| BORN: | LONDON 1964 | |
| TRAINED: | ARTS EDUCATIONAL | |
| HEIGHT: | 5’ 9” | |
| PLAYING AGE: | 45+ |
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STAGE
| DICK WHITTINGTON (Dame) |
Ben Richards | Big Tiny/The Met Bury, Manchester |
| ROBIN HOOD (Dame) |
Ben Richards | Big Tiny/LBT Huddersfield |
| SLEEPING BEAUTY (Dame) |
Ben Richards | Big Tiny/Millgate Arts Centre |
| THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (Pavel) |
Joe Murphy | Chichester/CTP/UK Tour |
| PRISCILLA (Ensemble/1st cover Bernadette) |
Graham Hubbard | Palace Theatre London |
| A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (Reverend Keach) |
Philip Wilson | Salisbury Playhouse |
| THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Fainall) |
Selina Cadell | Royal Theatre Northampton |
| THE CREEPER (White) |
Bill Bryden | Playhouse Theatre London |
| ORIGINAL SIN (Philippeau) |
Peter Gill | Crucible Theatre Sheffield |
| KING LEAR (Burgundy) |
Stephen Unwin | The Old Vic/ETT |
| PARTY TIME (Fred) |
Bijan Sheibani | Battersea Arts Centre |
| ROMEO & JULIET (Tybalt) |
Stephen Unwin | Hong Kong/ETT |
| A PATRIOT FOR ME (Lady Godiva) |
Peter Gill | RSC |
| CHICAGO (Fred Casely) |
Marc Urquhart | Frankfurt/EST |
| WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (Nick) |
Richard Osborne | Belgrade Theatre Coventry |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST (Algernon) |
Jeremy Raison | York Theatre Royal |
| LEND ME A TENOR (Bellhop) |
Derek Nicholls | York Theatre Royal |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Flute) |
Guy Slater | Regent’s Park Open Air |
| TWELFTH NIGHT (Curio) |
Ian Talbot | Regent’s Park Open Air |
| THE SWAGGERER (Acrobat/Wrestler) |
Caroline Smith | Regent’s Park Open Air |
| BREAKING THE CODE (Christopher Morcom) |
Sue Wilson | Haymarket Basingstoke |
| SPIDER’S WEB (PC Jones) |
Josephine Tewson | Haymarket Basingstoke |
| CONSENT (Tim) |
Kit Thacker | Central Studio Basingstoke |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Young Scrooge) |
Ron Pember | Birmingham Rep |
| CRIME OF THE CENTURY (Joseph Ash) |
Gwenda Hughes | Birmingham Rep |
| WIND IN THE WILLOWS (Chief Ferret) |
Christopher Sandford | Clwyd Theatr Cymru |
| PROPERTY (Guy Pollard) |
Roxana Silbert | NT Studio/Workshop |
| LEAR (Prison Doctor) |
Tim Stark | NT Studio/Workshop |
| FREDDIE, TED & THE DEATH OF JOE ORTON (Fred) |
Don Cotter | The Park Theatre / London Theatre Workshop |
TV
| CALL THE MIDWIFE (Surveyor) |
Kate Cheeseman | Neal St. Prods. |
| GUERRILLA (Dr Harlins) |
Sam Miller | Sky Atlantic |
| SILENT WITNESS (Malcolm Glasgow) |
David Richards | BBC |
| JONATHAN CREEK (Jacqueline Hyde) |
David Renwick | BBC |
| THE CRICKLEWOOD GREATS (Gerry Pollock) |
Peter Capaldi | BBC |
| EASTENDERS (Ashley Cooper) |
Mervyn Cummin | BBC |
| HARLEY STREET (Dr Shaw) |
Colin Teague | Carnival/ITV |
| EINSTEIN’S BIG IDEA/e=mc2 (Newman) |
Gary Johnstone | C4 |
| 50 WAYS TO KILL YOUR LOVER (Barlow) |
Jeremy Freeston | C&I Network/Discovery |
| THE BILL (Simon Lingford) |
Robert Del Maestro | Talkback Thames/ITV |
| DOCTORS (Graham McCollins) |
Ruth Carney | BBC |
| TROUBLEMAKERS (Fingers) |
Christine Secombe | BBC |
| B.U.G.S. (Security Guard) |
Sandy Johnson | BBC |
FILM
| SUFFRAGETTE (Policeman) |
Sarah Gavron | Ruby Films |
| HARRY BROWN (Martin) |
Daniel Barber | Marv Partners/UK Film Council |
| ELIZABETH/THE GOLDEN AGE (Official) |
Shekhar Kapur | Working Title |
| SON OF RAMBOW (Medic) |
Garth Jennings | Hammer & Tongs |
| LES TROIS MOUSQUETAIRES | Pierre Aknine | GMT Productions |
