Mary-Frances Doherty

Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Mary-Frances graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with a BA(Hons) Degree in Contemporary Theatre Practice and has worked professionally in Singapore, Malaysia, Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic and New York as well as extensively throughout the UK and Ireland. She is currently an ISTA (International Schools Theatre Association) Artist and Creative Director of Curious Doings, Northern Ireland’s leading devised theatre company.

“As an artist I love being part of new and exciting experiences. I make unique, original theatre that is raw and fragmented. Using text, movement and everyday objects it is my aim to create a strong emotional connection with my audience. I am particularly interested in creating theatre for young audiences and I’m constantly challenging myself to find imaginative ways to deal with and explore difficult subject matters. Over the past few years I have successfully toured my solo show ‘Katie’s Birthday Party’ to a number of prestigious international children’s festivals and was delighted to have it selected as one of only 10 shows from the UK & Ireland to be presented at On The Edge: The World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences & ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering in Birmingham 2016 as well as having it selected by the Children’s Theatre Reviews as one of their Top 10 Shows of 2016!”