“What a sad business, being funny” - Limelight (1952)
For over 100 years, Charlie Chaplin has been the world’s best-loved clown. His brilliant comic creation of...
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Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp
“What a sad business, being funny” - Limelight (1952)
For over 100 years, Charlie Chaplin has been the world’s best-loved clown. His brilliant comic creation of "The Little Tramp" is the first and most recognisable cinematic icon in history. But his remarkable story of stardom and success has a darker side.
Raised in the horrific, grinding poverty of a Victorian slum, Charlie never knew the security of a stable family. Whilst his parents destroyed themselves with disastrous ambition and unshakeable vice, Charlie was thrown at the mercy of the workhouse. Desperate to escape his feral existence on the streets of South London, Charlie became captivated by the shining lights of music hall, and gradually began to see a way out.
Critically-acclaimed Arrows & Traps return with an examination of the relationship between experience and creativity, and invite you to discover how Chaplin spun personal tragedy into universal comedy, in a psychological exploration of one of the world’s most remarkable lives.
This production is being produced with the full endorsement of the Chaplin Estate and the Chaplin Family.
Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp
A booking fee of £1.60 will be added to each ticket.
Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp Access
Access Booking line: 0800 912 6971
Access Performances
- Audio Description None scheduled
- Sign Language Interpreted None scheduled
- Captioned None scheduled
- SUR Titles None scheduled
- Relaxed Performances None scheduled
Lift access from The Broadway.
InfraRed system.
Guide, hearing and other working dogs are welcome but please advise at time of booking if bringing one to Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre.
Wheelchair adapted toilet facility.
Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre Information
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Wheelchair adapted toilet facility and lift access from The Broadway.
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Take the opportunity to tread the boards of the Studio Theatre when you visit our bar, tucked away at the back of the stage.
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Lift access from The Broadway.
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There is no cloakroom available at this venue.
The Broadway
Wimbledon
London
SW19 1QG
5 min walk from Wimbledon Rail, Tube (District Line & Tramlink station). Turn left onto The Broadway. South Wimbledon Tube station (Northern Line) 10min walk
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57, 93, 131,163, 164, 200, 219, 493
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Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre is 9 miles from Heathrow and 16 miles from Gatwick; the A3 gives access to the South Circular and M25
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