Michael Richard - Revision history

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 ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' (as “Tom”),
 ''[[Macbeth]]'' (as “Macduff”),
-''[[Elizabeth 1]]'',
+''[[Elizabeth I]]'',
 ''[[Session]]'',
-''[[Duchess of Malfi]]'',
+''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'',
 ''[[Major Barbara]]'',
 ''[[Dr Hero]]'',

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 Plays include ''[[Post Mortem]]'' ([[The Space]], 197*) under the name [[Mike Richard]]?*], ''[[West]]'' (Steven Berkoff, [[Baxter Theatre]], 19**), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]], 1982), ''[[Decadence]]'' (Steven Berkoff, repeated a number of times, including 1992 and 2003), ''[[Race]]'' (Mamet, [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2012) Film and TV credits include: ***
-He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' with [[Patrick Magee]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1975. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of Feydeau’s ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' together with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1976. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] in 1977. He starred in ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Robert Mohr]] for [[PACT]] in March 1978. He directed a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'' starring [[Elizabeth Rae]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] production of Royce Ryton’s ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' with [[Anthony Fridjhon]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Lynne White]] with direction by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of Joan Littlewood’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Judy Page]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James White]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. He starred in Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' together with [[Bill Curry]] and [[Jonathan Rands]] and directed by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980. He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' together with [[Louise Saint Claire]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Tobie Cronjé]] during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981. He starred in Mark Medoff’s ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' together with [[Jean St. Clair]] with direction by [[Philipa Ailion]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in Ray Cooney’s ''[[Run for Your Wife]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]] which [[Pieter Toerien]] presented at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in February 1984 after a run in Cape Town. He starred in Mastrosimone’s ''[[Extremities]]'' together with [[Lena Farugia]] with direction by [[Hugh Wooldridge]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of  Brian Friel’s ''[[Translations]]'' together with [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1985. He starred in Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s comedy called [[Wild Honey]] together with [[Jana Cilliers]] under [[Bobby Heaney]]’s direction at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in August 1986. He starred in Joe Orton’s ''[[Loot]]'' together with [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] under [[Terrence Shank]]’s direction for [[PACT]] in October 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', which was a collaboration of Tom Stoppard’s text ''Every Good Boy'' and André Previn’s music, together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Danny Keogh]] and [[Lynne White]] under [[Dawn Lindberg]]’s direction in 1986. It won the [[Vita Award]] for best production. He starred in ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in June 1985. He starred in [[Terrence Shank]]’s production of David Wiltse’s ''[[Doubles]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s revival of ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in  revival of Anthony Shaffer’s ''[[Sleuth]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He also starred in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' for PACT in 1988. He starred in Lerner and Lowe’s ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] in 1989. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1992. He starred in Steven Berkoff’s ''[[Decadence]]'' in 1993.
+He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' with [[Patrick Magee]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1975. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of Feydeau’s ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' together with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1976. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] in 1977. He starred in ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Robert Mohr]] for [[PACT]] in March 1978. He directed a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'' starring [[Elizabeth Rae]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] production of Royce Ryton’s ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' with [[Anthony Fridjhon]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Lynne White]] with direction by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of Joan Littlewood’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Judy Page]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James White]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. He starred in Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' together with [[Bill Curry]] and [[Jonathan Rands]] and directed by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980. He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' together with [[Louise Saint Claire]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Tobie Cronjé]] during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981. He starred in Mark Medoff’s ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' together with [[Jean St. Clair]] with direction by [[Philipa Ailion]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in Ray Cooney’s ''[[Run for Your Wife]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]] which [[Pieter Toerien]] presented at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in February 1984 after a run in Cape Town. He starred in Mastrosimone’s ''[[Extremities]]'' together with [[Lena Farugia]] with direction by [[Hugh Wooldridge]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of  Brian Friel’s ''[[Translations]]'' together with [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1985. He starred in Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s comedy called [[Wild Honey]] together with [[Jana Cilliers]] under [[Bobby Heaney]]’s direction at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in August 1986. He starred in Joe Orton’s ''[[Loot]]'' together with [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] under [[Terrence Shank]]’s direction for [[PACT]] in October 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', which was a collaboration of Tom Stoppard’s text ''Every Good Boy'' and André Previn’s music, together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Danny Keogh]] and [[Lynne White]] under [[Dawn Lindberg]]’s direction in 1986. It won the [[Vita Award]] for best production. He starred in ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in June 1985. He starred in [[Terrence Shank]]’s production of David Wiltse’s ''[[Doubles]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s revival of ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in  revival of Anthony Shaffer’s ''[[Sleuth]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He also starred in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' for PACT in 1988. He starred in Lerner and Lowe’s ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] in 1989. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1992. He starred in Steven Berkoff’s ''[[Decadence]]'' in 1993. In 2007 he performed in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' as [[Tevye]] at the [[Nelson Mandela Theatre]], Johannesburg.
 [[Michael Richard]] played the role of the American painter Mark Rothko in ''[[Red]]'' at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and at [[Theatre on the Bay]] in 2012, with his son [[Jeremy Richard]] in the role of the painter's assistant. This thrilling play explores the turbulent creative process of famous 20th Century American artist, Mark Rothko. Written by John Logan, screenwriter for the Oscar-winning films ''Gladiator'', ''The Aviator'', ''Rango and Hugo''. Directed by [[Steven Stead]]. Design by [[Greg King]].

