Richard Gallagher began his career as an actor before turning to writing in the mid-eighties. He is the author of nine plays including How to Dispose of a Human Corpse-based on the Dennis Nilsen killings. His short story Mother's Day was filmed by Yorkshire Television and starred Kathy Staff (a.k.a 'Nora Batty). He has also worked as a theatre journalist for the Greater Manchester Theatre Magazine.
