Charlotte Everest

I am an Associate Artist of Kristine Landon-Smith.

In 2019, I launched theatre company Mrs C’s Collective with co-founder and long-term collaborators Francis Grin and Jennie Eggleton. In 2020, Mrs C's Collective became Associate Company at The Space Theatre. In 2018, I completed the role of Director in Residence at Braeburn Theatre, Nairobi.

My artistic voice is led by curiosity, with unique collaborations being a vehicle for that: from relocating to Nairobi for my debut in pantomime, working bilingually with intercultural practitioners, training in headphone verbatim, to collaborating with rappers to adapt monologues. I practise complicité, clowning and often create through movement.

My directing career began in Leeds, directing Churchill’s Love and Information (Banham Theatre). I then began to expand my style, completing a sold-out run of an immersive and site-specific performance of Peter Nichols’ Passion Play.

Since launching my career in Leeds, I have committed my time to working independently and with local councils, collaborating with many detached communities, involving schools and charities to create culturally relevant projects, inspired and directly affected by real people. These projects resulted in devised, immersive and site-specific performances, unpicking the history and identity of the site and the communities involved.

I completed an MA at Mountview in Theatre Directing and I dedicated time into developing my intercultural and international practice with Tamasha Theatre’s co-founder Kristine Landon-Smith. Since, I have frequently worked as Kristine’s assistant on productions, as well as researcher for a spectrum of projects: exploring communities and their intricacies from 1950’s Jazz musicians, Extinction Rebellion, to American female soccer teams.

Currently, I am assistant director to Kristine on a film project in India. I am undertaking a course in Cinematography.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Dream School by Francis Grin, The Space, 2021 (in development supported by The Space)

DIRECTOR, Welcome to Mine by Francis Grin, Milton Keynes Theatre, 1-night, 2022 (in process)

DIRECTOR, 147 Asylum by Sara Sioufi, Southwark Playhouse, 1-night, 2022

DIRECTOR, As She Likes It by Chloe Wade, R&D with The Duke’s Theatre, 2-weeks, 2021

DIRECTOR, Labyrinth Diet by Laura Horton, the Space, 1-week, 2021

DIRECTOR, That Was All by Francis Grin, The Space, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR, In The Mouth of The River by Louise Breckons-Richards, The Space, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR, Progress by Annie Fox, The Space, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR, Winded by Amy Le Rossignol, Mountview, 2 nights, 2019

DIRECTOR Nuns by Robert Luxford, Tristan Bates, 3 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR, That Was All by Francis Grin, The OSO Arts Centre, 3 nights, 2019

DIRECTOR, Winded by Amy Le Rossignol, Backstage Theatre (Mountview), 2 nights, 2019

DIRECTOR, Beauty and the Beast by Alan Frayn, Braeburn Theatre, Nairobi, 2 weeks, 2018

DIRECTOR, Blackout by Davey Anderson, Braeburn Little Theatre, Nairobi, 1 week, 2018

CO-DIRECTOR, Birth Right by Amy Ewbank (co-director), Calder Theatre, London, 1 week, 2018

DIRECTOR, That Was All by Francis Grin, Theatre 503, London, 2 nights, 2018

DIRECTOR, Flash by Francis Grin, Karamel Club, London, 4 nights, 2018

DIRECTOR, Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon, Mountview, London, 1 night, 2018

DIRECTOR, The Waiting Room, immersive-environmental piece, Stage@Leeds, Leeds, 1 week, 2017

DIRECTOR, Passion Play by Peter Nichols, immersive and site-specific (2-bedroom house), Leeds, 10 nights, 2016

DIRECTOR, Love and Information by Caryl Churchill, Banham Theatre, Leeds, 4 nights, 2016



ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Naukara (Film), dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, India, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Summer Rolls Tour by Tuyen Do, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, Bristol Old Vic, London, 1 week, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Summer Rolls by Tuyen Do, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, Park Theatre, London, 4 weeks, 2019

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, RADA, London, 1 week, 2019

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, The Connection by Jack Gelber, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, Birmingham Conservatoire, 1 week, 2019

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, Drama Studio London/Bunker Theatre, London, 1 week, 2019

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, National Youth Theatre, Research Assistant, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, London, 3 weeks, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, dir. Topher Campbell, Karamel Club, London, 1 week, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Broken by Matthew Lyon, dir. Kennedy Bloomer, The Old Red Lion , London, 4 weeks, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold Wesker, dir. Carol Harvey, Mountview, London, 2 nights, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Lobster by Lucy Foster, dir. Kayla Feldman, Theatre 503, London, 2 weeks, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Welcome to Thebes by Moira Buffini, dir. Kristine Landon-Smith, Mountview, London, 2 nights, 2017

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Boys by Ella Hickson, dir. Chloe Beddoes, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 4 weeks, 2016


DRAMATURG for Living Latino, in association with Big Boots Theatre/METRO, The King’s Head, 1 week, 2018

DEVISER/WORKSHOP LEAD for Living Latino as part of Queer Month, The King’s Head, London, 1 week, 2018

WORKSHOP LEAD, Drama Studio London, on “Devising through the body” workshop, London, 1 day, 2019

Training

MA in Theatre Directing, Mountview
BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance, University of Leeds
DipLCM Musical Theatre, London College of Music