Charlie Dupré Charlie Dupré London Charlie is a spoken word and rap artist known for combining literary influences with a pulsing, characterised delivery. Described by Annexe Magazine as ' a unique brand of poetic wizardry', on the spoken word circuit and at festivals such as Latitude, Secret Garden Party and Soundwave, he has supported the likes of Scroobius Pip and Kate Tempest, and is a four-time Hammer and Tongue national slam finalist. Trained as an actor, Charlie brings a uniquely theatrical and character-driven edge to the craft of spoken word. His first full-length rap-theatre show, 'The Stories of Shakey P' gave Shakespeare stories a riveting contemporary slant by re-imagining the Bard as a playground battle rapper. Commissioned in part by the RSC as a celebration of the outgoing artistic director, Michael Boyd, it debuted at the Edinburgh Festival 2012 to immense acclaim, hailed as ‘the best English lesson you never had!’ by The Scotsman. Since then it has toured festivals and schools, and has had London showings at the Arcola, the Roundhouse, the Tristan Bates Theatre, Trafalgar Transformed as a TrafExtra event, and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. In 2014, his second live theatre show, 'Philosorappers’, re-told the entire history of Philosophy via a kinetic mish-mash of rap, comedy and solo performance, and in 2016 he won the Rising Star award at the Let's All Be Free Film Festival for his Arts Council-funded short film, 'Faustus: Remixed'. His satirical comedy, 'Macblair', about the rise and fall of Tony Blair, premiered in 2017 to sell-out houses and rave reviews. He is currently working on the sequel, 'Boris Rex' which will premiere at the Brighton Fringe 2019. Charlie Dupré’s tracks Dear Reality by Charlie Dupré published on 2020-10-16T09:35:09Z The Soldier's Lament by Charlie Dupré published on 2018-07-23T12:48:30Z Shakey P vs Kit Marlowe by Charlie Dupré published on 2014-09-09T11:11:53Z The Therapy of Richard III by Charlie Dupré published on 2014-03-07T11:49:19Z O.T. by Charlie Dupré published on 2014-03-07T11:38:02Z Faustus by Charlie Dupré published on 2014-03-07T11:24:30Z The Weird Sisters by Charlie Dupré published on 2014-03-07T11:19:22Z Hamlet by Charlie Dupré published on 2014-03-07T11:13:20Z OT - ft. Amie Burns Walker (prod. Polar Snares) by Charlie Dupré published on 2013-12-28T18:31:26Z
