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In 1969, Eilish first tiptoed onto the stage at the age of 4 in Dame Ngaio Marsh’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She joined The Court Company at 18 as a student actor and since then has become a regular on The Court’s stage.

She has appeared in 79 productions at The Court; some of her favourites include August: Osage County; Homeland; Suddenly Last Summer; Dancing at Lughnasa; Travesties; Cabaret; End of the Rainbow; Blood Brothers; Ropable; Chicago; Titus Andronicus; In The Next Room, or the vibrator play; Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Pink Hammer. 

Her television and film credits include drama series Hope and Wire on TV3 and short film Run Rabbit directed by Robyn Paterson.

Eilish is an Associate of The Court Theatre.

Court Shows

  • 2023 - Appropriate - Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette
  • 2023 - Sense and Sensibility - Mrs Henry Dashwood, Butler, Mrs Charlotte Palmer, Frip, Mr Robert Ferrars
  • 2022 - Flagons and Foxtrots - Understudy – Ina Jenkins
  • 2019 - The Wind in the Willows - Mole
  • 2019 - The Pink Hammer - Louise
  • 2019 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Marquise de Merteuil
  • 2018 - Mum's Choir - Jean
  • 2018 - In the Next Room, or the vibrator play - Annie
  • 2018 - Titus Andronicus - Tamora
  • 2017 - Chicago - Mama Morton
  • 2017 - Ropable - C.W. Forsyth
  • 2014 - End of the Rainbow - Judy Garland
  • 2013 - Kings of the Gym - Viv Cleaver
  • 2013 - August: Osage County - Barbara
  • 2013 - The Women - Sylvia (Mrs Fowler) and Miss O’Malley
  • 2011 - Homeland - Performer
  • 2011 - The Female of the Species - Performer
  • 2010 - Under Milkwood - Performer
  • 2007 - Joyful and Triumphant - Director
  • 2006 - Guys and Dolls - Adelaide
  • 2006 - The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead - 7 Characters
  • 2005 - Mean Jean the Pirate Queen - Director
  • 2005 - The Reluctant Dragon - Director
  • 2005 - Suddenly Last Summer - Catherine
  • 2004 - Red Riding Hood - Director
  • 2004 - King Lear - Goneril
  • 2002 - The Ugly Duckling - Director
  • 2002 - The Reluctant Dragon - Director
  • 2002 - Goldilocks - Director
  • 2002 - Bad-jelly the Witch - Director
  • 2001 - Othello - Desdemona
  • 2000 - Cabaret - Company
  • 1999 - Macbeth - Witch/Lady MacDuff
  • 1999 - Traversties - Cecily
  • 1999 - Kiwifruits - Serena
  • 1999 - Closer - Anna
  • 1998 - Amy's View - Amy
  • 1998 - The Herbal Bed - Hester
  • 1998 - The Jungle Book - Company
  • 1997 - The Way of the World - Millamant
  • 1997 - Skylight - Kyra
  • 1997 - Tons of Money - Louise
  • 1996 - The Queen and I - Company
  • 1996 - Alice - Alice
  • 1994 - Oleanna - Carol
  • 1994 - A Doll's House - Nora
  • 1994 - Arcadia - Thomasina
  • 1994 - Dancing at Lughnasa - Chris
  • 1994 - Twelfth Night - Viola
  • 1993 - Joyful and Triumphant - Raewyn
  • 1993 - Angels in America - Harper
  • 1993 - The School for Scandal - Lady Teazel
  • 1993 - Raging On - Glenda
  • 1993 - Larnach - Alice
  • 1992 - The Crucible - Abigail
  • 1992 - Flatmates Wanted - Janet
  • 1992 - Mean Jean - Sam
  • 1991 - Bus Stop - Elma
  • 1990 - The Merchant of Venice - Jessica
  • 1990 - The Sex Fiend - Eileen
  • 1990 - Blood Brothers - Linda
  • 1990 - The Philadelphia Story - Dinah
  • 1990 - Madame Butterfly - Renee
  • 1990 - Rumours - Cassie
  • 1990 - On the Razzle - Christopher
  • 1989 - Once upon a Matress - Larken
  • 1988 - The Boys from Syracuse - Luciana
  • 1988 - Much Ado about Nothing - Hero
  • 1988 - Arsenic and Old Lace - Elaine
  • 1988 - Away - Meg
  • 1987 - Wild Honey - Marya
  • 1987 - Love off the Shelf - Clare
  • 1986 - Bicky - Molly
  • 1986 - Rookery Nook - Rhoda
  • 1986 - Sweeney Todd - Company
  • 1986 - Pravda - Rebecca
  • 1986 - Swimming Pools in War - Fan
  • 1985 - Top Girls - Shona
  • 1985 - Foreskin's Lament - Pat
  • 1985 - Cloud Nine - Ellen
  • 1985 - The Servant of Two Masters - S'dina
  • 1985 - The Foursome - Marie
  • 1985 - The Little Shop of Horrors - Chiffon
  • 1984 - Footrot Flats - Pongo
  • 1984 - The Real Thing - Debbie
  • 1984 - Arms and the Man - Louka
  • 1984 - The Cherry Orchard - Dunyasha
  • 1984 - Wednesday to Come - Jeannie