Dr James Martin Charlton
| Name | Dr James Martin Charlton |
|---|---|
| Job title | Interim Academic Dean Faculty of Arts & Creative Industries |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | ACI Faculty Leadership |
| Email address | J.Charlton@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9066-4705 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography Dr. James Martin Charlton is a scriptwriter, theatre director, and academic exploring the rich interplay between dramatic works and faith. Specialising in writing and directing for both stage and screen, Dr. Charlton seeks to bridge contemporary drama with spiritual consciousness. With over 20 plays to his name, many produced or workshopped by renowned UK theatre companies, Dr. Charlton's extensive experience extends to directing and producing works by other contemporary playwrights with diverse theatrical voices. He has penned several short film scripts, four of which have been produced, and has developed numerous feature film screenplays. His comprehensive knowledge of both stage and screenwriting equips students with versatile skills applicable to various storytelling mediums. Since the mid-1980s, Dr. Charlton has been pioneering ways to infuse contemporary drama with spiritual consciousness, particularly rooted in a Christian anarchist tradition. His approach aims to create Visionary Drama that resonates with modern audiences while reflecting eternal truths,. For him, drama is a profound spiritual practice. Currently serving as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries at Middlesex University, Dr. Charlton has taught scriptwriting at both undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research doctoral levels. His academic contributions include writings on contemporary drama, his own creative practices, and the intersection of drama with new technologies.
Teaching Currently supervising PGR doctorates in the areas of scriptwriting practice and creative practice with spiritual themes.
Employment
Interim Academic Dean
Middlesex University
23 May 2022
Head of Department, Media
Middlesex University
04 Jun 2015
22 Mar 2022
Principle Lecturer / Associate Professor in Scriptwriting
Middlesex University
10 Jul 2011
Education and qualifications
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Prizes and Awards
External activities
Research outputs
Talbot Rothwell's vision of history
Charlton, J. 2024. Talbot Rothwell's vision of history. Carry On Conferencing: Carry On and/as history. University of Warwick, UK 30 - 30 May 2024The Pilgrim’s Progress
Charlton, J. 2024. The Pilgrim’s Progress. Rickmansworth, UK TSL Publications.Divine Vision: William Blake in Felpham
Charlton, J. 2023. Divine Vision: William Blake in Felpham. London, UK TSL Publications.Farms, libraries and adventure playground spaces for Orwell, Hardie, Carroll and Fry: James Martin Charlton's site-responsive productions of James Kenworth's plays in Newham
Charlton, J. 2023. Farms, libraries and adventure playground spaces for Orwell, Hardie, Carroll and Fry: James Martin Charlton's site-responsive productions of James Kenworth's plays in Newham. Performing Space 2023 - Argolida. Nafplio, Greece 07 - 09 Jul 2023Writing visionary drama: an anarcho-Christian approach to the contemporary British play through four theatre texts by James Martin Charlton: The World & his Wife, Coming Up, ecstasy + GRACE, Coward
Charlton, J. 2021. Writing visionary drama: an anarcho-Christian approach to the contemporary British play through four theatre texts by James Martin Charlton: The World & his Wife, Coming Up, ecstasy + GRACE, Coward. PhD thesis Middlesex University Arts and Creative IndustriesElizabeth Fry: 'The Angel of Prisons'
Kenworth, J. and Charlton, J. 2022. Elizabeth Fry: 'The Angel of Prisons'. Canning Town, London E16 1GY 22 - 27 Aug 2022Building a text for actors and AR (Backpages 32.1)
Charlton, J., Cottis, D. and Moar, M. 2022. Building a text for actors and AR (Backpages 32.1). Contemporary Theatre Review. 32 (1), pp. 112-115. https://doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2022.2009659Protomartyr reading
Charlton, J. 2022. Protomartyr reading.Fellow Creature 360 annotated
Moar, M. and Charlton, J. 2020. Fellow Creature 360 annotated.Reformation
Charlton, J. 2019. Reformation. Portsmouth Playdead Press.Reformation
Charlton, J. 2019. Reformation. Kennington, London 25 Jun - 13 Jul 2019VR and the dramatic theatre: are they fellow creatures?
