Rachel Lang has more than two decades of experience as a writer, script, story editor and is one of the top creators of drama in New Zealand. In the hit drama Outrageous Fortune, Rachel is not only a storyliner and writer on the series but also serves as Script Editor and Executive Producer. In 2005 Rachel co-wrote the family fantasy series Maddigan’s Quest with Gavin Strawhan. The series was based on an original idea from Margaret Mahy. Rachel co-created Lawless, Jacksons Wharf and Mercy Peak for South Pacific Pictures. In addition to devising and developing the series, Rachel also storylined and wrote scripts for all three shows. She also spent three years working on Shortland Street, two of those years as the show's story editor. Rachel has a varied background in the broadcast industry as an actor, journalist and film reviewer. As a script editor, Rachel worked on Open House and the telefeature Mark II. She was story editor for Shark In The Park and was a script editor and storyliner for the first series of Marlin Bay. She has also written for PlainClothes. From August 1995 to mid-1997, Rachel was with South Pacific Pictures as Head of Development. She has worked on Citylife, the Montana Sunday Theatre drama House of Sticks, Bad Timing for the Comedy Playhouse series and Market Forces. While with South Pacific, she continued her creative involvement in Shortland Street and developed numerous new projects for the company.
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