CHÉ WALKER Director, Writer
Associate Artist, Bush Theatre, appointed March 2012
Training Diploma in Classical Acting Webber Douglas Academy 1989-92 (Distinction) Weekend Arts College 1988
Writing Theatre • The Lightning Child- September 2013 Shakespeare's globe Theatre, London • The 8th (in collaboration with Paul Heaton ) Manchester International Festival 2011/ Barbican Centre/ Latitude/ National Tour 2012 • Lovesong Pleasance Dome, Crucible Sheffield, Manchester Royal Exchange, Albany Empire August 2010 (nominated for best book, Music Matters 2010) • Been So Long The Musical Young Vic June 2009 (Winner Music Matters Judge's Award, nominated Evening Standard Best Musical, What's on Stage Best New Musical ) • The Frontline- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London 2008/2009 Crazy Love- Paines Plough/Oran Mor 2007 • Flesh wound- Royal Court Theatre 2003 -Winner of the 2003 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright, Winner Arts Council Promising Young Writer Award 2003 • Been So Long- Royal Court Theatre, 1998 -Subsequent Germany, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Minnesota • Car Thieves- (Translation) National Theatre Studio/Birmingham Film • Been So Long- Shimmer Productions/ UK Film Council Blaz gettin paid-Norma Heyman Films • Love Is Blindness- Julia Ormond producing for Indicam Productions, • New York • television • NFA- Antonia Bird producing for bbc drama • My Old Flame- Asif Kapadia directing for Channel Four
Directing Theatre • His Greatness- Finborough Theatre 2012 • Fog- Finborough Theatre 2012/ Park Theatre/ National Tour 2013 Danny And The Deep Blue Sea- Southwark Playhouse October 2011 • Blue Surge Finborough Theatre August 2011 Little Baby Jesus Oval House May 2011 Zelda Charing Cross Hotel May 2011 Estate Walls Oval House September 2010 Lovesong ETT Tours • Been So Long The Musical Young Vic/ English Touring Theatre The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot Arts Ed 2009 • The Lights Arts Ed 2008 • A Mouthful Of Birds RADA 2006 • A Flea In Her Ear Corbett Theatre 2006 Balm In Gilead RADA 2006 • Hot L Baltimore Corbett Theatre 2006 Etta Jenks- Finborough theatre 2005
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CHÉ WALKER
• The Big Nickel- National Youth Theatre, Soho Theatre 2005 Achidi J's Final Hours- Finborough Theatre 2004 • Rootz Spectacular- Belgrade Theatre Coventry 2004 Etta Jenks- Webber Douglas Academy 2004 • Glory Of Living- Battersea Arts Centre 2004 • A Prayer For Owen Meany- The Corbett Theatre 2004 • Car Thieves- (Workshop), Cottlesloe National Theatre 2004 Dance For Me- Drayton Studio 2003 • Mashup!- Embassy Studio 2003 Macbeth -Southwark Playhouse 1999 Film • Crocodile in snow (short) 2006 Crazy Love (short) 2005 • I Knew You'd Come Back(short)- 2000 Time Is Love (short)-1999 • At It Again (short)-2001
Acting TV • Youngers (E4) Holby City (two eps), Eastenders (ten eps),Judge John Deeds, The Office-Stephen Merchant/Ricky Gervais,The Vice, Madsen, Lipstick On Your Collar, Killing Time, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Supply And Demand, Little Napoleons, State Of Affairs, The Bill(five eps), Between The Lines, Class Act, Soldier Soldier, Casualty, Minder,, Rules Of Engagement, Dangerfield, Lovejoy film • January 2nd-Matt Winn Bedlam-Vadim Jean Circus-Rob Walker • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang-Stuart Suggs Tuesday-Edward Bond Theatre • Tuesday Night Poker- Theatre Row, 42nd St, New York -Ray Virgo Othello- Shakespeare's Globe- Wilson Milam • Love's Labour's Lost Shakespeare's Globe/ National Theatre Of Korea- Dominic Dromgoole • Etta Jenks- Finborough Theatre 2005- director Che Walker Christmas- Bush Theatre 2004- Jo McIness • Last Sortie-New End 2000-Ian Brown • Sunshine-Southwark Playhouse 1999-Martina Laird • Fly Me To The Moon- Interchange Studios 1998-Martina Laird Danny And The Deep Blue Sea- Interchange Studios 1997-Tom Radcliffe • Home Truths -No.1 Tours 1997-Graham Watkins • Biloxi Blues- Salisbury Playhouse 1995-Mark Ravenhill • Wait Until Dark- Theatre Royal Plymouth 1994- Patrick Sanford Venetian Heat- Finborough Arms 1994- Phil Wilmott • Old Rose-Glasgow Citizens 1993-Robert David McDonald Pitchfork Disney-Glasgow Citizens 1993- Malcolm Sutherland
Teaching • RADA 2005- • Central School Of Speech And Drama 2003-2005 Oxford School Of Drama 2004-2005 • Brixton Prison 2005 • Head Of Drama Weekend Arts College 1992-2003 • Royal Court Young Writers Project, Feltham Institute For Young Offenders 2003 • Meisner Technique Masterclass for Professional Actors 2003- Actor's Centre Masterclass 2003- • Hampstead Theatre Youth Project 2001- • Arco Haverstock Project for Socially Exluded Youth 2000- • Wonder Wac Drama Group for Teenagers With Learning Disabilities 1998- • Royal Court Young Writers Summer Course 1999 • Royal Court/Centrepoint Writing Project For Homeless Young People At Risk 1998 • City and Islington College 1996-97 Working Men's College 1994-95 • UCL Camden Gifted Students Programme 2002- • Qualified Youth Worker with twenty year's experience in Youth Clubs in the Camden Area
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