A versatile actor and artist, Dickie Beau has worked as an actor in diverse contexts, from Shakespeare to pantomime to experimental physical theatre, and has played leading roles on major stages, including London’s National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, New York’s Public Theatre, and Salzburg Festival. Most recently, he played Oscar Wilde opposite Sir Simon Russell Beale as A.E. Housman in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love at Hampstead Theatre.
Dickie is also known for breathing new life into lip syncing through his distinctive playback performances, which have been widely acclaimed. Described as “Theatre’s master of lip sync” (The Guardian), his solo work is considered unlike that of any other practitioner on the landscape of performance, with The Times distinguishing him as “peerless,” and WhatsOnStage calling him “one of our great living artists.”
Dickie’s solo live art/theatre shows have been presented at a number of festivals internationally, including Melbourne Festival, Perth Festival, Brighton Festival, Cork Midsummer Festival, Crossing the Line (New York), FADO Performance Art Centre (Toronto), City of Women Festival (Ljubljana), Outburst (Belfast), Push (Vancouver), Queer Notions (Dublin), Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Under the Radar (New York), and Fusebox (Austin, Texas). His work has also been presented at major UK venues including the Almeida Theatre, Southbank Centre, Barbican Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Soho Theatre, and The Theatre Royal Bath.
