Richard Wherrett

Richard Bruce Wherrett AM (10 December 1940 – 7 December 2001) was an Australian theatrical director, whose career spanned 40 years.

Richard Wherrett was born in 1940; his elder brother was the future motoring journalist Peter Wherrett. He was educated at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney. He attended the University of Sydney with Clive James, Germaine Greer, Bruce Beresford, Ken Horler, Mungo McCallum, Bob Ellis, John Bell, John Gaden, Laurie Oakes and Les Murray.

He attended Trinity Grammar School, and later taught English and Ancient History there for four years. In 1965 he went to London and worked with the E15 Acting School. On return to Australia he became associate director to Robin Lovejoy at the Old Tote Theatre Company. In 1970 he joined John Bell at the Nimrod Theatre Company.

He was the founding director of the Sydney Theatre Company. He directed 127 professional theatre productions, including Hag by Sally Morrison at the 1976 National Playwrights Festival. In 1987 he directed his first grand opera for the Victoria State Opera at the State Theatre Melbourne. Turandot, Giacomo Puccini's final opera, was a lavish production starring Corneliu Murgu, Olivia Stapp and Glenys Fowles, with the State Orchestra of Victoria conducted by Richard Divall.

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