Writer/Composer
Charli Eglinton
Charli is a London based writer (concept, book, music and lyrics) with a current slate of over 12 original musicals.
Her musical 'Saving Mozart' had it’s world premiere this last spring in Austria with Musical Frühling in Gmunden.
Other projects include ‘Wish List’ in development with Global Musicals (producers of ‘SIX’), and music & lyrics for a new stage adaptation of Jean Dominique Bauby’s memoir ‘The Diving Bell and The Butterfly’ in collaboration with Laurence Connor (‘Les Miserables’, ‘Miss Saigon’).
In 2023, she was book-writer for the musical 'Treason', which premiered across the UK and at the London Palladium in the West End.
Previously, her short animations have won multiple international film awards, including at the NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS, and FLORENCE FILM AWARDS.
AWARDS:
8 | Aminated by Charli | Best Short Film and Winner of the 2019 Moving Image Awards.
International winner of the 2020 NMI New voices project.
12 DAYS | Writer | Best Screenplay at the 2020 London Independent Film Festival.
Previous Projects
SAVING MOZART | Music, book, lyrics | MUSICAL FRÜHLING IN GMUNDEN- Stadttheater Gmunden
WISH LIST | Creator
8 | Director / Producer (Other Palace Theatre, as part of the 2019 Tete A Tete Opera Festival and then at the Asylum steampunk Festival)
TREASON | Writer | Dir. Hannah Chissick | UK Tour and London Palladium
ETERNALLY YOURS | Writer (Anime inspired J-Rock musical).
COLOURS | Writer (Original Irish musical).
FALLEN | Writer (a biopic about 17th Century scientist, Robert Hooke and his fatal clash with Isaac Newton).
BOUND | Writer (based on the true story of Doctor James Barry featuring former Celtic Woman star, Alex Sharpe).
EI8HT | Writer (A rewrite of 8, adapting it from an opera to a book musical with a new score, story and characters. In collaboration with Drew & Dane Productions,
Charli presented an industry workshop of EI8HT at London's Other Palace Theatre)
DYSEHEART | Writer (based loosely on Charli's first project ‘Eternally Yours’, a rewrite becoming her 8th musical).
SAVING MOZART | Writer (Charli's 9th musical)
SOUNDTRACKS/CONCEPT ALBUMNS:
BOUND | Featuring former Celtic Woman star, Alex Sharpe.
COLOURS | Starring Irish folk singers Emma Langford and Brian Dunphy.
DYSEHEART | Starring Broadway star, Telly Leung.
SAVING MOZART | featuring West End stars Maiya Quansah-Breed and Rochelle Sherona.