Sally Richards
Actor, Director, Producer
Dr Sally Richards has a PhD in Theatre from Victoria University of Wellington, holds a Master of Theatre Arts in Directing from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School and Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University, and a Bachelor of Theatre with Honours from James Cook University of North Queensland. Sally has twenty years of experience in directing and devising solo theatre. Her PhD research examined the rehearsal room relationship between the director and the solo performer. In 2019 she created the annual TAHI New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance. Sally’s most recent directing work includes the polylogue Ono - working with six Māori and Pasifika writers, each writing a ten-minute monologue on the theme of Aroha/Alofa/Love, premiering at Circa in 2023.
Tauiwi. Born in Scotland, bred in Adelaide and 20 plus years in Aotearoa.
