Peter Joseph Kenna (18 March 1930 – 29 November 1987) was an Australian playwright, radio actor and screenwriter. He has been called a quasi-legendary figure in Australian theatre, never quite fashionable, but never quite forgotten either.

Works

Plays

The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day (1959 - published 1972, Currency Press) Talk to the Moon (1963 - published 1977, Currency Press) Listen Closely (1972 - published 1977, Currency Press) Muriel's Virtues (1966) Animal Grab[ An Eager Hope The Fair Sister The Landladies A Hard God (1974, Currency Press) Mates (1977, Currency Press) Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted (1977, Currency Press) Furtive Love (1980, Currency Press)

Television writing

The Slaughter of St Theresa's Day (1960) (adapted for TV) Dust or Polish (1972) (TV, adaptation of a novel by Norman Lindsay) The Emigrants (1976) (BBC TV) A Hard God (1981) (adapted for TV)

Film

The Good Wife (1987)