Charlie Josephine is an actor, writer and director. They’re committed to creating stories that centre working-class queer women and trans people.

Charlie wrote the smash-hit new musical Pinocchio with Jim Fortune which will return to The Globe this winter. Their play Cowbois, which Charlie also co-directed with Sean Holmes, enjoyed a successful run at The RSC and the Royal Court in 2024. In 2022, their play I, Joan opened to great acclaim at Shakespeare’s Globe.

Other work includes Orchestra for National Theatre Connections; Flies for Boundless Theatre; Massive for Audible, One of Them Ones for Pentabus; Birds and Bees for Theatre Centre; Bitch Boxer and Blush at Soho Theatre and on tour.

They have published numerous plays and books for theatre, including Monologues For Others, to help actors outside of the mainstream find audition pieces that fit their voice.

They are an Associate Artist at The Globe and at the NSDF.