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Leo Richardson
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Actor/writer Leo Richardson knows how lucky he has been. The Webber Douglas Graduate was already doing well for himself on the acting circuit, but it was when he put pen to paper that life got shifted into fifth gear. “‘Shitmix’ was the first play I’d ever written. We workshopped it at the National, so that was lucky. I had been cast for an acting job, then my part got cut so the director asked if there was anything she could do. So I said, “you know what, I’ve written a play.” So she read it and called me back the day after and said she wanted to direct it. Having her to get it into the right hands was an amazing move.” The Kaje