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After having trained at LAMDA. Richard got his first job as part of the newly formed company called Stage Sixty that was working out of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, followed by a period of touring with a wide variety of shows. He was then offered the opportunity to join the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, under the Artistic Directorship of Laurence Olivier, as part of the production office. There, he worked on upwards of 50 productions over a period of 7 years. Richard then covered the move into the new building on the South Bank working as production manager for the Olivier Theatre. He then left the National to set up The Production Office offering production management and technical services to commercial producers. During this time Richard was fortunate to work on some of London’s leading musicals Cats, Starlight Express, They’re Playing Our Song, Mutiny and many others. He again returned to the National Theatre as Technical Director with the then Artistic Director Richard Eyre. Subsequently he has returned to the West End working on show such as Crazy for You, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle Down the Wind, Saturday Night Fever, The King and I, Fosse, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Bombay Dreams. |