[1] Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre-school programme Play School.
[2] Her plays have been performed both nationally and internationally and are often based on historical accounts.
In 2011 Forster was the writer-in-residence at the Michael King Writer's Centre.
[3] Forster graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts and also holds a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Secondary Teachers College.
In 2014 she completed her honours in Drama through the University of Auckland.