Richard Bland

MA Drama Directing Student


Biography

Richard is training on the MA Drama Directing course at BOVTS.  In 2016 he received his BA (Hons) in Acting from the Guildford School of Acting (GSA).  In 2017 he completed the Mercury Theatre (Colchester)’s Early Career Development Programme and has worked as a freelance director, actor, stand-up, and practitioner since then.

Previous directing credits include: Assistant Director on This House (Tobacco Factory), Moonfleece (C Venues, Edinburgh), How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, Blue Stockings, Macbeth (All Headgate Theatre, Colchester), A View From The Bridge (St Martin’s Church, Colchester), Ben Hur (Castle Park, Colchester).

Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor