Richard Vergette

Richard Vergette is a British playwright, actor and drama teacher. In 2013 his American Justice, an American congressman's encounter with his daughter's killer, was shown at London's Arts Theatre.^[1] His 2015 Dancing Through the Shadows was performed by Hull Truck Theatre as part of a trilogy about the history of Hull,^[2] and his PURE, about the chocolate industry, will form part of Mikron Theatre Company's 2016 tour.^[3]

He has been Head of the Faculty of Performing Arts at John Leggott College, Scunthorpe and a lecturer at the University of Lincoln,^[4] written textbooks for school drama students, and acted in the 2010 short film The Legend of Beggar's Bridge.^{[citation needed]} And has recently retired from his role as Director of Drama and Head of Learning and Teaching at Ackworth School, a Quaker school in West Yorkshire.