Chronology

1966

Born 29 July at Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Havering, Greater London to Percy Charles Ernest Charlton and Maud Ethel Charlton (née Smith), both workers at the Ford Motor Factory (respectively Dagenham and Basildon).

1984

Acted with Wet Paint Theatre Co. in 3 plays by Chris Ward - Love’s A Revolution, Amphibious Babies, and Cat Food

1985

What Are Neighbours For? premiere at Fallen Angel, Islington

1988

Straight to the Top premiere at London Lesbian and Gay Centre, Farringdon; transferred to Etcetera Theatre, Camden

1989

The World & his Wife premiere at Camden Institute, St. Pancras; transferred to Duke of Wellington, Islington

1991

More About the Language of Love premiere at New Copenhagen, King's Cross

1992

Fat Souls wins The South London Playwriting Festival; rehearsed reading at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon

1993

Fat Souls premiere at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon

1994

Directed Amphibious Babies by Chris Ward at White Bear Theatre

1995

The World & his Wife revived at White Bear Theatre, Kennington; Two Faces (Groping in the Dark) reading at Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond

1996

Groping in the Dark premiere at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon; transferred to Mermaid Studio Theatre, Blackfriars; Coming Up reading at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon

1997

Coming Up premiereed at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon; rehearsed reading of Fairground Trip at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon

1998

Coming Up revived at Premio Candoni, Arta Terme, Italy; directed My Mother Is An Alien, Is That Why I'm Gay? in Brighton, Johnny Song by James Kenworth at Warehouse Theatre, and Lovers and Killers at Etcetera Theatre

1999

Family Affairs writer of 4 episodes, Pearson Television; directed Gob by James Kenworth at King’s Head Theatre

2000

Divine Vision reading at Swedenborg Hall, Holborn; The Pilgrim's Progress commissioned by Royal Shakespeare Company; directed Queer Dorset Bastard at Etcetera Theatre, Saved by Sex at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh

2001

ecstasy + GRACE premiere at Finborough Theatre, Earls Court; Desires of Frankenstein premiere at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park; directed Nihil by Gian Maria Cervo at Warehouse and Tommy at Maidstone Prison

2002

Desires of Frankenstein revived at Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh; Spirited Away rehearsed reading at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon; directed and wrote A Twist of Oliver at Maidstone Prison

2003

Directed Virginia Plane and Leonardo’s Ring at Etcetera Theatre

2005

I Really Must be Getting Off at White Bear Theatre, Kennington

2006

ecstasy + GRACE reading at Butterfly Club, Melbourne, Australia; Coward reading at Soho Theatre, London; directed Plastic Zion by Chris Ward at White Bear

2007

Battis Boy reading at Paines Plough Later, Trafalgar Studios, Westminster; Apeth film premiere at Cannes Short Film Corner; Best Shot film premiere at Wood Green Film Festival; Emotional Tribunal film premiere at Mountview Theatre School

2008

Directed Histrionics by James Butler at Underbelly's Baby Belly 1, Edinburgh

2009

Fellow Creature premiere at The Miniaturists, Arcola Theatre, Dalston

2010

Fellow Creature revived at One Act Play Festival, Lost Theatre, Stockwell

2011

Academic film premiere at Portobello Film Festival; Coward excerpts reading at ScriptHouse, Soho House, New York, USA; Produced and acted in What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? film written & directed by Chris Ward, premiereed

2012

Coward premiere by Just Some Theatre Co. at The Met, Bury

2013

Coward revived by Just Some Theatre Co. on tour and at White Bear Theatre, Kennington; Battis Boy premiere at The Miniaturists, Arcola Theatre, Dalston

2014

Directed Revolution Farm by James Kenworth at Newham City Farm

2015

Been on the Job Too Long premiere at Theatre N16, Stoke Newington; directed A Splotch of Red: Keir Hardie in West Ham, tour of Newham libraries and community centres

2016

Been on the Job Too Long revived at North London Literary Festival, Hendon; Fellow Creature filmed in 360° at Middlesex University, Hendon

2017

Abdo's Consummation reading at FGM Conference, Middlesex University, Hendon

2018

Been on the Job Too Long revived at Talos Festival of Science Fiction Theatre, Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham

2019

Reformation premiere at White Bear Theatre, Kennington; directed Alice in Canning Town by James Kenworth at Arc in the Park, Newham