He pauses, ‘So, it’s like every other show I’ve done!”Pat Shortt is struggling to describe his new stage show, Hey! “I’m struggling to try and put a context on it, he’s just a character, an Irish character.” You have to experience it, he says. More recently he has proven his mettle treading the boards in, among other theatrical productions, three Martin McDonagh plays. “Any comedian or musician will tell you when you play with an audience or you get reaction from an audience that’s amazing. It’s an amazing thing to inject fear and nerves into an audience like that.”Shortt is an old school performer, traversing stand-up, theatre, TV and film.

Source: Irish Independent December 02, 2018 17:41 UTC