Richard Keith

Richard originally trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, after which he read English at the University of Cambridge, and received his PhD from The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham.

He has performed on various stages in the UK and Europe, appearing in new writing, classical plays, and American drama. He has worked on film, and in audio dramas as a voice artist.

With a passion for intercultural theatre, Richard has spent time living and working in Japan. He was invited to observe Ninagawa Yukio in rehearsals and, more recently, he helped renowned translator Matsuoka Kazuko with her translation of All’s Well That Ends Well which was performed in Saitama.

He is involved in the Shakespeare at the United Nations project, alongside artists from the RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe, and other acclaimed international performers. At present, he is under contract to write a book on acting technique that combines established ideas with the science of human communication. He has taught and directed at a number of other drama schools, and was most recently Deputy Course Leader and then Course Leader on the BA (Hons) Acting at Italia Conti.