My Life with Dr Mark Doyle: I got over stage fright through a hospital theatre group

As the head of University Hospital Waterford’s emergency department, I had no hesitation addressing packed auditoriums or presenting talks and classes. The thought of standing up on a stage to act and sing, on the other hand, terrified me.

That all changed in 2012 when Bridie Hodge approached me to join the University Hospital Waterford Theatre Group. She was a midwife but devoted much of her spare time to directing and penning comedic productions for this theatrical and musical comedy troupe.

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