Charlton, J. and Moar, M. 2018. VR and the dramatic theatre: are they fellow creatures? International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. 14 (2), pp. 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2018.1511137Fellow Creature 360°
Moar, M. and Charlton, J. 2017. Fellow Creature 360°.Fellow Creatures360° project
Moar, M. and Charlton, J. 2017. Fellow Creatures360° project.The Theatrum Mundi and Everyman/Everywoman: traditionalist dramaturgical devices in the contemporary stage Poetics of the author, James Martin Charlton
Charlton, J. 2017. The Theatrum Mundi and Everyman/Everywoman: traditionalist dramaturgical devices in the contemporary stage Poetics of the author, James Martin Charlton. 3rd International Conference in Creative Writing (University of Western Macedonia). Corfu, Greece 06 - 08 Oct 2017 pp. 1226-1230If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing on public television – Joe Orton’s plays on television
Charlton, J. 2014. If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing on public television – Joe Orton’s plays on television. Theatre and Television: Adaptation, Production, Performance. Alexandra Palace 19 - 20 Feb 2015Telling and retelling the tale. adapting the murder ballad ‘Duncan and Brady’ for the stage as past and future visions of a folk crime
Charlton, J. 2016. Telling and retelling the tale. adapting the murder ballad ‘Duncan and Brady’ for the stage as past and future visions of a folk crime. Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research. 2.A desire for immersion: the panorama to the Oculus Rift
Charlton, J. and Moar, M. 2015. A desire for immersion: the panorama to the Oculus Rift. 24th International Panorama Conference 2015. Namur, Belgium 09 - 12 Sep 2015 IPC.Adapting The Pilgrim's Progress for the stage (2)
Charlton, J. 2015. Adapting The Pilgrim's Progress for the stage (2). The Recorder. 21, pp. 20-22.Been on the job too long
Charlton, J. 2015. Been on the job too long. Theatre N16, Stoke Newington, London, UK 26 - 27 May 2015Fat souls (plays volume one)
Charlton, J. 2015. Fat souls (plays volume one). London Playdead Press.Folk Song Stories as Structural Paradigms
Gibb, L. and Charlton, J. 2014. Folk Song Stories as Structural Paradigms. NAWE Conference 2014. Bristol, UK 14 - 16 Nov 2014Revolution Farm
Charlton, J. and Kenworth, J. 2014. Revolution Farm. Newham City Farm 19 - 24 Aug 2014The Newham Plays: contextualising localist, site-responsive, new writing and its roots in a community’s history, culture and people (2014-2019)
Kenworth, J. and Charlton, J. 2014. The Newham Plays: contextualising localist, site-responsive, new writing and its roots in a community’s history, culture and people (2014-2019). Middlesex University Research Repository.Been on the job too long: past and present visions of a folk crime
Charlton, J. 2014. Been on the job too long: past and present visions of a folk crime. Stage the Future: The First International Conference of Science Fiction Theatre. Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, TW20 0EX, UK 26 - 27 Apr 2014Revolution Farm - The Film
Kenworth, J. and Charlton, J. 2014. Revolution Farm - The Film. Newham, London, UKCoward: a speculative play about the life of Noël Coward
Charlton, J. 2013. Coward: a speculative play about the life of Noël Coward. London Playdead Press.The anti-didactic hypothesis
Charlton, J. 2013. The anti-didactic hypothesis. Great Writing 2013. Imperial College London 29 - 30 Jun 2013Battis boy
Charlton, J. 2013. Battis boy. Arcola Theatre 01 Dec 2013Coward
Charlton, J. 2012. Coward. The Met, Bury 02 Jun 2012Academic
Charlton, J. 2011. Academic.What shall we do with the drunken sailor
Ward, C. and Charlton, J. 2011. What shall we do with the drunken sailor.Fellow creature
Charlton, J. 2009. Fellow creature. Arcola Theatre, London 18 Oct 2009Teaching screenwriting.
Charlton, J. 2009. Teaching screenwriting. Writing in education.Apeth
Charlton, J. 2007. Apeth.Whose journey is this? A radical approach to the question of the 'journey' taken in scripts.
Charlton, J. 2007. Whose journey is this? A radical approach to the question of the 'journey' taken in scripts. in: Butt, M. (ed.) Story: the heart of the matter. London Greenwich Exchange. pp. 111-123Best shot.
Kelleher, A., Charlton, J. and Thorn, M. 2006. Best shot.2453
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