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Richard Bruce Wherrett AM (10 December 1940 – 7 December 2001) was an Australian stage director, whose career spanned 40 years. He is known for being the founding director of the Sydney Theatre Company in 1979.
Richard Wherrett was born in 1941 in Australia. He was a director, known for The Girl Who Met Simone de Beauvoir in Paris (1980), Billy's Holiday (1995) and Jesus Christ Superstar (1992). He died on 7 December 2001 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
7 de dic. de 2001 · Obie-winning veteran Oz legit director Richard Wherrett, founder of the Sydney Theater Co. (STC), died at home Friday Dec. 7 in Sydney of liver failure, unrelated to having lived with HIV...
For four decades Richard Wherrett dominated Australian theatre, creating a cavalcade of highly acclaimed productions of drama, opera, film and television; he founded the Sydney Theatre Company, wrote several books and directed notable arts festivals.
Richard Wherrett was born in 1941 in Australia. He was a director, known for The Girl Who Met Simone de Beauvoir in Paris (1980), Billy's Holiday (1995) and Jesus Christ Superstar (1992). He died on December 7, 2001 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
7 de dic. de 2001 · We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, TV and Movies, Videos and more! Check out Richard Wherrett's bio now including film and tv, as well as on stage.
Since 1978, Sydney Theatre Company has produced work that is – in the words of founding artistic director Richard Wherrett – “grand, vulgar, intelligent, challenging and fun.” A paradox as playful as our city.
