David O'Doherty to play Shrewsbury comedy festival gala show
Organisers of the Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival have announced Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright David O'Doherty will play the festival’s Gala Show at Theatre Severn in July.
The Dublin based star will perform his particular brand of musical whimsy as the Gala brings the curtain down on a weekend of top comedy in the county town.
The former winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Irish Comedian of the Year and Best International Act at the Sydney Comedy Festival is currently touring his show “You Have To Laugh” in the UK and Ireland before travelling back Down Under to perform at the major festivals in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.
On his return to the Northern Hemisphere, he will be heading fro Shrewsbury – performing at Theatre Severn for the first time.
Festival co-director Kevin Bland said: “Every year we’ve tried to bring the best acts we can to the festival, given that a top comic’s work commitments are immense & sometimes we just can’t make it work with their diaries. We’ve been trying to get David since the very first festival but now, third time lucky.
“The addition of David to the two other acts already announced, Angelos Epithemiou, of Shooting Stars fame and regular festival hit Abandoman, makes a very, very strong line up – and we’ve three more acts to come.”
Tickets for the Gala Show on July 21, are available from the box office on 01743 281281 or the website theatresevern.co.uk
