Richard Brett CEng FIEE (1939–2014) was a British stage engineer and is sometimes considered the first ever Theatre consultant.

[1] Born in Croydon in 1939, he worked at the BBC as a senior planning and installation engineer working on the introduction of colour television,[2] until hired by Richard Pilbrow to join the newly-built National Theatre in London in 1967.

[3][4] In 1985 he left the National, forming his own theatre consultancy Technical Planning, now known as Theatreplan.

[5] His reputation for innovative designs was forged by notable projects including the power flying system and drum revolve at the National Theatre and the use of air bearings at the Royal & Derngate.

[1] Richard contributed to several books in his lifetime, including Copenhagen Opera House[8] and the ABTT's Theatre Buildings: A Design Guide.