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BIO

Charles put his acting career on hold over thirty years ago, since then he has lit hundreds of shows throughout the UK and across the world.



Theatre includes: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Pinter), The Kite Runner (Wyndhams/Playhouse), Queen Anne (Haymarket), Richard III (Trafalgar Studios), Mojo (Pinter), Posh (Duke of York’s), Through the Leaves (Duchess), The River (Broadway), Rutherford and Son, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (National Theatre), Romeo and Juliet, A Museum in Baghdad, The Seven Acts of Mercy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Alchemist, Queen Anne, Hecuba, The Christmas Truce (Royal Shakespeare Company), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Donmar), The Suppliant Women (Edinburgh Lyceum), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare’s Globe), Torn, The River, Choir Boy, Chicken Soup with Barley, Now or Later, The Ugly One (Royal Court), Against (Almeida), Minetti (Edinburgh International Festival), The Events (Young Vic/New York Theatre Workshop), The Girlfriend Experience, The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Young Vic), Our Lady of Kibeho (Northampton).

Opera includes: works for ENO, Royal Opera House, Basel Opera, Flanders Opera, Hamburg Opera, Opera North and dance includes works with Richard Alston, Wayne McGregor, Aletta Collins, Martin Lawrance, Rosemary Butcher, Beijing Dance Academy, Scottish, Birmingham, Stuttgart, San Francisco, Atlanta and Vienna Ballets.

Productions

 
[US Tour, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2022]
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[London, 2018]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[Broadway, 2014]
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[London Fringe, 2005]
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News


Terence Rattigan's SUMMER 1954 Opens at Theatre Royal Bath in October Prior to a UK Tour

Multiple award winners Siân Phillips, Nathaniel Parker and Lolita Chakrabarti lead an ensemble cast directed by James Dacre performing Terence Rattigan’s most personal one act masterpieces Table Number Seven (from Separate Tables) and The Browning Version, which are paired for the first time to capture one quietly momentous evening seventy years ago. Together, they present Rattigan as one of the great twentieth century chroniclers of the paradoxes of the human heart. 
Cast Set For World Premiere of David Edgar's HERE IN AMERICA at Orange Tree Theatre

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for the world première of David Edgar's Here in America. Learn more about the cast here!
Review: THE KITE RUNNER at Kennedy Center

In a time and age where it seems that our dichotomous natures are at the core of all interaction, there is one thing that remains true: we are all human, faced with difficult choices and sometimes, we make the wrong choices.
Review Roundup: THE KITE RUNNER National Tour is Now Underway

The North American tour of The Kite Runner opened on April 9 at ASU Gammage in Tempe, AZ before moving on to nearly 20 cities.  Read the reviews here!
THE KITE RUNNER Is Now Playing at the CIBC Theatre Through Late June

Experience the powerful stage adaptation of THE KITE RUNNER, now playing at Broadway In Chicago. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
THE KITE RUNNER Arrives at the Newly Restored Theatre Royal Brighton Next Week

Based on Khaled Hosseini's international bestselling novel, this haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man's journey to confront his past and find redemption.
THE KITE RUNNER Tour Comes to the Overture Center This Month

THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel, will play at Overture Center's Capitol Theater from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, May 26 for five performances.
Photos: First Look at the North American Tour of THE KITE RUNNER

All new photos have been released from the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel.
Review: THE KITE RUNNER, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel, adapted by Mathew Spangler and directed by Giles Croft, this haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.
THE KITE RUNNER to be Presented at State Theatre New Jersey

State Theatre New Jersey will present The Kite Runner, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel. Learn how to purchase tickets.
THE KITE RUNNER Comes to the Overture Center in May

THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel, will play at Overture Center's Capitol Theater from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, May 26 for five performances.
Full Cast Set For the North American Tour of THE KITE RUNNER

The full cast has been revealed for the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel. Find out who is starring in the show here!
THE KITE RUNNER Tour To Play Limited Schenectady Engagement In Spring 2024

THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel, will be on the MainStage at Proctors Wednesday, May 1- Thursday, May 2, 2024 for two performances.
THE KITE RUNNER Will Launch a North American Tour in Spring 2024

The producers of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's international best-selling novel, are pleased to announce that a North American tour of the acclaimed Broadway and West End production will launch in Spring 2024.
THE KITE RUNNER Will Launch North American Tour in 2024

Dramatic Publishing has licensed the Broadway production of The Kite Runner, and a North American tour is being planned for 2024. Tour cities, dates and casting will be announced. The Kite Runner will have played 17 previews and 117 regular performances on Broadway.
THE KITE RUNNER Plays Final Broadway Performance

On October 30, 2022, Broadway says goodbye to The Kite Runner, which plays its final performance at the Hayes Theater. The Kite Runner ran for 17 previews and 101 regular performances. 
Full Cast Announced For THE TWO POPES at the Rose Theatre

 Joining the previously announced Anton Lesser (Pope Benedict XVI) and Nicholas Woodeson (Cardinal Bergoglio – the future Pope Francis) in the London premiere and tour of Anthony McCarten’s The Two Popes, will be Lynsey Beauchamp as Sister Brigitta and Leaphia Darko as Sister Sophia, with Malcolm James and Angela Jones in the ensemble.  
VIDEO: THE KITE RUNNER's Azita Ghanizada Gives Curtain Call Speech on the Anniversary of the Taliban Takeover of Kabul

On the year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, The Kite Runner's Azita Ghanizada made a speech at curtain call, recognizing the anniversary, and the human rights violations of the past year. Watch the speech here.
THE KITE RUNNER Will Require Masks For Friday Evening Performances Beginning Next Week

Beginning next Friday, August 19th,  Broadway’s The Kite Runner will require audiences to wear masks at Friday evening performances at the Hayes Theater. This will be effective through the limited engagement ending on October 30. 
Photos: On The Red Carpet For Opening Night of THE KITE RUNNER on Broadway!

The Kite Runner is officially open on Broadway! Based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel and adapted by Matthew Spangler, the production comes to New York from two successful seasons in London's West End and will run through October 30 at The Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and you can check out photos from the rred carpet below!

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