RICHARD D RHODES
Freelance writer , playwright & media-maker
With a passion to intrigue, entertain and provoke through my work, I love to create compelling stories which engage and challenge audiences. I am experienced in producing work for the stage and am actively engaged in supporting emerging and new voices.
I am the founder, Artistic Director and Executive Producer of Wool City Media Ltd. which produces diverse, inclusive and socially aware material for stage, screen, audio and beyond. Additionally, I run Studio Productions @ Bingley Little Theatre , specialising in fostering opportunities for new writing and creativity through its ITCH programme (Script Writers’ Lab, Scratch Nights, Theatre in the Bar & fully staged productions). As well as sitting on the Boards of The Red Ladder Theatre Company and Script Yorkshire , I chair Rainbow Home North as well as Studio Productions @ Bingley Little Theatre . As well as being a playwright and screenwriter, I am a media-maker and director. I deliver high-quality material to deadlines and I am committed to supporting peers and colleagues to foster the ongoing artistic and operational development of projects. When I’m not writing or creating, you can find me walking my dog, enjoying a live theatrical experience, watching a great TV drama or relaxing with a good book.
Recent Productions/Publications
“And Then…” (Writer & Director for Queer Spaces Scratch Night , produced by Roots Touring Theatre & Four Wheel Drive Theatre Company , Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough & York Theatre Royal, performed by Joe Crooks , June 2026).
Upload with Hannah Sackville-Bryant (interviewed about “Baked Bean Juice” as part of BBC Upload and available on BBC Sounds and the BBC Website , January 2026).
“Baked Bean Juice ” (Writer & Director for Leeds Pub Theatre & Studio Productions @ Bingley Little Theatre, performed by Julie Boldy, December 2025)
“No More” (Writer, ‘Writing the City’ Short Story Anthology , Comma Press, November 2025)
“Intersection” (Writer & Director, ‘Think Again ‘, Lost Fox Productions, September & October 2025)
“Mary, Mary, Quite…”(Writer, Red Ladder Sharing Event 2025 , Red Ladder Theatre Company, July 2025)
“Visiting” (Writer, ‘Otherhood ‘, Rise & Howl Productions, July 2025)
“The Play’s the Thing… ” (ITCH Scratch Night Producer for Studio @ Bingley Little Theatre, June 2025)
“Over the Rainbow ” (Producer & Director for Studio @ Bingley Little Theatre, May 2025)
“S.P.M.” (Writer & Producer, Scratch Night, Leeds Playhouse, April 2025)
“Audrey” (Writer & Producer, Leeds Pub Theatre, March 2025)
“She Writes” (ITCH Scratch Night Producer for Studio @ Bingley Little Theatre, March 2025)
“Baked Bean Juice” (Writer, Director & Producer, Leeds Pub Theatre, November 2024)
“Beyond Superstition” (ITCH Scratch Night Producer for Studio @ Bingley Little Theatre, September 2024)
“Snap Happy ’76” (Writer & Director, ‘Midsummer Madness’, Bingley Little Theatre, June 2024)
“Now/Then” (Writer, Performed Reading, Freedom Studios, April 2024)