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Richard Jordan

Biography

Richard Jordan is an award-winning UK and international theatre producer. He has been a regular contributor to The Stage since 2005. Read Richard's latest column for The Stage every Thursday.

Recent Articles

Chess makes the wrong move with Broadway revival

OpinionDec 10, 2025

Musicals can trust their audiences to follow stories without heavy-handed narration to explain the plot or set the scene, says Richard Jordan

What does the return of Scott Rudin mean amid Broadway’s financial woes?

OpinionDec 3, 2025

In a bruising fortnight on the Great White Way, optimism collided with reality and several high-profile casualties left producers rattled, says Richard Jordan

How the enduring power of theatre helped me make a new connection

OpinionNov 26, 2025

A chance charity shop find in Stratford-upon-Avon also found Richard Jordan a new friend, showing how a love of theatre can connect people through time and place

Why don't playwrights turn their hand to directing musicals more often?

OpinionNov 19, 2025

We may be seeing a quiet resurgence of the writer-director in musical theatre, bringing new insight to material and giving shows a second life, says Richard Jordan

India is primed for a musical theatre movement

OpinionNov 13, 2025

A fast-growing urban middle class and the rising appetite for live performance have created fertile ground for musical theatre in India, says Richard Jordan

What Stephen Fry's return to the Noël Coward says about mental health progress in theatre

OpinionNov 5, 2025

Richard Jordan reflects on mental health in theatre as Stephen Fry returns to Noël Coward to play Lady Bracknell 30 years after walking out of the same venue

Will Jamie Lloyd continue to reinvent or is he stuck in a corner?

OpinionOct 29, 2025

The director’s public profile is proof of his savvy navigation of aesthetics and cultural trends, but his next steps will be crucial, says Richard Jordan

Prison leavers jobs scheme can build a more progressive industry

OpinionOct 21, 2025

An initiative to train ex-offenders for roles in theatre won’t single-handedly solve talent shortages, but it can help open up the sector, says Richard Jordan

Can Chess break free from its chequered Broadway past?

OpinionOct 15, 2025

The 1988 Broadway production of Chess was a fabled flop, but its revival is proof that the show is too good and too interesting to vanish, says Richard Jordan

Anniversary concerts are a reminder of theatre’s enduring power

OpinionOct 8, 2025

The lasting impact of Les Misérables’ anniversary concerts emphasises theatre’s ability to resonate across time and bring people together, says Richard Jordan