Rich is an award-winning international theatre maker, writer, deviser, and movement director.
Since 2000, his ambitious and visually arresting ensemble theatre productions have been performed in over 25 countries, from Canada to New Zealand.
Throughout his career, Rich has collaborated with leading arts organisations, creating original devised shows, delivering masterclasses, and working with theatre companies to craft engaging visual theatre. He has created over 250 works for small and mid-scale tours, collaborating with renowned devising companies such as Hoipolloi, Les Enfants Terribles, and New International Encounter. For over 12 years, he served as Associate Director at Gecko, working on productions including THE OVERCOAT, MISSING, INSTITUTE, THE WEDDING and THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
As a director Rich has collaborated on the creation of over 35 five-star Edinburgh Fringe productions.
In the past decade, Rich has worked mostly with international ensembles to develop productions that blend local traditions with contemporary cultural themes. Rich also specialises in working with companies who have never devised before.
He has a strong partnership with Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, where he writes and directs mid-scale touring productions, teaches, and supports with international collaboration through UK COLLAB.
Rich has just finished collaborating with Mind The Gap, devising THE INVITE for Bradford City of Culture. In 2026 Rich will go back into development with Metamorphosis in Shanghai and begin R+D on Ordinary Extraordinarya new experimental devised show inspired by silent cinema.
Currently, Rich is remounting METAMORPHOSIS which he adapted and directed with the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, with the tour beginning in China before expanding internationally.
Mind the Gap throws a surprise birthday party for a guest of honour who wants nothing more than to disappear.
The Invite is an immersive theatre experience set during one unforgettable night at the pub, where six friends gather to celebrate a birthday.
Created especially for Bradford 2025, this funny, heartfelt and honest show blurs the lines between reality and fiction as it explores relationships, memories, fears – and what it truly means to be seen.
Blending music, movement and raw storytelling, The Invite is another unmissable show from Bradford’s brilliant theatre pioneers.
Mind the Gap is England’s premier learning disability performance and arts company, breaking barriers and celebrating diversity.
Based in Bradford, the company is committed to pushing boundaries, challenging perceptions and empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism in the world of performing arts. For more than 30 years, Mind the Gap has been at the forefront of advocating for inclusion and diversity in the arts, and proud to have paved the way for individuals with learning disabilities and autism to access and excel in the performing arts sector.
In September 2025 Rich was featured in the British Council
‘Guide to Arts and Culture opportunities in China’
“Through bilingual rehearsal and shared authorship this long-term partnership is a
model of sustained cultural exchange and co-creation.”