Richard McNally is the artistic director of Twisted Willow Theatre. He is most passionate about directing but he also produces, stage manages and (occasionally) does a bit of acting. He graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with a degree in Drama, before working for four years as Assistant Producer of professional theatre company Cambridge Touring Theatre (CTT). Upon leaving CTT he set up Twisted Willow Theatre.
Richard is also on the committee of Cambridge writing group WRiTEON, drama group Bawds. For WRiTEON Richard has artistic directed seasons of new writing, directed numerous plays and performed in script in hand readings. He also runs workshops called “Get it Write” to help writers develop their work.
For Bawds Richard directed Sean Baker’s 2017 drama festival entry, ANYONE CAN DANCE starring James Inman and Lisa Wight. The play was highly successful, winning numerous awards and getting to the England Final of the All-England Theatre Challenge. He also served as Assistant Director under Sean Baker for EMMA in 2017.
Theatre Biography
| Role | Production | Company | Date | Venue |
| Director | You Know Carol… | James Stedman Plays | 2021 | Online |
| Producer/Writer/Actor | WRiTEON’s Zoomologues | WRiTEON | 2020 – 2021 | Online |
| Writer/Actor | Lucy & Ron | 2020 | BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | |
| Director | Blood Music | WRiTEON | 23-27 July 2019 | The Corpus Playroom |
| Artistic Director | The WRiTEON Stage Festival | WRiTEON | 23-27 July 2019 | The ADC Theatre |
| Stage Manager | Club Cirque | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 11 May 2019 | The Junction |
| Stage Manager | Club Cirque | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 2 March 2019 | The Junction |
| Stage Manager | The Shadow Circus- Proud Mansion | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 3 November 2018 | Proud Mansion, Brighton |
| Stage Manager | The Shadow Circus | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 27 October 2018 | The Junction |
| Stage Manager | Wild West Spring Ball | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 21 April 2018 | The Junction |
| Director Producer |
Alternate Slices | Twisted Willow Theatre | 24 – 28 July 2018 | The Corpus Playroom |
| Assistant Director | Emma | Bawds | 5 – 9 December 2017 | The ADC Theatre |
| Stage Manager | Hellfire | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 28th October 2017 | The Junction, Cambridge |
| Stage Manager | The Electric Rodeo Circus | The Neon Moon Cabaret Club | 30 & 31 March 2017 20 May 2017 16th September 2017 |
The Junction, Cambridge Cromer Pier The Southbank Centre |
| Director Stage Manager |
Anyone Can Dance (All-England Drama Festival Grand Final) |
Bawds | 23rd March 2017 28th April 2017 25th May 2017 3rd June 2017 15th & 16th September 2017 |
The Marven Centre The Mumford The Barn Theatre Macmillan Theatre The Corpus Playroom |
| Actor | First Stage Winter 2017 | WRiTEON | 19th November 2017 | The Golden Hind |
| Director Actor |
First Stage Spring 2017 | WRiTEON | 22nd January 2017 29th January 2017 |
The Boathouse |
| Director | Shades of Lipstick | Twisted Willow Theatre | 15th June 2016 | CB2 Basement |
| Director Co-Producer |
Butterfly Effect | Twisted Willow Theatre/WRiTEON | 25th May – 4th June 2016 | The Corpus Playroom |
| Artistic Director Director Actor |
First Stage 2015 | WRiTEON | 25th October – 6th December | ADC Theatre Bar |
| Director Actor |
MaD 2015 | WRiTEON | 5th-26th July 9th July |
ADC Theatre Bar Hotbed Festival- J3 |
| Director Producer |
Seven Words For Love | Twisted Willow Theatre | 26th – 30th May 2015 | The Corpus Playroom |
| Assistant Producer | Robin Hood | Cambridge Touring Theatre | Summer 2015 | Around 50 Outdoor Summer Venues |
| Assistant Producer | Alice The Musical | Cambridge Touring Theatre | Summer 2014 | Around 50 Outdoor Summer Venues |
| Assistant Producer | Treasure Island | Cambridge Touring Theatre | Summer 2013 | Around 50 Outdoor Summer Venues |
| Assistant Producer | Hard Times | Cambridge Touring Theatre | Autumn 2012 | The Mumford Theatre |
| Assistant Producer | King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone | Cambridge Touring Theatre | Summer 2012 | Around 50 Outdoor Summer Venues |
| Actor | Ablutions | Classworks Theatre | 8th July 2012 | Classworks Theatre |
| Actor | The Crack | Phil Vasili | 44105 | London |
| Actor | Sackgasse | Anglia Ruskin University | 9th & 10th June 2010 | The Junction |
| Director/Actor | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | The Loyal Shakespeare Company | 25th – 28th March 2008 | The Mumford Theatre |
| Actor | The Wonderful World of Dissocia | Anglia Ruskin University | 2008 | The Mumford Theatre |
| Actor | Romans in Britain | Anglia Ruskin University | 2007 | Covent Garden Drama Studio |
| Actor | Rex Futurus | Emmet Brown Productions | Fri 1st August 2008 – Sat 16th August 2008 | The Zoo Studio, Edinburgh |
| Actor Director Producer |
Exclusion Room | Poppard Youth Theatre Group | 2007 | Government Conference |
| Actor Director Producer |
Troubled Waters | Poppard Youth Theatre Group | 2007 | Government Conference |
| Actor | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Red Rose Chain | 2006 | Rendlesham Forest |
| Actor | Lunch in Venice | King Edward VI’s Grammar School | 2006 | The Garage Theatre |
| Actor | Burn | King Edward VI’s Grammar School | 2006 | The Garage Theatre |