Darren Charles
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2004 |
A level Contemporary Dance, Fine Art, Graphic Design
Film |
John Ruskin College |
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2003 |
IDTA Tap & Ballet, ISTD Modern Advanced
Film |
South London Dance Studios |
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2007 |
Graduate Three Year Performance Degree in Theatre
Film |
The Urdang Academy |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2007 | Musical Theatre | Urdang |
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About me
About meDarren began performing at the age of 5 in Dulwich at local Theatre shows and Carnival competitions at The Notting Hill Carnival. Ten years later while doing his A levels he decided to pick up where he left off and trained at South London Dance Studio under Zoe Dawson. He later gained a scholarship for vocational training at The Urdang Academy where he trained extensively in acting, singing and dance.
Darren graduated in 2007 with honours and went straight into his first show Carmen Jones at The Royal Festival Hall accompanied by The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since then he has played lead roles both on the West End and on World Tours, in shows such as Five Guys Named Moe, The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas, The Screams Of Kitty Genovese, A Harlem Dream, Sister Act, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the first all black cast of Guys & Dolls in the UK
He is also Creator and Producer of The Rat Pack Burlesque Show a founding member of UK Hip Hop Dance company BirdGang. He has performed in commercials, music videos, studio recordings, Bollywood films, short films, Musicals, plays and events such as The London Olympic Opening Ceremony 2012 & The National Theatre’s 50th Anniversary of Black Theatre and can currently be seen performing around the UK as Saucy Davis Jr in An Evening Of Burlesque UK tour and in the immersive Murder Mystery "Dead On Time" onboard the luxurious Belmond British Pullman train.
Additional skills:
Wood Work, Agriculture, Graphic Design, Tennis, Directing and Producing Live Events
Additional information:
You can find out more about Darren Charles and his projects at
www.darrencharles.co.uk or www.theratpackburlesqueshow.com
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Years in industry | 6+ years |
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Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK), IDTA, ISTD, RAD |
Musical Style | A capella, Ballet, Big band, Blues, Cabaret, Calypso, Classical, Cool jazz, Funk, Gospel, Hip hop, Indie, Jazz, Pop, R n B, Reggae, Rock, Soul |