Richard Cottrell (born 15 August 1936) is an English theatre director. He has been the Director of the

Cambridge Theatre Company Cambridge Arts Theatre is a 666-seat theatre on Peas Hill and St Edward's Passage in central Cambridge, England. The theatre presents a varied mix of drama, dance, opera and pantomime. It attracts some of the highest-quality touring productions ...

and the

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in England, and of the

Nimrod Theatre The Nimrod Theatre Company, commonly known as The Nimrod, was an Australian theatre company based in Sydney. It was founded by in 1970 by Australian actor John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler, and gained a reputation for producing more "g ...

in Sydney, Australia. He has also directed for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Chichester Festival, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, the National Theatre of Portugal, and other theatre companies around the world. Cottrell is also a translator of plays, and an author of a book on art appreciation.

Career

Cottrell was born 15 August 1936, in London. He attended

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, and trained as an actor in Paris.1969 Bio
on McKellen.com

Work in Britain

From 1964 to 1966 Cottrell was General Manager of the Hampstead Theatre Club. The first play he directed there was

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's ''The Birdwatcher'', with Michael Bates and

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. From 1966 to 1969, Cottrell was co-founder and Associate Director of the

Prospect Theatre Company The Prospect Theatre Company was an English company founded, as Prospect Productions, in 1961. Based at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge from 1964 until 1969, the company, with Toby Robertson as artistic director and Richard Cottrell as associate dire ...

in Oxford. His work for Prospect included works by Anouilh, Pinter, and Feydeau. His production of Farquhar's ''

The Constant Couple ''The Constant Couple'' is a 1699 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar. It is part of the Restoration comedy tradition, and is often described as a sentimental comedy. It marked the first major success of Farquhar's career. A series of comic ...

'', with

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and

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, transferred to the New Theatre in London. Cottrell's own translation of ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate editio ...

'', starring

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and

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, transferred to the Queen's Theatre in London in 1967. Cottrell was instrumental in the career of Ian McKellen, inviting him to star in, and directing him in, his acclaimed '' Richard II'' in 1969. Cottrell translated Georges Feydeau for the Prospect Company, and, with

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, adapted E. M. Forster's ''

Howards End ''Howards End'' is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. ''Howards End'' is considered by many to be Forster's masterpiece. The book was ...

'' and ''

A Room with a View ''A Room with a View'' is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society a ...

''. With Edward Bond, Cottrell translated '' Three Sisters'' for the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England ...

. From 1969 to 1975, Cottrell was Director of the newly formed

. There, in 1970 he directed his own translation of ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises th ...

'', with

as Madame Arkadina. In 1974 he directed the young

Ian Charleson Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish stage and film actor. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell in the Oscar-winning 1981 film '' Chariots of Fire''. ...

as ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

''. From 1975 to 1980, Cottrell was Director of the Bristol Old Vic Company, where his notable productions included '' The National Health'', ''

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage. The play has been ca ...

'', '' As You Like It'', ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

'', and '' A Midsummer Night's Dream''.

Move to Australia

Cottrell became a resident of Australia in 1984. From 1985 to 1987, he was Director of the

Nimrod Theatre Company The Nimrod Theatre Company, commonly known as The Nimrod, was an Australian theatre company based in Sydney. It was founded by in 1970 by Australian actor John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler, and gained a reputation for producing more "g ...

in Sydney. He received a Sydney Critics Award for his first season, in which a permanent company of 16 actors played a season of classical plays in repertoire. His work at Nimrod included ''

The Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some crit ...

'', ''

Les Liaisons Dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'', '' All's Well That Ends Well'', '' Wild Honey'', ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'', and '' Arms and the Man''.Richard Cottrell
at International Casting Associates For the Sydney Theatre Company, Cottrell has directed ''

Lettice and Lovage ''Lettice and Lovage'' is a comical and satirical play by Peter Shaffer.''A Dictionary of Writers and their Works'' (2 ed.) (2012) Oxford University Press; It is centered around a flamboyant tour guide who loves to embellish the history behind a ...

'' and ''Vita and Virginia'', both starring

Ruth Cracknell Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as we ...

. For the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

, he directed his own specially commissioned translation of

Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditi ...

's '' Britannicus'' in 1992. For the

Belvoir St Theatre Belvoir is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia, originally known as Company B. Since 2016 and its artistic director is Eamon Flack. The theatre contains a 330-seat Upstairs Theatre and a 80-seat ...

in Sydney, he has directed ''When the Wind Blows''; and for the Marian Street Theatre Company in Sydney he directed '' Benefactors'', ''

Prin ''Prin'' (Greek: ''Πριν'', meaning "Before") is a weekly newspaper, published in Athens and circulating nationwide. ''Prin'' is published by the New Left Current, although it is not strictly the newspaper of the party. History Prin started ...

