Victor Richards
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Victor Richards is a British actor
, writer
and poet
of West Indian descent. He lives in Leicester
, England
.
Richards worked as both a fashion model
and choreographer for many years before taking a High diploma in Performing Arts in the mid 1990s. He now runs his own theatre company, V Jay Theatre Productions, specializing in Theatre in Education. He has written a trilogy of one-man plays, Streets Paved with Gold, Return to the Caribbean and Children of the First Generation, and a volume of poetry in his first published book Poetry Trilogy in 2008.
In addition to appearing in numerous television
productions Victor Richards worked with the BBC first in 2008 as part of Black History Month
and then in 2009 as they filmed him travelling from the West Indies to Britain
, as his parents and many other first generation West Indian families had in the 1950's.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of West Indian descent. He lives in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
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.
Richards worked as both a fashion model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and choreographer for many years before taking a High diploma in Performing Arts in the mid 1990s. He now runs his own theatre company, V Jay Theatre Productions, specializing in Theatre in Education. He has written a trilogy of one-man plays, Streets Paved with Gold, Return to the Caribbean and Children of the First Generation, and a volume of poetry in his first published book Poetry Trilogy in 2008.
In addition to appearing in numerous television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
productions Victor Richards worked with the BBC first in 2008 as part of Black History Month
Black History Month
Black History Month is an observance of the history of the African diaspora in a number of countries outside of Africa. Since 1976, it is observed annually in the United States and Canada in February, while in the United Kingdom it is observed in October...
and then in 2009 as they filmed him travelling from the West Indies to Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, as his parents and many other first generation West Indian families had in the 1950's.