Thank you for visiting the site of Richard Kay – York based Performer, Writer, Choir Leader and Facilitator

Richard is represented by Northern Lights Management.

Most recent work

Ongoing: Musical Director of the Harrogate Male Voice Choir

March-April 2026: Actor for Gladiators Epic Pranks, CBBC

April-July 2026: Organiser and leader of ‘Sing When You’re Winning‘ fundraising choir project

Aug 2025 onwards: Designing and delivering courses in communications skills and behaviours around ‘Powerful Performance Conversations’ for Royal Mail and ‘Assertiveness’ for NHS England.

Ongoing corporate actor-facilitation for companies including Alchemist, Performance Business, Acanthus and Lexi Learn

2025 highlights:

Father Christmas at Harewood House

Actor and musician in Robyn Hood, touring for Fidget Theatre

Presenting work – delivering ‘speeches with songs’ for lecture societies and host/auctioneer for Happy Days Charity ball.

2024 highlights:

Writer and director of ‘Sleeping Beauty and the Beast’ for Badapple Theatre, in association with Rural Arts North Yorkshire

Actor and musician for Red Ladder Theatre’s tour of a new musical ‘Sanctuary’

Actor for archipelago arts’ production of ‘Mother of the Revolution’

Appeared as Bishop Brown in Emmerdale

 

Range of work

As an Actor Richard has appeared in theatre and television. Screen credits in recent years include episodes of Emmerdale and Coronation Street as well as commercials and short films.

 In theatre, Richard has performed for Badapple Theatre, Red Ladder, archipelago arts, Fidget Theatre and York Theatre Royal in the last couple of years. Visit his Actor page for more information. Richard also works as an interactive Storyteller, performing a mixture of established stories and his own original work for festivals and schools.

As a Singer, Richard performs as a soloist in concerts and musicals and as an occasional session singer for recording studios. He also specialises in performing and working with Male Voice Choirs. In recent years, Richard has recorded rehearsal tracks and worked as a conductor for choirs including Sound Fellows, York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir, Ryedale Voices and Leeds Male Voice Choir. He has also worked as MD for a number of theatre productions, and he continues to compose and arrange songs and choral repertoire. Since 2021, Richard has been the Musical Director of the Harrogate Male Voice Choir. Visit his Singer page for more information.

Richard’s work as a Presenter involves live events, including charity auctions and compering at festivals, presenting main plenaries for corporate training and delivering speeches for speaker events. He has also recorded presenting videos for corporate clients. Visit his Presenter page for more information.

Richard’s work as a Facilitator takes two different forms. In education, he is an experienced facilitator of workshops and projects within schools and nurseries, as well as drama facilitation for both adult and youth theatre groups. He has devised and delivered a number of projects through Creative Partnerships with a focus on developing confidence, interactive play and communication/talking skills in Early Years and SEN settings.

As a Corporate actor facilitator, Richard has 20 years’ experience in corporate roleplay including in-depth evaluation alongside assessors for recruitment as well as high-level experiential training in communication skills and behaviours. Areas of focus include presence, negotiation skills, assertiveness, trust, feedback, coaching and challenging conversations. In recent years Richard’s work has moved into client liaison, content design and lead facilitation. For a list of clients and further examples of his work, visit his Corporate page

Finally, as a Writer and director, Richard has created productions for festivals, theatre companies and visitor attractions. He was the resident writer and director for York Maze for 10 years and has also created work for NT Brimham Rocks, York Bid, Castle Howard and York’s Castle Museum. A member of Script Yorkshire, Richard has written radio plays, pantomimes and children’s stories, receiving commissions from Badapple Theatre and Rural Arts North Yorkshire. For more information and examples of his work visit his Writer page.