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Chris James Thorpe (b. 6th September 1974 in Leigh, Greater Manchester) is an English playwright, performer and musician.

Theatre
Thorpe is a founding member of Unlimited Theatre – who have devised, written, produced and performed experimental theatre since graduating. Their honours include two Edinburgh Fringe firsts for ‘Static’ and ‘Neutrino’, and shows that have been toured worldwide.

An Air Cadet in his youth, Thorpe is a keen pilot. Much of his work documents his interest in aviation, physics and minutiae.

Chris Thorpes notable theatre work includes Presumption (2007), Parts for machines that do things (2008) , Neutrino (2001) and Static (2000)

Chis has enjoyed mixed critical acclaim from the LA Times describing Static as : "Achingly vital and a must see event - LA Times " to FEST magazine describing 'Safety' at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh 2002, in which he played one of the characters, Sean: "the over earnest Sean could have been more challengingly portrayed than as the stereotypical Northern nob-end"

Music
A flexible musician, Thorpe is a member of folk act Little Neemo, noise trio Pig Village  and Moss Side’s Panfire Steel Band.

Radio plays

 * Radiohead (2008)
 * Reunion (2006)
 * Static (2001)