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	[[File:Richard Thomas.jpg\|thumb\|Richard Thomas]]'''Richard Thomas''' (born 1964) is a gay musician, writer, and comedy actor. He is best known for composing the award-winning ''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' with Stewart Lee.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/11/classicalmusicandopera3 Maddy Costa, "Jerry Springer the Opera" ''The Guardian'' 11 November 2003</ref> Thomas collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Score in 2004.<ref>http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98547/Olivier-Winners-2004/ "Olivier Winners 2004"</ref>		[[File:Richard Thomas.jpg\|thumb\|Richard Thomas]]'''Richard Thomas''' (born 1964) is a gay musician, writer, and comedy actor. He is best known for composing the award-winning ''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' with Stewart Lee.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/11/classicalmusicandopera3 Maddy Costa, "Jerry Springer the Opera" ''The Guardian'' 11 November 2003</ref> Thomas collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Score in 2004.<ref>http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98547/Olivier-Winners-2004/ "Olivier Winners 2004"</ref>

	Richard Thomas's comedy career began in 1987, doing a musical act on keyboards. In 2000, he wrote and performed a one-act opera called ''Tourette’s Diva'' with four actors, which aired at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. Thomas had the idea for an opera based on Jerry Springer at this time, and wrote it over the next two years, chiefly in workshops at [[Battersea Arts Centre]]. Thomas would offer a "Beer for an Idea", where any audience members submitting a good idea would be rewarded with a can of Foster's (and poor ideas with a supermarket store brand).		Richard Thomas's comedy career began in 1987, doing a musical act on keyboards. In 2000, he wrote and performed a one-act opera called ''Tourette’s Diva'' with four actors, which aired at the [[Edinburgh]] Festival Fringe. Thomas had the idea for an opera based on Jerry Springer at this time, and wrote it over the next two years, chiefly in workshops at [[Battersea]] Arts Centre. Thomas would offer a "Beer for an Idea", where any audience members submitting a good idea would be rewarded with a can of Foster's (and poor ideas with a supermarket store brand).

	After a number of small scale performances of the first act, which was in much the same shape as it remains today, the second act (where the characters descend into hell) was vague and unformed. Thomas brought his friend Stewart Lee in to assist with the writing. Six months later, the opera was in a far more recognisable state, and was snapped up by the National Theatre.		After a number of small scale performances of the first act, which was in much the same shape as it remains today, the second act (where the characters descend into hell) was vague and unformed. Thomas brought his friend Stewart Lee in to assist with the writing. Six months later, the opera was in a far more recognisable state, and was snapped up by the National Theatre.

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	'''Richard Thomas''' (born 1964) is a musician, writer, and comedy actor]. He is best known for composing the award-winning ''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' with Stewart Lee.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/11/classicalmusicandopera3 Maddy Costa, "Jerry Springer the Opera" ''The Guardian'' 11 November 2003</ref> Thomas collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Score in 2004.<ref>http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98547/Olivier-Winners-2004/ "Olivier Winners 2004"</ref>		[[File:Richard Thomas.jpg\|thumb\|Richard Thomas]]'''Richard Thomas''' (born 1964) is a gay musician, writer, and comedy actor. He is best known for composing the award-winning ''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' with Stewart Lee.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/11/classicalmusicandopera3 Maddy Costa, "Jerry Springer the Opera" ''The Guardian'' 11 November 2003</ref> Thomas collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Score in 2004.<ref>http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98547/Olivier-Winners-2004/ "Olivier Winners 2004"</ref>

	Richard Thomas's comedy career began in 1987, doing a musical act on keyboards. In 2000, he wrote and performed a one-act opera called ''Tourette’s Diva'' with four actors, which aired at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. Thomas had the idea for an opera based on Jerry Springer at this time, and wrote it over the next two years, chiefly in workshops at [[Battersea Arts Centre]]. Thomas would offer a "Beer for an Idea", where any audience members submitting a good idea would be rewarded with a can of Foster's (and poor ideas with a [[supermarket~~]] [[~~store brand]]).		Richard Thomas's comedy career began in 1987, doing a musical act on keyboards. In 2000, he wrote and performed a one-act opera called ''Tourette’s Diva'' with four actors, which aired at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. Thomas had the idea for an opera based on Jerry Springer at this time, and wrote it over the next two years, chiefly in workshops at [[Battersea Arts Centre]]. Thomas would offer a "Beer for an Idea", where any audience members submitting a good idea would be rewarded with a can of Foster's (and poor ideas with a supermarket store brand).

