The founding member and artistic director of Impact Theatre Company, Patrick has directed practically all of Impact’s performances to date. With productions of Chekhov, Ibsen, Mamet, Sartre and Beckett, among others, under his belt, he has also worked extensively on developing new work by directing rehearsed readings and, consequently, has staged two full productions of new plays written by Impact members: Sox by Patricia McHale and Dream Girl by Darren Maher. This year, Patrick is organising a festival of new writing staged by impact entitled lines.