Morwyn Brebner is a

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playwright, television writer and producer,"Brebner, Morwyn"
''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'' best known as creator and producer of the television series ''

Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8:00 ...

'' and ''

Saving Hope ''Saving Hope'' is a Canadian supernatural medical drama television series set in Toronto in the fictional hospital Hope Zion. The series stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. The show's premise originated with Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebn ...

''. Born in

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and raised in

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, Brebner is a graduate of the

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. Her first play, ''Music for Contortionist'', premiered at

Tarragon Theatre The Tarragon Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the main centers for contemporary playwriting in the country.

in 2000 and was a shortlisted nominee for the

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. Her subsequent plays have included ''Liquor Guns Karate''; ''Little Mercy's First Murder'', which won six Dora Awards, including Outstanding New Musical; ''The Optimists'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the

Governor General's Award for English-language drama The Governor General's Award for English-language drama honours excellence in Canadian English-language playwriting. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama was divided. Because the awar ...

in 2006; ''Love Among the Russians''; ''The President''; and ''Heartbreaker''. She was the English translator of Évelyne de la Chenelière's plays ''Strawberries in January (Des fraises en janvier)'', '' Bashir Lazhar'' and ''Public Disorder (Désordre public)'', and of Serge Boucher's ''Motel Hélène''. She remained playwright-in-residence at Tarragon until 2012."With another departure, the Tarragon plot thickens"
''

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'', March 9, 2012. As a television writer her credits have included episodes of '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''

At the Hotel ''At the Hotel'' is a Canadian drama-comedy-musical mini-series concerning the goings-on at an illustrious Montreal hotel, known for its favourable treatment of struggling artists. Created by Ken Finkleman and produced by One Hundred Percent Tele ...

'', ''

Moose TV ''Moose TV'' is a Canadian television sitcom, airing on Showcase in the 2007-2008 television season. The series stars Adam Beach as George Keeshig, a Cree from the fictional community of Moose in northern Quebec, who returns home after a decade ...

'', ''

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'', ''Rookie Blue'', ''Saving Hope'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and she was executive producer of ''Rookie Blue'', ''Saving Hope'', ''Bellevue'' and ''Coroner''. She is married to playwright

Michael Healey Michael Healey is a Canadian playwright and actor. He graduated from the acting programme at Toronto's Ryerson Theatre School in 1985. His acting credits include the plays of Jason Sherman (''The League of Nathans'', ''Reading Hebron'' and ''Thr ...

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