Rodden was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Liverpool and in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland.
[2][3] She has written two plays for Mikron Theatre Company: Red Sky at Night, about weather forecasting, toured in 2022[4][5] and Jennie Lee, about the politician Jennie Lee, in 2024.
[6][7] Her play HERE, about refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers, was written for Curious Monkey and was informed by Rodden working with 80 immigrants to Derby and North East England.
[8][9] She wrote The Island of the Sun, part 4 of the National Theatre's The Odyssey, performed in Sunderland in April 2023 as part of a multi-venue project.
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