Andrew Richard Welch FRSA (born 5 February 1949) is a prominent British theatre producer. Welch was educated at

Bedford School :''Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Girls' School, Bedford High School, Bedford Modern School, Old Bedford School in Bedford, Texas or Bedford Academy in Bedford, Nova Scotia.'' Bedford School is a public school (English indep ...

and at Swansea University. Between 1998 and 2002 he was Artistic Director of the Chichester Festival and the Chichester Festival Theatre. He has been described by ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...

'' as the "unsung hero of British theatre".Unsung hero of British theatre – Telegraph
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1949 births People educated at Bedford School Alumni of Swansea University British theatre managers and producers English theatre managers and producers Living people {{theat-bio-stub