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Richard Williams is a theatre director, producer and teacher working mainly in the areas of dramatic and lyric presentation. Richard Williams’ career has concerned classics, new plays, music theatre and opera productions. In a directing career lasting for 25 years he has directed nearly 200 productions.
He has been Artistic Director of four theatre companies - Contact Theatre Manchester, where he was awarded Best Director Award two years running, The Oxford Stage Company, Unicorn-Arts London and Liverpool Playhouse. His varied opera work includes seventeen years as director of opera at The Dartington International Music Festival as well as a flourishing freelance career.
He was given Barclays Regional Theatre Award and The Liverpool Echo Award in recognition of his work at Liverpool Playhouse.
He directed The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Westminster Theatre, Winnie the Pooh and the musical Pocket Orchestra. He directed components of the Deloitte Festival at the Royal Opera House in 2010.
His opera work includes Dido and Aeneas at the Garden Opera Company, King Arthur at Trinity College, Medee and Pygmalion at the Dartington Festival. He has also directed twentieth century operas, including The Turn of the Screw.
He is currently Director of The Foundation Course in Performance at Drama Centre London. Williams' most recent work includes directing the British premiere of Vivaldi’s opera L’Olimpiade at The Eilat and Bath Festivals.