Kevin Short

Kevin Short sometimes known as Kevin Williams is an actor writer director producer and musician He grew up in Greater Manchester gaining his first professional job and his Equity card at the age of fourteen He played Alan Platt in Granada Televisions Coronation Street This appearance led to training at Jepson College of Dance and Drama in Oldham Lancashire and later to his training in weekly Repertory at The Coliseum Theatre in Oldham Kevin combined a highly successful early performing career with an equally successful writingdirectingproducing life Critically acclaimed appearances in Londons West End and at the Royal National Theatre and on BBC ITV and C4 television alongside a prolific writing and directing career Producing over 200 shows at the Edinburgh Festival receiving Best New Play Best New Venue several Spirit of the Fringe awards