Charon Williams-Ros

Charon Williams-Ros is a writer, teacher and multi-award-winning actor

Biography

She has a BA degree in Language and Literature from the University of South Africa,

Now lives in England, at Hamble-le-Rice.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She established the Williams-Ros voice-training studios in 1992, where she trained a host of talented singers. Later, she formed the Williams-Ros Agency to promote them. When the talent exceeded the available work, she began to write and direct musical revues to showcase that talent.

In 2011, Charon returned to performing and spent the next seven years touring South Africa, winning several musical theatre awards including the Mercury DTA for her portrayal of "Mrs Lovett" in Sweeney Todd; a Fleur du Cap Award for the role of "Fraulein Schneider" in Cabaret and a Naledi Award for the role of "Miss Hannigan" in Annie.

As a founding member of The Young Performers Project in January 2001, she has maintained her involvement in a variety of roles: writer, vocal director and director. She wrote the screenplay for the 2021 20th anniversary film.

As an author she has in fact written over 50 musical revues and musical events, on occasion combining forces with several other theatre professionals. Among the works she created have been Curtain Up (2001/2017),

In 2018 she devised the Williams-Ros Foundation Music Course and wrote the popular Howard & Thandi Performing Arts book series[1] for children. She also created a guide for amateur theatre enthusiasts called Curtain Up!.

Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charon-williams-ros-3a62432b/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://books.williams-ros.com/howard-and-thandi/howard-and-thandi-dance

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