Charles Way
Charles Way is one of Britain's leading writer's for children and young people and his work is performed across the globe. He has written over 50 plays and is published by Aurora Metro Press, {Seren books Collins and Longman}. In America his work is represented by 'Plays for young Audiences' in Minneapolis, and in Germany by 'Theatrstuekverlag' in Munich. He has won many awards including the Arts Council's Children's Award in 2004 for Red Red Shoes [Unicorn Theatre] and the German Children's Award for 'Missing'. Charles is well known for his versions of classic tales such as The Snow Queen [Sherman Theatre] and Wanted! Robin Hood [Library Theatre]. His version of Sleeping Beauty [Polka Theatre] has received multiple productions in Britain , The US and Russia. Charles' work for adults include adaptations of well known novels such as Hard Times and On the Black Hill. During the 1980's the author contributed a significant numbers of plays to Companies such as Hijinx Theatre, The Orchard. Gwent Theatre and New Perspectives.These include the much toured 'In the Bleak Mid Winter' and 'Dead Man's Hat.' In 2014 he wrote RAGANAROK for Eastern Angles Theatre. A full Biography , pictures ,videos and information about how to obtain scripts can be found at his website-
www.charles-way.co.uk
Charles has written many works for radio including a film Poem for BBC 2 Wales called No Borders.
www.charles-way.co.uk
Charles has written many works for radio including a film Poem for BBC 2 Wales called No Borders.
Charles Way
* Marks plays either for children, young people or a family audience.
Plays- First Produced by-
The Monkey and the Crocodile * Theatre Centre 1979
She Scored for Wales Gwent Theatre 1981
Lorna Doone [adaptation] Orchard Theatre 1982
Bread and Roses Gwent Theatre 1983
In Living Memory * Gwent Theatre 1983
Funny Boys Gwent Theatre 1984
Witness Dukes Playhouse Lancaster 1985
On The Black Hill [adaptation] Made in Wales Stage company 1985
The Fall of the Roman Empire Hijinx theatre 1987
Bordertown The Town of Monmouth 1987
The Flood * Unicorn Theatre 1988
Paradise Drive Hijinx theatre 1988
The Stone Throwers Spectacle theatre 1989
In the Bleak Mid Winter Hijinx theatre 1990
Ash on a Young Man’s Sleeve [Adaptation] Sherman Theatre 1991
Frankenstein [Adaptation] Orchard Theatre 1991
Dead Man’s Hat Orchard Theatre 1992
Eye of the Storm * SNAP theatre 1992
The Search for Odysseus* Made in Wales Stage Company 1993
Sleeping Beauty * Polka theatre 1993
Sweeney Todd [Musical] Orchard Theatre 1993
Looking out to See * Sherman Theatre 1994
A Spell Of Cold Weather * Sherman Theatre/ Theatre Centre 1995
Somebody Loves You [Musical] New Perspectives theatre 1995
The Dove Maiden Hijinx Theatre 1996
Playing from the Heart * Polka theatre 1998
The Borrowers [Adaptation]* Polka Theatre 1999
Cinderella * Library Theatre Manchester 1999
Independent People [adaptation] New Perspectives Theatre 2000
Alice, an adventure in Wonderland* Regent’s Park/Unicorn 2001
Beauty and the Beast* Library Theatre 2002
Red Red Shoes* Unicorn theatre/The Place 2003
One Snowy Night* Chichester 2003
Alice in the News* National Theatre 2003
Granddad’s Big Adventure* Chichester 2004
The Dutiful Daughter* West Yorkshire Playhouse 2005
The Ghost’s of Scrooge [Musical] Library Theatre Manchester 2004/5
Merlin and the Cave of Dreams* Imagination Stage, USA 2004
Still Life Plymouth Theatre Royal 2005
The Tinderbox * Gwent Theatre/Unicorn theatre 2004
The Golden Goose* Library Theatre 2006
Sinbad the untold Tale* Theatre by the lake Keswick 2006
The Last Pirate* Gwent + Spectacle Theatres 2007
Looking for Gretel [Missing]* Consol Th + Th Iolo 2008
The Iron Ring * Minneapolis CTC-2008
Pirates* Imagination Stage+ Polka Theatre 2009
Slings and Arrows* Gwent Theatre. 2010
Hard Times [adaptation] Library theatre 2009
The Man who walked through Walls Theatre Powys 2011
Wanted! Robin Hood Library Theatre, Manchester 2014
Nivelli’s War * Cahoots NI 2014
Ragnarok Eastern Angles Theatre 2014
The Gift * Cahoots NI 2015
* Marks plays either for children, young people or a family audience.
Plays- First Produced by-
The Monkey and the Crocodile * Theatre Centre 1979
She Scored for Wales Gwent Theatre 1981
Lorna Doone [adaptation] Orchard Theatre 1982
Bread and Roses Gwent Theatre 1983
In Living Memory * Gwent Theatre 1983
Funny Boys Gwent Theatre 1984
Witness Dukes Playhouse Lancaster 1985
On The Black Hill [adaptation] Made in Wales Stage company 1985
The Fall of the Roman Empire Hijinx theatre 1987
Bordertown The Town of Monmouth 1987
The Flood * Unicorn Theatre 1988
Paradise Drive Hijinx theatre 1988
The Stone Throwers Spectacle theatre 1989
In the Bleak Mid Winter Hijinx theatre 1990
Ash on a Young Man’s Sleeve [Adaptation] Sherman Theatre 1991
Frankenstein [Adaptation] Orchard Theatre 1991
Dead Man’s Hat Orchard Theatre 1992
Eye of the Storm * SNAP theatre 1992
The Search for Odysseus* Made in Wales Stage Company 1993
Sleeping Beauty * Polka theatre 1993
Sweeney Todd [Musical] Orchard Theatre 1993
Looking out to See * Sherman Theatre 1994
A Spell Of Cold Weather * Sherman Theatre/ Theatre Centre 1995
Somebody Loves You [Musical] New Perspectives theatre 1995
The Dove Maiden Hijinx Theatre 1996
Playing from the Heart * Polka theatre 1998
The Borrowers [Adaptation]* Polka Theatre 1999
Cinderella * Library Theatre Manchester 1999
Independent People [adaptation] New Perspectives Theatre 2000
Alice, an adventure in Wonderland* Regent’s Park/Unicorn 2001
Beauty and the Beast* Library Theatre 2002
Red Red Shoes* Unicorn theatre/The Place 2003
One Snowy Night* Chichester 2003
Alice in the News* National Theatre 2003
Granddad’s Big Adventure* Chichester 2004
The Dutiful Daughter* West Yorkshire Playhouse 2005
The Ghost’s of Scrooge [Musical] Library Theatre Manchester 2004/5
Merlin and the Cave of Dreams* Imagination Stage, USA 2004
Still Life Plymouth Theatre Royal 2005
The Tinderbox * Gwent Theatre/Unicorn theatre 2004
The Golden Goose* Library Theatre 2006
Sinbad the untold Tale* Theatre by the lake Keswick 2006
The Last Pirate* Gwent + Spectacle Theatres 2007
Looking for Gretel [Missing]* Consol Th + Th Iolo 2008
The Iron Ring * Minneapolis CTC-2008
Pirates* Imagination Stage+ Polka Theatre 2009
Slings and Arrows* Gwent Theatre. 2010
Hard Times [adaptation] Library theatre 2009
The Man who walked through Walls Theatre Powys 2011
Wanted! Robin Hood Library Theatre, Manchester 2014
Nivelli’s War * Cahoots NI 2014
Ragnarok Eastern Angles Theatre 2014
The Gift * Cahoots NI 2015
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