Fiona Shaw: ‘I got to Hollywood at 28 and they said: You’re very old’

The thrilling star of stage continues her TV takeover. As she joins mercilessly dark drama Baptiste, Shaw talks about Fleabag, American burnout – and marriage as a cure for chaos

Actress Fiona Shaw exploring Ireland's Ancient East, pictured at John F. Kennedy Park, Cobh, Co. Cork.

There is a man outside, doing something to the windows of Fiona Shaw’s house in London, and he appears to be following her from room to room. 

No sooner has she laughed, apologised, picked up her laptop (we’re speaking on Zoom) and sought peace elsewhere than – scrape, tap – the top of a ladder appears again, and his face looms behind her.