Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson (* 1957 in London ) is a British author and has been active since 1987. Her best-known work is the libretto for the musical Mamma Mia! ; she also wrote the script for the musical comedy Mamma Mia! (2008) with Meryl Streep . She currently lives in London.

Works

Plays

• Rag Doll ( Bristol Old Vic Studio, BOV / HTV Playwriting Award winner) 1988
• Boys Mean Business ( Bush Theater ) 1989
• Dead Sheep (Bush) (co-winner of the Thames TV Best Play Award) 1991
• Too Much Too Young (Bristol Old Vic Studio and London Bubble) 1992
• Where's Willy ? (Bristol Old Vic Studio) 1994
• Renegades (Bristol Old Vic) 1995
• Shang-a-Lang (Bush Theater & tour) 1998
• Mamma Mia! (LittleStar) 1999

performed in London, New York, Las Vegas, Toronto, Australia, Germany, Holland and Japan; nominated for the Tony Award for the best musical book 2001

• Little Baby Nothing (Bush Theater) 2003
• Through The Wire (Shell Connections, RNT) 2005
• Through The Wire , new version (Myrtle Theater, Bristol) 2006

TV Shows

• Love hurts
• Band of Gold
• Byker Grove

Television films

• Rag Doll ( HTV )
• Just Like Eddie (HTV)
• Where's Willy ? (HTV)
• Sin Bin ( BBC )
• Mamma Mia!