James Thiérrée
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James Thiérrée is the writer, director and star of The Junebug Symphony, La Veillée des Abysses and Au Revoir Parapluie (performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(BAM) in 2007 and 2008).
He is the son of Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée and Victoria Chaplin
, the grandson of actor Charlie Chaplin
and the great-grandson of playwright Eugene O'Neill
. He started performing aged 4 in his parents' company, Le Cirque Imaginaire and later Le Cirque Invisible.
His theatre productions have been staged the world over, from Sadlers Wells in London to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
in New York, to rave reviews.
James Thiérrée’s fourth full-length creation, Raoul (a solo theatre piece blending contemporary circus, movement, music and poetry) was co-commissioned by the Barbican Centre
and made its debut in London in October 2009.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....
(BAM) in 2007 and 2008).
He is the son of Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée and Victoria Chaplin
Victoria Chaplin
Victoria Chaplin is an Anglo-American actress, the daughter of actor/comedian Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill Chaplin, and the granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill....
, the grandson of actor Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
and the great-grandson of playwright Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
. He started performing aged 4 in his parents' company, Le Cirque Imaginaire and later Le Cirque Invisible.
His theatre productions have been staged the world over, from Sadlers Wells in London to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....
in New York, to rave reviews.
James Thiérrée’s fourth full-length creation, Raoul (a solo theatre piece blending contemporary circus, movement, music and poetry) was co-commissioned by the Barbican Centre
Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
and made its debut in London in October 2009.