Robyn Charteris

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Robyn began her career writing educational theatre for schools, working with various organisations such as WHO (World Health Organisation) and the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) on numerous awareness campaigns. In 1992 she wrote the first educational play on AIDS in Southern Africa that toured for six years throughout the region.

Robyn is currently working on a screenplay adaptation of the memoir, Let It Go, by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH. The project is in development with Great Point Media and Damian Jones will produce, with Haifaa al-Mansour attached to direct.

For television, Robyn has written on numerous live action drama, pre-school and animation programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, The Jim Henson Company, Channel 5, Initial Kids (Endemol), Carlton TV, Gullane & Hit Entertainment, Granada, SABC, Urban Brew/Disney/ M-Net, and has developed and produced a touring stage production for Mattel Toys.

Currently Working On

  • Robyn is currently co-writing a series of children’s books with BAFTA nominated and Golden Globe winning actor, Idris Elba, called Issi – the series will be published by HarperCollins in the UK, US and Australia