Catherine McKernan Doris - Playwright  and  emerging author.  Button 1 Button 2

+61 419 264 930

It's all about the dialogue

Writer of short, one-act and full-length plays

Upcoming:

Great news folks! "The Moon's Awake" will be staged at Denise Glasgow Performing Arts Centre, Townsville from October 1st to 5th 2025. Produced by Townsville Little Theatre. 

Tickets are available through my Facebook page, through Townsville Little Theatre, through the NAFA website or you can copy and paste the following into your web browser: 

https://tickets.nafa-tsv.com.au/Events/The-Moon-s-Awake/Wed-Oct-1-2025-19-00?fbclid=IwY2xjawLj6G1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhRmuHSJsblhyT7DBnPK2sKBv_0Yg7X-ZN7sU2kbAQtdkvwlVXgu8yYDLBuF_aem_pGyBHgQlCaPWwHQTJk7sig


The third play in the trilogy is completed. Looking forward to getting it produced! 


Please go to the Awards and Performances page for testimonials. 

Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Home to the Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi Peoples 

+61 419 264 930

theceilihouse@yahoo.com.au

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Plays

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Enough to Wake the Dead

Encompassing both dark and comedic elements, this play is set in the north of Ireland against a backdrop of The Troubles and centres on the matriarch of the family. Each person is trying to come to terms with the fact that all is not right in the family home; but they all see things quite differently and some see nothing at all. A tale of love, loss and ties that bind, this black comedy is sure to resonate. After all, we've all been part of a family.

Available as a ten minute and a full length play. Cast is 5 females and one male.

Pina Colada My Arse!

We've all heard the song by Rupert Holmes but how many of us believed that was how things turned out? This ten minute comedy is a much more likely scenario.

Short play for two actors, 1 male and 1 female

Trust me! I'm an actor

A theatre troupe is forced to move to another venue after their original premises mysteriously burns to the ground. The play follows the story of Guy, a student on work experience from the local arts college, who is helping out at the theatre. He finds out a lot more than he bargained for, and that theatre folk just can't be trusted. The talent-less cast and inexperienced director are faced with ruination when a series of mishaps and downright dishonesty have hilarious repercussions.

Full length play for 3 females, 4 males and 2 people of either sex. (Some of the roles can be doubled up).

a not so private practice

Sometimes, just being in the doctor's waiting room is enough to cure you as this bunch of people find out. A look at how strangers interact when they're forced into one another's company when the doctor is late for his morning surgery.

One act play for 3 females, 3 male, and 2 of either sex.

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More short plays...

The Queen's English

In this comedy, two couples, one Australian and one English, think they're speaking the same language; so why are they finding it so difficult to understand each other?

  A ten minute comedy for two females and two males.

Family Matters

This dark comedy deals with family, love and relationships. A mother and two daughters plan a wedding...and the disposal of a corpse. But whose wedding and whose corpse?

A one act comedy for three females playing dual roles.


An Unkindness of Ravens

No matter how good her intentions are at the start of the day; no matter how many plans she has made to fill her day, this woman's struggle with depression leaves her battling to complete even the most menial of tasks.

A ten minute dramatic monologue for one female
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