Details

Based on the early life of Charlie Chaplin's journey from English music halls to Hollywood. The play is set on a theatrical stage of Chaplin's imagination, in the language of the particular theatrical style of each era in his life, from his conception and birth to his apparent triumph in his twenties.

Cast/Performers

Jherad Alleyn (Alfie), Simon Blackhall (Charlie), Tim Bowie (Sydney), Nathalie Buscombe (Gladys), Sion Alun Davies (Retired Naval Person / Mack Sennett), Steffan Donnelly (Jacobsen), Katharine Drury (Betty), Paapa Essiedu (Jim), Jennifer Fennessy (Katie), Gala Gordon (Agnes), Danielle Harrison (Hannah), Nicholas Kendrick (Immigration Officer), Susannah Laing (Francey), Katherine Rose Morley (Mabel), Kevin Phelan (Young Sydney), Helen Ramsorrun (Louise), Rose Reynolds (Lilly), Edwin Thomas (Fred Karno), Beatrice Walker (Hetty)

Creatives/Company

Music: Roger Anderson
Lyrics: Lee Goldsmith
Book by: Ernest Kinoy
Producer: The Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Director: Martin Connor
Design: Mark Bailey
Lighting: Mark Jonathan
Choreographer: Bill Deamer
Sound: Ben Harrison
Musical Director: Steve Edis