Richard Keith

I / he originally trained as an actor before working as an actor, a director and a teacher.

Currently I'm a Visiting Lecturer at Central School of Speech and Drama; and an Associate Lecturer on the University of Northampton BA Acting Course. I have also taught voice and speech extensively.

I recently completed my PhD at The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, studying intercultural theatre, especially Japanese translations and productions of Shakespeare.

I'm interested in all different types of plays, but especially work with wonderful and challenging language. I love classical text; but am equally at home working on other genres - absurdism, for instance, or any modern play where the language is central to the expression of the characters and the storytelling.

Having lived in Singapore and Japan, I have an interest in Asian forms of theatre and stories from that part of the world.

Credits

DIRECTOR, The Comedy of Errors, BA (Hons) Acting course, University of Northampton

DIRECTOR, Macbeth, BA (Hons) Acting course, University of Northampton

DIRECTOR, I Will Not Be Defeated By Rain, Staged Reading, Omiya-Ku, Japan

DIRECTOR, The Emperor's New Clothes, Funabashi Kinro City Theatre, Japan

DIRECTOR, Much Ado About Nothing (film), BA Acting Course - University of Northampton

DIRECTOR, Twelfth Night /A Midsummer Night’s Dream, BA Acting Course – University of Northampton

DIRECTOR, Shakespeare Scenes, Judi Dench Studio, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Shakespeare Summer Short Course

DIRECTOR, Old Times, Pacific Playhouse, London

DIRECTOR, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oxford House Theatre, London

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Tempest, Young Shakespeare Company, UK Tour

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Henry V, Young Shakespeare Company, Bloomsbury Theatre & UK Tour

DIRECTOR, An Evening In (SHOWCASE), Barons Court Theatre

DIRECTOR, The American Dream, Drayton Arms Theatre

OBSERVING, Troilus & Cressida (d. Yukio Ninagawa), Saitama Arts Theatre, Tokyo

DIRECTOR, Marriage Play, Homerton Auditorium, Cambridge

CO-DIRECTOR, Frozen, Corpus Christi Playroom, Cambridge

DIRECTOR, Antigone, ADC Theatre, Cambridge

DIRECTOR, The Seagull, ADC Theatre, Cambridge

DIRECTOR, Measure for Measure, (mentored by BAFTA nominated film director, Iain Softley) Cloister Court, Cambridge

DIRECTOR, Skylight, Corpus Christi Playroom, Cambridge

Training

: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art - 3 yr Diploma (acting)
: University of Cambridge - BA (hons) to MA - English
: The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham - PhD (part
time).

Other training includes:

: The Royal Court Young Writers Programme (invited member)
: Noh theatre workshop, Akira Matsui, Tara Arts Theatre, London
: The Science of the Voice, Dr Branka Zei Pollerman, Uni of Geneva
: Voice in the Rehearsal Room, with RSC voice coach Cathleen McCarron, The Young Vic Theatre