| TO KILL A KING | Mike Barker | Fairfax Films |
| HAMLET | Kenneth Branagh | Renaissance Films |
RADIO
| JIM DAVIS | Caroline Smith | BBC Radio 4 |
COMMERCIALS
British Telecom, Dixie Lemon n’ Lime (UAE), Nutspaabank (Holland)
PUPPETRY SEQUENCES
Screen & Stage
| EMPIRE OF LIGHT | Sam Mendes | Searchlight Pictures |
| CREEPED OUT | Steve Hughes | CBBC |
| BAND OF BROTHERS | Tom Hanks | HBO |
| CROCODILE SNAP | Joe Wright | BBC 10x10 |
| PRISONERS’ WIVES | Harry Bradbeer | BBC |
| HETTY WAINTHROP | John Glenister | BBC |
| THE GARDEN | Derek Jarman | Basilisk Films |
| THE WOLFMAN | Joe Johnston | Universal |
| SERIOUSLY FUNNY | Howard Jacobson | C4 |
| PETER ACKROYD’S LONDON | Roger Parsons | BBC |
| VANITY FAIR | Diarmuid Lawrence | BBC |
| PANORAMA + THE 6 O’CLOCK NEWS | Nick Robinson | BBC |
| KEN CAMPBELL’S ‘GRIMALDI’ | Christopher Leith | Little Angel Theatre, London |
| STORYBOX | John Blundell | Cannon Hill/MAC, Birmingham |
DIRECTOR - Theatre
COLOSSAL - RCSSD
Photographer: Patrick Baldwin
LION IN THE STREETS - RCSSD
Photographer: Patrick Baldwin
ABSOLUTE HELL - RCSSD
Photographer: Patrick Baldwin
| ABSOLUTE HELL | RCSSD | |
| LION IN THE STREETS | RCSSD | |
| COLOSSAL | RCSSD | |
| BRUFORD COLLEGE AGENT SHOWCASE | Soho Theatre | |
| TRINITY LABAN 2nd YEAR MTC SHOWCASE | Laurie Grove | |
| LONDON CENTRE FOR THEATRE STUDIES AGENT SHOWCASE | Jermyn Street Theatre | |
| TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS | LCTS | |
| DEARLY BELOVED/THE LOVED ONE (Workshops) |
Aldwych & Bridewell Theatre | |
| SEUSSICAL | Institute Arts Barcelona (IAB) |
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| URINETOWN | CPA Studios | |
| GIRLS LIKE THAT | CPA Studios | |
| MADE IN DAGENHAM | CPA Studios | |
| PUNK ROCK | CPA Studios | |
| HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND | CPA Studios | |
| BABIES | CPA Studios | |
| THE DINING ROOM | CPA Studios | |
| THE VISIT | CPA Studios | |
| DAISY PULLS IT OFF | CPA Studios | |
| ZIGGER ZAGGER | CPA Studios |
In 1994, Robert collaborated with the composer Timothy Higgs on a musical adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel 'The Loved One' for which he supplied the book and lyrics. Entitled 'Dearly Beloved', the show blends the classic ingredients of a traditional musical with the coffins and cadavers of Waugh's original to create a unique theatrical experience - a quirky black musical comedy that satisfies the most morbid of curiosities.
Ned Sherrin said of the piece: "The dramatization is a triumph! The wit and economy are preserved. The score sets up the jokes and matches the pace and lightness of touch of the original. Is there still room for wit and irony in a musical? If there is, Dearly Beloved has both, and much more."
Robert has twice directed the production in workshop: at the Aldwych Theatre for West End impresario Michael Codron; and at the Bridewell Theatre for artistic director Carol Metcalfe who requested that Dearly Beloved open the Settling New Scores Season in 1997.
In 1998, Dearly Beloved was short listed for the Vivian Ellis Prize - a national competition to discover and promote new writing in British Musical Theatre. At the conclusion of a gala presentation at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Dearly Beloved was presented the highest award for Most Promising New Musical 1998.
Dearly Beloved has since been performed by graduating students at the Rose Bruford College and the Royal College of Music.
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