Richard arrived on the Canberra theatre scene late in life, somewhere between his 31st and 32nd birthdays. His first show was in Phoenix Players production of Kiss Me Kate in 2006, where he "Fell in love with theatre" and since then he has appeared in dozens of shows ranging from plays to musicals to pantomimes.

In 2010 Richard began his foray into producing shows as the Production Manager for Phoenix Players Disney's double bill - Cinderella and The Aristocats. He found managing two casts of about 50 children set him up to handle adult casts like "no other text book training could ever have". In 2012 he got his first chance direct with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as part of the Phoenix Players - Phoenix Rising Program.

In 2013 he performed leading roles in Ickle Pickle's production of Oliver! playing the "suitably sinister" Bill Sikes, as Frank Butler in Queanbeyan Player's Annie Get Your Gun and as understudy for the role of Javert in Canberra Philharmonic Society's Les Miserable.

In 2013 Richard launched the StageCenta website as a resource and information hub for the theatre scene.

In 2014 Richard established Dramatic Productions to co-produce The Rokitelly Man with Ickle Pickle Productions. And then in 2015 directed and produced The Last Five Years and teaming up with the ANU School of Music Into the Woods which won 3 Canberra Area Theatre awards. In 2016 Richard directed Dramatic Productions 4th show Catch Me If You Can.

2017 saw the last production directed by Richard, Sweeney Todd. Afterwards he would exclusively produce theatre, staging Heathers the Musical in 2018 and then The Producers in 2019, starring Daryl Somers (Hey Hey Its Saturday) and directed by Rachael Beck.

Josie has been involved in musical theatre since the age of 7 and has been involved in 31 productions in Canberra.

Favourite roles include Dorothy in Ickle Pickle’s The Wizard of Oz, Val in Phoenix Players A Chorus Line, Bombalurina in Free Rain’s Cats, Tiffany in Free Rain’s Back to the 80’s, Laura in Phoenix Players High Fidelity, Cathy in Dramatic Productions The Last Five Years, Brenda in Dramatic Productions Catch Me If You Can and Lucy T Slut in Supa Productions Avenue Q.

Most recently Josie played the role of Holly in Queanbeyan Players production of The Wedding Singer.

Josie is a singer song writer who plays the guitar and ukulele. She can be seen around town performing as a vocalist in local bands.

Josie has had vocal training from Miss Leisa Keen since the age of 12.

In her spare time she practices yoga and hangs out with her handsome Cavoodle puppy Chief Brody.