Charlie Josephine
Charlie Josephine is acclaimed actor, writer and director. Currently under commission at Headlong Theatre, Fuel Theatre and Leeds Playhouse. Charlie is also preparing to co-direct As You Like It, and play Orlando, at the Globe this summer. Their latest play, Pinocchio, enjoyed a smash hit run at The Globe: “One of the best family shows around”- The Telegraph. “Blissful silliness and boisterous humour”-The Guardian. Pinocchio has just been announced as returning to The Globe’s winter season for 2026.
Recent works includes Flies (Shoreditch Town Hall), Birds and Bees (Sheffield Crucible) and One of Them Ones (Pentabus). In September 2024, their play Cowbois, which Charlie also co-directed, opened to great acclaim at the Royal Shakespeare Company: “Dazzling”-Timeout. “A sweltering blast of joy”-Independent . Cowbois then successfully transferred to London’s Royal Court theatre in 2025 enjoying a sold out run. In September 2022, their play I, Joan opened to great acclaim at Shakespeare’s Globe: “A gender-fluid revolutionary for our times.” – The Times. “A politically charged sensation.” – The Guardian.
Amongst Charlie’s previous work, Bitch Boxer won the Soho Theatre Young Writers Award 2012, the Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season 2012, the Holden Street Theatre’s Award 2013, and the Adelaide Fringe Award 2014. Charlie’s play BLUSH enjoyed a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it picked up The Stage Edinburgh Award 2016, before touring nationally. Their play POPS enjoyed a successful run at the Edinburgh Festival 2019 and then High Tide Festival. Charlie spent 2019 as a member of the Old Vic 12, and also wrote new play Moon Licks for Paines Plough and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which was performed at The Yard in June 2022.
For screen work, Charlie won the inaugural BBC Screenplay First Award, and in March 2017 was named on the BBC New Talent Hotlist. They recently developed Cowbois into a screenplay with The BFI and Trans+OnScreen’s development lab The Darkroom.
Charlie is an Associate Artist at The Globe and The NSDF.