Charlie Toko

Director

Charlie Toko is a freelance director, that has worked as a performer and a practitioner in London schools with young people with Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Theatre includes; Shadows by Tom Wentworth (Six Festival/Bunker Theatre), Ball Bag( William Patterson/Stockwell Playhouse), Replay project, As part of the Young Vic Directors Program 2017.
Assistant: Once in A LifeTime (Young Vic/Borris Karloff Fod.), Mill Hill (Light Box Theatre/ St James Theatre)
Worked in various short films and music video shoots as a 2nd AD. Various roles as a performer such as Godspel and Clockwork Orange.

Credits

Shadows (Six Festival)
Tom Wentworth The Bunker Theatre 2017
Ball Bag William Patterson Stockwell Playhouse 2015

Christmas Charlie Toko St Luke’s 2014

A man in a flat called Peter Frances Bushe Stockwell Playhouse 2012

- Director on the Young Vic’s Fresh Direction: Replay project, As part of the Young Vic Directors Programme. 2017
-JMK Award – Statements After An Arrest Under the Immorality Act - Athol Fugard – Shortlist 2017

Assistant director:
Napoleon Disrobed Told By An IdiotTheatre Royal Plymouth, The Arcola, Birmingham Rep, Stephen Josephs
12.17 – 03.18
Mill Hill LightBox Theatre St James Theatre 8 -15.06.16
Tiata Delights Tiata Fahodzi Almeida Theatre 08.10

- Film/music Videos-
I am Pilot I am Series By Four 8 Stories Short film AD 2nd 2020
Digdat ft. Aitch Ei8th mile Music Video AD 2nd 2020
Steff LonDon Dilemma Music Video AD2nd 2020
Steff LonDon Trap Selina Music Video AD 2nd 2020
Giggs Dark was the case – Blue Story Music Video AD 2nd 2020
Sneakbo ft. Dappy Ooh la la la Music video AD 2nd 2020
I am Joseph I am Series By Four 8 Stories Short film AD 3rd 2019

Training

The Actors Craft - miesner technique
ALRA drama school
The BRIT School for performing arts

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Photography
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - documentary
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Performance Art
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

lingala

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