Beauty and the Beast - Richard Gauntlett

RICHARD GAUNTLETT
(Lefou)
Richard began his career in the musical Barnum with Michael Crawford at the Opera House in Manchester followed by a long run at the Victoria Palace and the BBC film version. Eight years later Richard returned to Barnum for the national tour and another West End run playing the Ringmaster and taking over PT Barnum himself.

Other theatre work includes: Dickon in a musical version of The Secret Garden at the Kings Head Theatre; Sam Crow in Fat Pig - The Musical and the 25th anniversary production of Oh, What a Lovely War!, both at the Leicester Haymarket; Tobias in David Toguri's production of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at The Bristol Old Vic; Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Tom in Tom Thumb at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch; Leapold in English National Opera's Der Rosen Cavelier at the Coliseum; the Parson in The Parsons Pirates for Opera Della Luna and the national tour of Cats.

Richard tours extensively with his unique array of speciality acts - from Halifax to Hong Kong and from Dundee to Dubaii. Seasons include: Wot a Carry On in Blackpool; The Russ Abbot Show; The Bobby Davro Show; Have a Laugh With Bradley Walsh, and Two Old Farts In The Night as well as several Aladdins and Babes In The Woods and countless tours with the celebrated Hiss and Boo Music Hall Company. Richard is also a regular at the Leeds City Varieties, Brick Lane Music Hall and The Players Theatre in London both as an act and Mr Chairman.

Television work includes Troyboy (a pig!) in "Pigsty", "Lift Off", "It's Wicked!", "Bodytalk" for Children's BBC, "Wednesday at 8" and "The Sooty Show" for Thames. Richard also realised one of his dreams by playing a baddie (Urak) in the Dr Who adventure "Time And The Rani".

Film work includes several fleeting glimpses as one of the Bob Hoskins stunt doubles in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"