MY WRITING
SPECS
A homophobic remark has been made in the workplace that pits Claire, Simon and Aoife against one another. Will they be able to see eye-to-eye? This is a darkly funny play that asks the question: why do we call people names, and who is entitled to be offended by them?
PERFORMANCE INFO
Directed by: Christina Raisea Murphy
Performed by: Aaron Devine, Laoisa Sexton, Johnjoe Irwin, and Chloe Campbell
Produced by: Slàinte Theatre (Short Play Night), Golden Goose Theatre, Golden Goose Theatre, London (June 2025)
RESIGNATION
Jo is a total killjoy. She’s just been offered an award for her distinguished career, but she’s not sure whether to accept it. A call from her mother, an incident five years ago, and visitations from her past force her to confront her life’s work. Was it all worth it?
PERFORMANCE INFO
Directed by: Tabitha Minson
Performed by: Chloe Campbell and Maria Quinn
Produced by: Belfast Playwrights (10 Minute Plays), The Black Box, Belfast (November 2025)
TRAILER
REVIEW
“Jonathan McCully’s Resignation… takes a gentle but telling dig at the facets of life that may fuel one person’s bold ambitions and another’s serious setbacks. Its appeal is magnetic.” – Simon Fallaha
DARK HEDGES
Tour guides Seán and Vicky start selling off a remnant of Belfast’s dark past, but at what cost? This is a dark comedy about dark tourism.
SCRATCH PERFORMANCE INFO
Directed by: Ryan McVeigh
Performed by: Natasha Lynch and Des Fleming
Produced by: Poke The Bear Productions (First Hits Scratch Night), Golden Goose Theatre, London (February 2026)
INK FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE INFO
Directed and performed by: Chris Larner and Lindsey Wood
Produced by: INK Festival, Halesworth (April 2026)
TRAILER
THE DESERTER
It’s 1948, the impact of World War II is still being felt. Nosa returns after a time away, Lia has stayed put, but has either of them moved on?
PERFORMANCE INFO
Devised and performed by: Jacqueline Joyce Ruddell, Themba Mbondiya and Jonathan McCully.
Produced by: Belfast Playwrights, The Black Box, Belfast (February 2026)
This piece was devised as part of Dark Forest Theatre’s The Artist At Work intensive.
REVIEW
“[A] bitesize master of tension… The piece has conflict, a contextual juiciness and weight in its words.” – Darcey Youngman, The Seamus Heaney Centre
