Classic Fairytales

Charles Way was born in Devon in 1955, trained as an actor at the Rose Bruford College in London, then joined the Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-Education team, for whom he wrote his first professional play in 1978. He became Resident Writer at Theatre Centre in London and has since written over forty plays including adaptations, radio, television and large-scale community theatre.His work has been translated into French, German, Russian, Greek and Welsh and performed all over the world.In 1996 his play 'A Spell of Cold Weather' won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Children's Play. He was also invited to the Sundance Institute in Utah to work on The Dove Maiden, which subsequently toured Britain with Hijinx Theatre Co. He is a member of the Writers’ Guild, and the Welsh Academy of Authors. He lives in Wales, with his wife and two children.‘…more people in Wales have seen a Charles Way stage play than one by any other writer working here. He has also been produced in Britain more than any other living Welsh-based playwright… his plays can be complex, subtle, elusive, metaphorical, mythic, magical...David AdamsFrom 'State of Play, Four Playwrights of Wales,' Gomer Press, edited by Hazel Walford Davies.

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The PlaysSleeping Beauty“Hovering deliciously between the scary and fairytale, this is a show with fire in its belly and bewitching theatre for anyone over six.” Time OutCinderella“This adaptation of the world's best-loved fairytale is not to be missed. A Christmas treat for all the family, whether one is 5 or 95.” Morning StarBeauty and the Beast“All the ingredients of the classic fairytale with the added dimension of rounded characters who are flawed human beings.” Manchester Evening News