The Show-Off Must Go On: A Brief History of Pat

My name is Patrick Keddy and I am an aspiring performer from Dronfield, Derbyshire. I am beginning my first year of studying BA Hons Acting and Performance at SHU. Although I am yet to accumulate professional credits, my history and experience with the performing arts stretches far into my childhood.

When I was a child, I was that child. My feedback reports from teachers often cited that although bright and capable, I held myself back with "a tendency to distract myself and others". I just couldn't seem to keep my voice to myself, always trying to find new ways to make my peers laugh, and I think that this near-obsession with entertainment, whilst sometimes at odds with attempting to learn long division, is ultimately the foundation of what made me want to perform. With the seeds of passion sown, I threw myself into the school productions full-pelt, and the rest has been history. I attended the Pomegranate Youth Theatre based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire for many years, where I was involved in a variety of shows where I often took on significant roles. Additionally, I pursued drama academically, completing both GCSE and A level qualifications in theatre studies.

I've always chased after the unique thrill of everything falling into place while on stage - the cumulative buildup and payoff of months of rehearsal being brought to life in those brief few minutes under the limelight. Whether the audience is crying, laughing, or even simply pushing a little bit of air from their nostrils, I know that performance is what I want to do. Exceptional instances of performance and writing in TV and film have captivated me since I was young, and I have always undertaken a significant role in the devising and scriptwriting of the works I have been involved with throughout my academic career.

The precise manner in which I will enter the working world is still unclear to me. I hope that over the next few years of my studies I am able to better find my feet and work out how exactly to satisfy my cravings for performance - be it acting on stage, screen, or even stand-up comedy (optimistic as that may be.)

9633933654?profile=RESIZE_710x

 

Photography by Becky Payne

E-mail me when people leave their comments –

You need to be a member of Sheffield Hallam University | Acting & Performance to add comments!

Join Sheffield Hallam University | Acting & Performance

Comments

  • For the illusive bush wizard, this makes way too much sense! :)

This reply was deleted.

About Blog

What is this page for?

You can use this page to share news. This might including show reviews, personal updates, thought pieces, reflections etc.

Not what you're here for?

Add an event

+ Share an opportunity

First year reflection


Coming here i was already prepared in terms of this module. In college we made websites and shot showreels and headshots, when this module started i really did want to refine my brand and website as i knew there was still much more i could do to…

Read more…
Views: 1
Comments: 0

" A cabbage !"


"feels like fragments of a mosaic" - The Guardian 2019 is a beautiful way fo describing this play.

When me and Mae were first told we would be doing a doulouge together we were really pleased. We know we are reliable and can work well…

Read more…
Views: 4
Comments: 0

Voice actors needed for audio comedy!


Second year screenwriting students need voice cast for their audio narrative series:

Gene B. Hammerfist - Middle aged, cocky and narcissistic (The host of the radio show "Hammerfisted")
 
Clive - The shows producer…
Read more…
Views: 2
Comments: 0

Mankind's Soundboard


We were given an instruction and introduction to Foley sound, the art of creating sound effects using sometimes bizarre methods that actually create rather genuine sounds. A particular example of this bizarreness was to use the crunching of…

Read more…
Views: 3
Comments: 0

bubbles


today we experiemneted with foley sound. This was my  first expereince doing things like this. This morning we learned about how the expererts use different things to create everyday sound. Examples of this includes using hands on a wooden floor…

Read more…
Views: 5
Comments: 1

(I)t came from outer space...


Our newest piece of work was the creation of an audio performance, an audio tour to be specific. The brief was to create one based on the Sheffield ampitheatre that combined actual historical facts as well as some original information, which is…

Read more…
Views: 24
Comments: 1

the discovery


when we first got the task to create an audio work for the amphitheatre I didnt even know it was a place. So when we wnet in our class break i was plaesed to discover its right next to wear i live. When i visisted I made sure to take olots of…

Read more…
Views: 30
Comments: 1