Capturing the beauty of theatre
Theatre isn’t just seen - it’s felt. I capture those fleeting, electric moments before they vanish.
Charlie Kirkpatrick trained as an actor at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire before picking up the camera in 2018. Now, through Kirkpatrick Photography, he combines an insider’s understanding of performance with a photographer’s eye for the raw, the dramatic, and the sublime.
When documenting a play, Charlie doesn’t just capture scenes—he anticipates them, turning split-second gestures into timeless visuals for theatres like Wise Children and York Theatre Royal.
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We always feel confident that Charlie will deliver a really excellent end product which will help us promote our shows – he has great attention to detail, is creative with his approach, takes time to fully understand our brief and turnaround content (and implement amends) quickly.
— Amy Goodman, Marketing, York Theatre Royal