Nigel Richards (Actor/Singer)

Nigel Richards is an actor/singer most recognised in England for his work in the field of New Musical Theatre writing. He spent four years in the Bridewell Theatre Company in the Premieres of Floyd Collins (Floyd)^[1], Hello Again (the Senator)^[2], Songs For A New World (Man 2), LaLaLaChuisa & The Cutting Edge (which transferred to The Donmar Warehouse). Other Premieres include Napoleon (Shaftesbury Theatre), Spend! Spend! Spend! (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Charlotte Salamon:Life Or Theatre (Soho Theatre), & Baby (Forum Theatre Wythenshawe). For over two years he toured in Bob Wilson's production of Tom Waits The Black Rider, taking over the lead role when Marianne Faithfull became indisposed. Work since then has included playing Sienna Miller's father in As You Like It (Wyndhams Theatre), and the long awaited revival of Kurt Weill's 1933 Der Silbersee (Silverlake) at The Wexford Festival Opera.