The Empty Shrine

The Empty Shrine is a 1939 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd. It was one of her psychological dramas.

The play was one of Shepherd's key works from this period.

Premise
"It is the story of a young man who is encouraged by his petting and adoring mother to believe that he has the makings in him of a brilliant writer. He breaks off an engagement with one girl, Jan, who is too real for him; and even his wife, Coral, eventually sees that they have both been worshipping at an Empty Shrine."