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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


Review: SUMMER 1954, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 28, 2025

Director James Dacre presents these two short dramas by Terence Rattigan under the banner title Summer 1954, the date when the action is set. An unusual pairing of these unshowy productions convey the intellectually astute and emotionally searing spirit of Rattigan’s writing.
Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; THE MUSIC MAN at Brookville Community Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; Brookville Community Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; THE MUSIC MAN at Brookville Community Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Dayton Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Dayton Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Terence Rattigan's SUMMER 1954 Opens at Theatre Royal Bath in October Prior to a UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2024

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
by Shelby Tyler - Jun 27, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2024

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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024

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
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Apr 10, 2024

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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024

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
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2024

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
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2023

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
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023

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.

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