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 ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]''.
-TV included ''Westgate I'' and ''Westgate III'', ''The Settlers'', ''Right U Are if You Think You Are'', ''Macbeth'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Ancient Mariner'', ''Hamlet'' and ''The Girl Who Hated Jimmicks''. Film includes ''Shaka Zulu''.
+TV work included ''[[Westgate I]]'' and ''[[Westgate III]]'', ''[[The Settlers]]'', ''[[Right U Are if You Think You Are]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[The Ancient Mariner]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Girl Who Hated Jimmicks]]''. Films include ''[[Shaka Zulu]]''.
 Plays include ''[[Post Mortem]]'' ([[The Space]], 197*) under the name [[Mike Richard]]?*], ''[[West]]'' (Steven Berkoff, [[Baxter Theatre]], 19**), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]], 1982), ''[[Decadence]]'' (Steven Berkoff, repeated a number of times, including 1992 and 2003), ''[[Race]]'' (Mamet, [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2012) Film and TV credits include: ***

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 Plays include ''[[Post Mortem]]'' ([[The Space]], 197*) under the name [[Mike Richard]]?*], ''[[West]]'' (Steven Berkoff, [[Baxter Theatre]], 19**), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]], 1982), ''[[Decadence]]'' (Steven Berkoff, repeated a number of times, including 1992 and 2003), ''[[Race]]'' (Mamet, [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2012) Film and TV credits include: ***
-He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' with [[Patrick Magee]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1975. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of Feydeau’s ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' together with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1976. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] in 1977. He starred in ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Robert Mohr]] for [[PACT]] in March 1978. He directed a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'' starring [[Elizabeth Rae]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] production of Royce Ryton’s ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' with [[Anthony Fridjhon]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Lynne White]] with direction by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of Joan Littlewood’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Judy Page]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James White]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. He starred in Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' together with [[Bill Curry]] and [[Jonathan Rands]] and directed by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980. He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' together with [[Louise Saint Claire]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Tobie Cronjé]] during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981. He starred in Mark Medoff’s ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' together with [[Jean St. Clair]] with direction by [[Philipa Ailion]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in Ray Cooney’s ''[[Run for Your Wife]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]] which [[Pieter Toerien]] presented at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in February 1984 after a run in Cape Town. He starred in Mastrosimone’s ''[[Extremities]]'' together with [[Lena Farugia]] with direction by [[Hugh Wooldridge]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of  Brian Friel’s ''[[Translations]]'' together with [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1985. He starred in Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s comedy called [[Wild Honey]] together with [[Jana Cilliers]] under [[Bobby Heaney]]’s direction at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in August 1986. He starred in Joe Orton’s ''[[Loot]]'' together with [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] under [[Terrence Shank]]’s direction for [[PACT]] in October 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', which was a collaboration of Tom Stoppard’s text ''Every Good Boy'' and André Previn’s music, together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Danny Keogh]] and [[Lynne White]] under [[Dawn Lindberg]]’s direction in 1986. It won the [[Vita Award]] for best production. He starred in ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in June 1985. He starred in [[Terrence Shank]]’s production of David Wiltse’s ''[[Doubles]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s revival of ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in  revival of Anthony Shaffer’s ''[[Sleuth]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He also starred in [[The Winter's Tale]] for PACT in 1988. He starred in Lerner and Lowe’s ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] in 1989. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1992. He starred in Steven Berkoff’s ''[[Decadence]]'' in 1993.
+He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' with [[Patrick Magee]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1975. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of Feydeau’s ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' together with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1976. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] in 1977. He starred in ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Robert Mohr]] for [[PACT]] in March 1978. He directed a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'' starring [[Elizabeth Rae]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] production of Royce Ryton’s ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' with [[Anthony Fridjhon]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Lynne White]] with direction by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of Joan Littlewood’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Judy Page]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James White]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. He starred in Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' together with [[Bill Curry]] and [[Jonathan Rands]] and directed by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980. He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' together with [[Louise Saint Claire]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Tobie Cronjé]] during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981. He starred in Mark Medoff’s ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' together with [[Jean St. Clair]] with direction by [[Philipa Ailion]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in Ray Cooney’s ''[[Run for Your Wife]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]] which [[Pieter Toerien]] presented at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in February 1984 after a run in Cape Town. He starred in Mastrosimone’s ''[[Extremities]]'' together with [[Lena Farugia]] with direction by [[Hugh Wooldridge]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of  Brian Friel’s ''[[Translations]]'' together with [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1985. He starred in Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s comedy called [[Wild Honey]] together with [[Jana Cilliers]] under [[Bobby Heaney]]’s direction at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in August 1986. He starred in Joe Orton’s ''[[Loot]]'' together with [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] under [[Terrence Shank]]’s direction for [[PACT]] in October 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', which was a collaboration of Tom Stoppard’s text ''Every Good Boy'' and André Previn’s music, together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Danny Keogh]] and [[Lynne White]] under [[Dawn Lindberg]]’s direction in 1986. It won the [[Vita Award]] for best production. He starred in ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in June 1985. He starred in [[Terrence Shank]]’s production of David Wiltse’s ''[[Doubles]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s revival of ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in  revival of Anthony Shaffer’s ''[[Sleuth]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He also starred in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' for PACT in 1988. He starred in Lerner and Lowe’s ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] in 1989. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1992. He starred in Steven Berkoff’s ''[[Decadence]]'' in 1993.
 [[Michael Richard]] played the role of the American painter Mark Rothko in ''[[Red]]'' at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and at [[Theatre on the Bay]] in 2012, with his son [[Jeremy Richard]] in the role of the painter's assistant. This thrilling play explores the turbulent creative process of famous 20th Century American artist, Mark Rothko. Written by John Logan, screenwriter for the Oscar-winning films ''Gladiator'', ''The Aviator'', ''Rango and Hugo''. Directed by [[Steven Stead]]. Design by [[Greg King]].

