Whangarei, Tauranga and Hamilton. Theatre South is the only professional theatre company in Malrborough. Past productions include a schools' workshop production, The Hole in the Sky, and Tittle Tattle 1 & 2 by 'Emmerdale' TV script writer Lesley Clare O'Neill (December 2005 and October 2006). Theatre South also produced War Child, written and directed by Richards. Dedicated to War Child Australia, part of the international relief and development agency working for the rehabilitation of child soldiers, the show featured a cast of 9- to 18-year-olds from Marlborough, plus a full professional crew, and was received enthusiastically by audiences over its eight-day run, winning a local community award. Richards has also appeared as Patrick in Tony McCaffrey's (A Different Light Company) production of The Night Season by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, at the University Theatre, Christchurch and as Claudius in both Hamlet and Rosencranz & Guildenstern for the Court Theatre, Christchurch, in April 2006. In 2007 he appeared as Creon in Tolis Papazoglou's production of Antigone, at Studio 77 in Wellington. In 2008, Theatre South produced Peter Quilter's 'Glorious!' and Chris Bond's version of Dracula. In 2009 Gavin was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and following an extended period of illness, began work on a book of poetry entitled 200 Weeks published by Muswell Press in January 2015. Filmography Television Film Published works Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Dario Fo, Gavin Richards, Gillian Hanna), 1973 Weight (with David Bradford), 1973 England Expects, 1977 Die Kinder (based on a screenplay by Paula Milne), 1993 200 Weeks, 2015 References External links 'War Child' cast and crew 1946 births Living people Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School English male film actors English male soap opera actors British theatre directors Male actors from London British writers British male comedy actors