	After a number of small scale performances of the first act, which was in much the same shape as it remains today, the second act (where the characters descend into hell) was vague and unformed. Thomas brought his friend Stewart Lee in to assist with the writing. Six months later, the opera was in a far more recognisable state, and was snapped up by the National Theatre.		After a number of small scale performances of the first act, which was in much the same shape as it remains today, the second act (where the characters descend into hell) was vague and unformed. Thomas brought his friend Stewart Lee in to assist with the writing. Six months later, the opera was in a far more recognisable state, and was snapped up by the National Theatre.

	Thomas has also worked on [[BBC]] comedy shows such as ''[[Attention Scum]]'' and ''[[This Morning with Richard Not Judy]]''. Starting on 25 February 2007, [[BBC Two]] aired his ~~latest~~ series, ''Kombat Opera'', comprising five standalone musical parodies of well-known television programmes.		Thomas has also worked on BBC comedy shows such as ''Attention Scum'' and ''This Morning with Richard Not Judy''. Starting on 25 February 2007, BBC Two aired his series, ''Kombat Opera'', comprising five standalone musical parodies of well-known television programmes.

	Thomas wrote the [[libretto]] for [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]]'s 2011 opera ''[[Anna Nicole]]'',<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/22/mark-anthony-turnage-opera-composer "Mark-Anthony Turnage: A life in music" Nicholas Wroe ''The Guardian'' 22 January 2011</ref> and co-wrote music for the 2010 film ''[[Uncle David]]'' as a part of the Avant-Garde Alliance.		Thomas wrote the libretto for Mark-Anthony Turnage's 2011 opera ''Anna Nicole'',<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/22/mark-anthony-turnage-opera-composer "Mark-Anthony Turnage: A life in music" Nicholas Wroe ''The Guardian'' 22 January 2011</ref> and co-wrote music for the 2010 film ''[[Uncle David]]'' as a part of the Avant-Garde Alliance.

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7662 Interview with Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas]		*http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7662 Interview with Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas

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			[[Category:Composers]]

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'''Richard Thomas''' (born 1964) is a musician, writer, and comedy actor]. He is best known for composing the award-winning ''Jerry Springer: The Opera'' with Stewart Lee.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/11/classicalmusicandopera3 Maddy Costa, "Jerry Springer the Opera" ''The Guardian'' 11 November 2003</ref> Thomas collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Score in 2004.<ref>http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98547/Olivier-Winners-2004/ "Olivier Winners 2004"</ref>

Richard Thomas's comedy career began in 1987, doing a musical act on keyboards. In 2000, he wrote and performed a one-act opera called ''Tourette’s Diva'' with four actors, which aired at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. Thomas had the idea for an opera based on Jerry Springer at this time, and wrote it over the next two years, chiefly in workshops at [[Battersea Arts Centre]]. Thomas would offer a "Beer for an Idea", where any audience members submitting a good idea would be rewarded with a can of Foster's (and poor ideas with a [[supermarket]] [[store brand]]).

After a number of small scale performances of the first act, which was in much the same shape as it remains today, the second act (where the characters descend into hell) was vague and unformed. Thomas brought his friend Stewart Lee in to assist with the writing. Six months later, the opera was in a far more recognisable state, and was snapped up by the National Theatre.

Thomas has also worked on [[BBC]] comedy shows such as ''[[Attention Scum]]'' and ''[[This Morning with Richard Not Judy]]''. Starting on 25 February 2007, [[BBC Two]] aired his latest series, ''Kombat Opera'', comprising five standalone musical parodies of well-known television programmes.

Thomas wrote the [[libretto]] for [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]]'s 2011 opera ''[[Anna Nicole]]'',<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/22/mark-anthony-turnage-opera-composer "Mark-Anthony Turnage: A life in music" Nicholas Wroe ''The Guardian'' 22 January 2011</ref> and co-wrote music for the 2010 film ''[[Uncle David]]'' as a part of the Avant-Garde Alliance.

==External links==
*[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7662 Interview with Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas]

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