TV and theatre star, Charlie Brooks, is set to star in the National Theatre’s production The Ocean at the End of the Lane at The Lowry.
The actor joins the three-time Olivier-nominated play as Ursula, with Jasmeen James joining as understudy.
Charlie Brooks’ theatre credits include Beautiful Thing (UK Tour and West End) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Leicester Curve). For TV she is a series regular in BBC’s EastEnders.
She also won ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. Alongside her stage and screen work, Charlie is the founder of iampro, an online drama school and creative hub.
Adapted for stage from Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane follows the story of a man who returns to his childhood home, sparking the magic of memory and naivety.
Gaiman’s work includes that of The Sandman series, Stardust and Coraline. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was the winner of the Book of the Year at the 2013 National Book Awards and has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.
Directed by Camp Siegfried and Eureka Day’s, Katy Rudd, the play is The National Theatre’s largest production since the pandemic, touring for 38 weeks.
Brooks and James join A Certain Term and The Good Scout’s, Daniel Cornish, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’s, Trevor Fox and Emma-Jane Goodwin.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane comes to The Lowry from 12th December – 8th January. For more information, visit The Lowry’s website.
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