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 He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' with [[Patrick Magee]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1975. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of Feydeau’s ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' together with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1976. He starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] in 1977. He starred in ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Robert Mohr]] for [[PACT]] in March 1978. He directed a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'' starring [[Elizabeth Rae]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Arena Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] production of Royce Ryton’s ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' with [[Anthony Fridjhon]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Lynne White]] with direction by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1979. He starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of Joan Littlewood’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Judy Page]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James White]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. He starred in Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' together with [[Bill Curry]] and [[Jonathan Rands]] and directed by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980. He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' together with [[Louise Saint Claire]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Tobie Cronjé]] during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981. He starred in Mark Medoff’s ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' together with [[Jean St. Clair]] with direction by [[Philipa Ailion]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in Ray Cooney’s ''[[Run for Your Wife]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]] which [[Pieter Toerien]] presented at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in February 1984 after a run in Cape Town. He starred in Mastrosimone’s ''[[Extremities]]'' together with [[Lena Farugia]] with direction by [[Hugh Wooldridge]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1984. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of  Brian Friel’s ''[[Translations]]'' together with [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1985. He starred in Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s comedy called [[Wild Honey]] together with [[Jana Cilliers]] under [[Bobby Heaney]]’s direction at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in August 1986. He starred in Joe Orton’s ''[[Loot]]'' together with [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] under [[Terrence Shank]]’s direction for [[PACT]] in October 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', which was a collaboration of Tom Stoppard’s text ''Every Good Boy'' and André Previn’s music, together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Danny Keogh]] and [[Lynne White]] under [[Dawn Lindberg]]’s direction in 1986. It won the [[Vita Award]] for best production. He starred in ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in June 1985. He starred in [[Terrence Shank]]’s production of David Wiltse’s ''[[Doubles]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1986. He starred in [[PACT]]’s revival of ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in  revival of Anthony Shaffer’s ''[[Sleuth]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He also starred in [[The Winter's Tale]] for PACT in 1988. He starred in Lerner and Lowe’s ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] in 1989. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1992. He starred in Steven Berkoff’s ''[[Decadence]]'' in 1993.
-Michael Richard played the role of the American painter Mark Rothko in ''[[Red]]'' at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and at [[Theatre on the Bay]] in 2012, with his son [[Jeremy Richard]] in the role of the painter's assistant. This thrilling play explores the turbulent creative process of famous 20th Century American artist, Mark Rothko. Written by John Logan, screenwriter for the Oscar-winning films ''Gladiator'', ''The Aviator'', ''Rango and Hugo''. Directed by [[Steven Stead]]. Design by [[Greg King]].
+[[Michael Richard]] played the role of the American painter Mark Rothko in ''[[Red]]'' at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and at [[Theatre on the Bay]] in 2012, with his son [[Jeremy Richard]] in the role of the painter's assistant. This thrilling play explores the turbulent creative process of famous 20th Century American artist, Mark Rothko. Written by John Logan, screenwriter for the Oscar-winning films ''Gladiator'', ''The Aviator'', ''Rango and Hugo''. Directed by [[Steven Stead]]. Design by [[Greg King]].
 With [[Graham Hopkins]] and [[Sello Maake ka Ncube|Sello Maake Ka-Ncube]], he also starred in the volatile ''[[Race]]'' by [[David Mamet]] at the 2012 [[Grahamstown Festival]] where the title almost gives the essence away.

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 == Career ==
-He joined [[PACT]] in 1974 as a member of [[Ken Leach]]'s original [[Arena Company]]. He remained with [[PACT]] for three years. After a spell in Cape Town he worked as a freelance actor.
+He joined [[PACT]] in 1974 as a member of [[Ken Leach]]'s original [[The Arena Company]]. He remained with [[PACT]] for three years. After a spell in Cape Town he worked as a freelance actor.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 == Training ==
-He was schooled in Rhodesia after which he enrolled at Cape Town's [[Little Theatre]] for a performer's diploma course, while studying BA at [[UCT]]. Since the combination of the two courses was brutally taxing, he was allowed by his parents to concentrate on his theatre work alone.
 == Career ==

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