High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Chevara is a British director and writer. He was born in London to a single parent Mother. An original member of The Old Vic Youth Theatre with Sophie Thompson, Oliver Parker, Linda Henry and Rikki Beadle-Blair. He met Rikki there when he was fifteen years old and they became lifelong friends. He started an a capella singing group with Michelle Baughan and Rikki called Three People when he was seventeen and sang with Rikki's group Boysie on and off for several years. He was also involved at an early age with the Gay Liberation Front and sang at various concerts for them and other movements. Started his first theatre company (Rollercoaster) when he was nineteen years old and directed "Mary Rose" by J.M. Barrie, "Hamlet" and his own play "Larks" to huge critical and commercial success. Rikki Beadle-Blair was Hamlet in the groundbreaking production. He then assisted Richard Jones on a production of "Rigoletto" for Opera 80 and also assisted David Freeman.