Alan Richardson was
born and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He caught the "amdram" 
bug back in 1969, serving his theatrical apprenticeship with local group
Edinburgh People's Theatre. He moved on to become a
founder member of Edinburgh Youth Theatre, and worked with several other groups.
Since 1978, he has mostly worked with the Mercators, one of Edinburgh's oldest
drama groups. During his thirty eight years in amateur
theatre, he has acted in over sixty plays, directed thirty, and been actively
involved in at least another twenty five. He has also been a film extra, has
appeared four times in the world famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and works as
stage director at local and regional drama festivals. His most recent project
was filming at Edinburgh's 18th century Georgian House.
Since his first play was written in 1973, he has won eight playwriting
competitions including the
Geoffrey Whitworth Trophy for the best original play entered in the British One Act
Festival. His One Act plays have won many trophies at Drama Festivals including
several best actor/actress awards.
Alan's plays have enjoyed over 700 performances, mainly in the UK, including six
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Productions, but also in
Ireland, Holland, France, Spain, Canada, USA, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Malta,
Gibraltar and South Africa.
See One
Act Plays, Full
Length Plays, Scottish Plays and Dramatised
Readings.
He has also collaborated with another writer and close
friend, Alistair Ferguson, on many Pantomime scripts. For details, please contact AA Pantos.
The
author (centre) in his play Liddesdale. Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, UK.
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Plays by
Alan Richardson