Richard Mullings obituary
My friend Richard Mullings, who has died aged 81, had a hugely varied career, including many years as the stage-doorkeeper at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.Richard was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, but brought up in Stratford, where his father was head brewer at the legendary Flowers Brewery. After he failed to get into Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Richard joined the merchant navy at t…