Charmaine Bourton

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Education

About me

I would like to get some work in commercials, small TV parts, theatre and especially role play (My speciality).
Since taking early retirement from a special needs school where I used drama on an almost daily basis I have taken the opportunity to be involved in three local drama group productions whilst also taking part in music videos and other short films. Over the recent three years have taken part in both Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe Festivals.

Additional Information

Acting, dance, music qualifications
Lamda grade 7 distinction
Lamda grade 8 distinction
Lamda Mime grade 4
Lamda Improvisation certificate of merit
Studied piano to grade 3
Ballet from age 7-18 at Irene Ayres school. Took all grades up to Grade 4
Attended Poor school of acting 4 day course July 2011
Attended presenters course Sept 2011
Attended mindfitness for performers course Jan 2017
Attended maskwork with young adults at Rudolf Steiner House Jun 2018
TV appearances:
Dom Joly Trigger Happy TV as a yoga exponent Christmas special recorded removed
Vodafone advert all day shoot in Twickenham late 1990/early 2000s
Juke Box Jury as Jury member. 1970s
The Time the place regular audience member in 1996.
Songs of praise twice as alto in 2010.
As part of queen Elizabeth the first's entourage Sep 2011
Poster advertisement campaign:
Marie Curie 1990s
Magazine articles:
Used as model in teenage magazine as 'librarian'
She magazine special article on infertility
Plays:
The house of Bernarda Alba (Small part) 1987


Small one act plays
Little red riding hood Dec 1992
Two one act plays at St John's players 1994
Temptation sordid-virtue rewarded (Arabella) Oct 1998

Old time musicals:
Took part in various roles, singing, dancing, acting in melodrama or sketches.
1990 and 1992 St Elpheges Wallington
1993 New Malden
1994 Merton assembly rooms
1995 New Malden
Other events with which I have had involvement:
Organised a number of theatrical events at libraries in the London Borough of Bromley
World war one commemorative event, using 1 year old son as prop.
Christmas events for local old people's homes.
Childrens' activities when childrens' librarian at Beckenham and when senior librarian at the smaller libraries in the borough

I also work as a portrait model for Adult Education Centres, U3A and other art clubs.


CHARMAINE BOURTON.

3 Bedlow Way
Beddington
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 4QT

D.O.B: 11.7.59

Qualifications:
5 "O Levels"
2 "A" Levels"
Librarianship
European Computer Driving Licence


1975 - 1984 Library assistant.
1984 - 2017 Librarian.


2008 - 2014, 2018 to date Examination invigilator at Greenshaw High School

Until December 2017 I worked as a Librarian in a special needs school where I take drama workshops. It also affords the opportunity to study the children and to incorporate that into my acting.

Additional Skills

I've been told my face is very expressive. I have a good sense of humour and love doing comedy, but I also like really meaty tragic parts, with a few pyschiatric problems as well (in the part I mean!), as I love crying, shouting or screaming in my acting! I'm also good at playing the silent sad type.

Skills

Skin Colour	White
Hair Length	Mid Length
Native accent	English
Accents (North American)	Midwest Farm & Ranch, Southern American
Accents (UK)	Birmingham, Liverpool, Scottish, Standard, Welsh, Standard
Experienced In	Commercials, Modelling, Panto, Radio, Rehearsed Readings
General Singing Skills	Chorus
Driving Licences	Standard
Perform nude?	Only Professionally
DBS checked	Yes (within last 12 months)