 She went on to write a number of plays including "Go where glory waits thee" about the life of Thomas Moore, which was later adapted into a film and aired on RTÉ, "Servants and masters" which was performed first in 1971 at the Tailors' Hall, Dublin, "Denis O'Shaughnessy goes to Maynooth" based on a story by William Carleton, and "The people against Mary Sheridan" for television.Her 1987 one-person show about Peg Woffington was not well received.Charlton continued to write short stories and poetry, but none were as successful as her earlier work.