Satellite), was a founder of the Screenworks TV production company and is a past President of the New Zealand Writers’ Guild.