Directors and company founders
Stand-up Comedy experts
John Arthur
Bobby Bragg
Jeff Stevenson
Robin Herford
Andrew Havill
Christopher Luscombe
Philip Franks
Patrick Drury
Ron Aldridge
Christopher Webber
Richard Derrington
Alison Skilbeck
Tim Hardy
Consultants
Gail Vinall
Phil Thomas
Jeffrey Thompson
Donald Blaylock
RICHARD DERRINGTON
Actor and Theatre Director
DIRECTING
“Haunting Julia” by Alan Ayckbourn SJT 2008
The Grand Tour” in association with English String Orchestra.2007
“Absolutely Frank” by Tim Firth. SJT 2005
“Private Lives” by Noel Coward. Limelight Theatre Co. Antibes 2005
“Moby Dick” Herman Melville. SJT & Tour 2004
“The Campden Wonder” 2000 and tour.“
“Whale Music” Anthony Minghella .B’ham Drama School.1999
Hamlet. British American Theatre Institute. 1995
WRITING
“And Now – Ezekiel Taylor” Tour 2007/08
“Moby Dick” (Adaptation) SJT 2004.
“My Kingdom for a Horse?” SJT and Tour 2002
“Taylor’s Tickler” Co writer 1984. Radio Adaptation 1993
“The Campden Wonder” 1994. Radio Adaptation 1999
“A Great Day for the Race” original radio play BBC Radio 1997
THEATRE AS ACTOR
RSC: 1975-1979
Old Vic: 1979 – 1983.
SJT: 1970/91/92/95/98/99/2000/2005/2006
Repertory seasons at Salisbury, Liverpool. St. Andrews, Nairobi. Birmingham, Leatherhead, Sonning.
Chester………………….. Alan Turing “Breaking the Code” Dir. Sue Wilson
(Liverpool Echo Best Actor 2002)
Warwick……………. Prospero “The Tempest” Dir Alison Kingsley 2005
Radio
Over 250 radio Broadcasts + 14 years in ‘The Archers’.
Lecturer Radio and Voice Over Actors Centre London
Lecturer Radio and Voice Over Birmingham School of Drama
TELEVISION AS DIRECTOR
Jupiter Moon. Central TV 1994