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RICHARD HOLT

Actor

...on Til Death Do Us Part
(@ Theatre503, London)
"Holt and Kassaraté are utterly absorbing as the couple" - ReviewsHub

"Holt captures perfectly the ‘nice dad’ archetype...builds to a shattering finale" - The Stage

          "a nuanced performance" - Everything Theatre
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...on Rain & Zoe Save The World
(@ Jermyn Street Theatre)
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"Holt’s performance is a masterclass in multi-roling." - WestEndBestFriend

"a very versatile actor... His monologue in Act Two is one of the most impressive features of the evening" - LondonTheatre1

"Holt is a bit of a show stealer" - ReviewsHub

"strong in a variety of roles... adding some much-needed comedic value" - The Stage
...on A Midsummer Night's Dream
(@ Tbe Actor's Church, Covent Garden
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"superb with the crowd" "a great rapport with the audience" - Broadwayworld

"Holt as a pompous Bottom is a highlight" - ReviewsHub
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...on Mr Popper's Penguins
Minneapolis, USA
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Richard Holt makes the mild-mannered protagonist instantly endearing (Twin Cities)
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The show’s talented cast includes Richard Holt as an understated but noble Mr. Popper (Twin Cities Arts)
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An affecting singer, Holt is honest and sympathetic as the everyman title character (Star Tribune)
...on The Pillowman
(@ New Theatre, Oxford)
Holt is a master storyteller and sustains his long narrations with incredible finesse... (**** ​What's On Stage)

 
compellingly portrayed by Richard Holt (Oxford Times​)
 

Richard Holt, who was to enrapture the audience with his truly outstanding performance (**** oxfordtheatrereview.com)
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...on Swallows and Amazons
(West End and UK Tour)
Richard Holt nails the way that 12-year-old John goes from captain-of-school calm with children to unease with an adult (**** The Times)
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splendid work from Richard Holt as the earnest oldest sibling, John (***** The Telegraph)
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when Holt's nicely serious John is called a liar, his distress at the accusation fills the auditorium  (Chicago Tribune)
 
Richard Holt as elder brother John is also a rising talent worthy of note, with performance qualities of a young Peter Davison (West Yorkshire Playhouse **** - Entertainment Focus)
 
Richard Holt as John is a great actor with a fine singing voice (Sheffield Lyceum ***** - thepublicreviews.com​)
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Richard Holt adeptly captures the conflicting emotions of a young boy on the cusp of adolescence (Sheffield Lyceum - ​​​A Younger Theatre)
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it was Richard Holt’s conservative performance of John that I most
enjoyed  (Chichester Festival Theatre - easthampshire.org​)
...on Curiosity Shop
(UK Tour)
The engaging character of Kit Nubbles... excellently played by Abingdon’s Richard Holt (Oxford Times)
...on Wrestling Yetis
a funny, heart-warming short film (Alice Jones - The Independent)

 
the boss [Richard Holt] could easily be picked up off of the back of this short film (Stephen Fenton)

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