'', '' Henceforward...'', ''Neville's Island'', and '' Things We Do for Love''. Cottrell's work in Britain in the 1990s included ''

The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 episode of the T ...

'' at the Chichester Festival and in the West End; ''

The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Sn ...

'', ''

Lady Windermere's Fan ''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is ...

'', also at Chichester; and '' Three Hours After Marriage'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Cottrell's recent productions include ''Ying Tong'', ''A Walk with the Goons'', and ''

Travesties ''Travesties'' is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard. The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing '' Ulysses'' ...

'' for the Sydney Theatre Company. He has directed ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane ...

'' for the National Theatre of Portugal in Lisbon, ''The Uneasy Chair'' for

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in New York, and Simone de Beauvoir's ''The Woman Destroyed'' at 59E59 in New York. Cottrell has done

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

directing as well. For the

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he directed '' Andrea Chénier'', for which he won a Victorian Green Room Award for Best Opera Production of the Year, and ''

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''. For the Opera Theatre of St. Louis he has directed ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt ...

''.

Teaching

Cottrell has taught and directed at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

in London, the Hong Kong College of the Performing Arts,

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, the

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, the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

in New York, and all of Australia's leading theatre schools.

Major directing credits

*''The Birdwatcher'', Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1966 *''

Thieves' Carnival ''Le Bal des Voleurs'' (''Thieves' Carnival'') is a play written by French playwright Jean Anouilh, first staged at Théâtre des Arts, Paris on 17 August 1938. Later productions ''Thieves' Carnival'' was presented on the televised series ''The ...

'',

, UK cities, 1966 *''The Constant Couple'', Prospect Theatre Company, UK cities, 1967 *''

'', Prospect Theatre Company, UK cities, 1967 *'' The Birthday Party'', Prospect Theatre Company, UK cities, 1967 *'' Blithe Spirit'', Prospect Theatre Company, Lincoln, UK, 1967 *'' The Promise'', Prospect Theatre Company, Leicester, UK, 1968 *'' Richard II'', Volkstheatre, Vienna, 1969 *'' Staircase'', Prospect Theatre Company, UK cities, 1969 *'' Richard II'', Prospect Theatre Company, UK cities, 1969 *''

The Alchemist An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy. Alchemist or Alchemyst may also refer to: Books and stories * ''The Alchemist'' (novel), the translated title of a 1988 allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho * ''The Alchemist'' (play), a play by Be ...

'',

, UK cities, 1970 *''

Semi-Detached A semi-detached house (often abbreviated to semi) is a single family duplex dwelling house that shares one common wall with the next house. The name distinguishes this style of house from detached houses, with no shared walls, and terraced hou ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1970 *''

The Recruiting Officer ''The Recruiting Officer'' is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury (the town where Farquhar himse ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1970 *'' Chips with Everything'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1970 *'' Hay Fever'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1971 *'' Three Sisters'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1971 *''

Trelawny of the 'Wells' ''Trelawny of the "Wells"'' is an 1898 comic play by Arthur Wing Pinero. It tells the story of a theatre star who attempts to give up the stage for love, but is unable to fit into conventional society. Synopsis ''Trelawny of the "Wells"'' t ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1971 *''You and Your Clouds'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1972 *''Popkiss'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1972 *''Ruling the Roost'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1972 *''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1973 *''Aunt Sally or the Triumph of Death'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1973 *''

Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Co ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1973 *''

French Without Tears ''French Without Tears'' is a comic play written by a 25-year-old Terence Rattigan in 1936. Setting It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. Scattered throughout are Franglais phrases and sch ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1974 *''

Six Characters in Search of an Author ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' ( it, Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore, link=no ) is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello, written and first performed in 1921. An absurdist fiction, absurdist metatheatrical, metatheatric play about th ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1974 *''Bloomsbury'', Cambridge Theatre, London, 1974 *''

Entertaining Mr Sloane ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'' is a three-act play written in 1963 by the English playwright Joe Orton. It was first produced in London at the New Arts Theatre on 6 May 1964 and transferred to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre on 29 June 1964. Plo ...

'', Cambridge Theatre Company, UK cities, 1975 *''A Far Better Husband'', UK cities, 1975 *'' The National Health'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1975 *'' Hard Times'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1975 *'' Macbeth'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976 *''Evening Light'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976 *''Le Weekend'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976 *''

The Duchess of Malfi ''The Duchess of Malfi'' (originally published as ''The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy'') is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612–1613. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, ...

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976 *''Aladdin'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1976 *'' Love's Labour's Lost'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1977 *''

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1977 *''

She Stoops to Conquer ''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18t ...

'', Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1977. *''

The Provok'd Wife ''The Provoked Wife'' (1697) is the second original comedy written by John Vanbrugh. It made its first appearance in Lincoln's Inn Fields in May, 1697. The often-repeated claim that Vanbrugh wrote part of his comedy ''The Provoked Wife'' in th ...

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1978 *''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1978 *'' As You Like It'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1978 *''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1978 *''Destiny'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1979 *''

Troilus and Cressida ''Troilus and Cressida'' ( or ) is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forced to leave Troy to join her father in the Greek camp. Meanwh ...

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, then

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, both 1979 *''A Bee in Her Bonnet'', Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1979 *''Waiting for the Parade'', Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1979. *'' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' Bristol Old Vic Theatre, London, 1980 *'' Edward II'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1980 *''Illuminations'', Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1980 *''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...

'', Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1980 *''

Betrayal Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. ...

'', UK and European cities, 1981 *''

The Revenger's Tragedy ''The Revenger's Tragedy'' is an English-language Jacobean revenge tragedy which was performed in 1606, and published in 1607 by George Eld. It was long attributed to Cyril Tourneur, but "The consensus candidate for authorship of ''The Reve ...

'', Adelaide, Australia, 1981 *'' Camino Real'', Sydney, Australia, 1982 *''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...

'', Mid-East cities, 1982 *''

'', Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 1982 *'' All's Well That Ends Well'', Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, ON, Canada, 1982. *''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the dir ...

'', Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1983 *'' Richard II'', Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1983 *'' The Country Wife'', Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1983 *''

'', Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1984 *''

Widowers' Houses ''Widowers' Houses'' (1892) was the first play by George Bernard Shaw to be staged. It premièred on 9 December 1892 at the Royalty Theatre, under the auspices of the Independent Theatre Society — a subscription club, formed to escape th ...

'',

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Se ...

, London, 1988 *''

Don's Party ''Don's Party'' is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The play opened on 11 August 1971 at The Pram Factory theatre in Carlton. Plot Don Henderson is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and b ...

'', Australia, 1984 *''

Pack of Lies ''Pack of Lies'' is a 1983 play by English writer Hugh Whitemore, itself adapted from his ''Act of Betrayal'', an episode of the BBC anthology series ''Play of the Month'' transmitted in 1971. Based on a true story, the plot centres on Bob an ...

'', Brisbane, Australia, 1985 *''When the Wind Blows'', Sydney, 1985 *'' Arms and the Man'',

, Sydney, 1985 *'' Benefactors'', Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1986 *'' Wild Honey'', Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1986 *''

'', Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1986 *'' All's Well That Ends Well'', Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1986 *''

'' Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1987 *''

Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'', Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney, 1987 *'' Andrea Chénier'',

, Melbourne, Australia, 1988 *''Strike Up the Banns'', Theatre Clywdd, Wales, 1988 *''

'',

Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Mart ...

, 1994 *''

'', Chichester Festival Theatre, 1995; Theatre Royal, Bath, 1996 *'' Three Hours After Marriage'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Barbican Theatre Centre, London, 1996 *''

'', Chichester Festival Theatre, 1997 *''Vita and Virginia'', Sydney Theatre Company, 1997–1998 *''

'', National Theatre of Portugal, Lisbon, 1997 *''Bloody Funny'', Lookout Theatre, Sydney, 1998 *''The Uneasy Chair'',

, New York, 1998 *'' Things We Do for Love'',

Marian Street Theatre The Marian Street Theatre is located in the Sydney suburb of Killara. The theatre previously played a significant role in the cultural life of the North Shore and is widely remembered by former patrons and theatre lovers across Sydney. Built i ...

, Sydney, 1999 *''

'', Sydney Theatre Company, 2000 *'' Indian Ink'', Canadian Stage Company, Toronto, 2002 *''The Woman Destroyed'',

59E59 Theater 59E59 Theaters is a curated rental venue located in New York City that consists of three theater spaces or stages. It shows both off-Broadway (in Theater A) and off-off-Broadway plays (in Theaters B and C). The complex is owned and operated by ...

, New York, 2004 *''Ying Tong, A Walk With the Goons'',Wren, Celia
"'Ying Tong'? Why, That's English for Postwar Silliness"
''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

''. 9 March 2008. Sydney Theatre Company and Australian cities, 2007–2008 *''

'', Sydney Theatre Company, 2009 *'' Loot'', Sydney Theatre Company, 2011

Bibliography

*Cottrell, Richard
''Looking at Paintings: A Private View''
Murdoch Books, 2009.

References

on McKellen.com
Richard Cottrell
at International Casting Associates

Notes

External links

Richard Cottrell
– Official Site
Richard Cottrell
at Theatricalia.com *

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