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Ben Harrison

 

Ben is delighted to be touring once again with Black Eyed Theatre's production of Oh! What A Lovely War. This will be Ben's forth tour with the company, having previously toured of Oh! What A Lovely War, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, and most recently Alfie.

 

Ben grew up in Cardiff, regularly attending the Sherman Youth Theatre, and performing regularly in school and summer school productions. This was highlighted when he played Benvolio in Sharman MacDonald's After Juliet at the National Theatre, when his school won the National Connections competition.

 

Graduating in Drama in 2004 from Exeter University, Ben made his acting debut in The Selfish Giant (Sherman Theatre Company); Since that time he has worked on many shows with various companies including: Pandora’s Box (Mac Productions); The Tiler of Gloucester (Fairgame); Shadow Play (Travelling Light Theatre Co.); Aladdin, The Wok n Woll Panto (Stafford Gatehouse), The Mowgli Stories and James and The Giant Peach  (Illyria Outdoor Theatre Company) and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! (Kenny Wax Productions)

 

Primarily, Ben is an actor and musician, playing guitar, drums, piano, accordion and percussion and he is currently fronting the band Keeping Jess Company. He has recorded with various bands and projects including playing with The Lasting Days and singing on the We're Going on a Bear Hunt soundtrack CD.

 

Ben has also made his debut as a writer. His play for children Finding Alice (performed by a single leaf theatre co.) received great reviews at Edinburgh Festival in 2008, and has just completed it's second tour. Ben also composed the music for the production.