Ben Lewis (writer)

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Ben Lewis is a writer for theatre, radio and television, theatre director and performer, who trained at LAMDA.

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He co-created and directed My Name Is Sue [1] [2] (Soho Theatre/touring, Total Theatre Award 2009 [3] ) and The Village Social [4] (2011) with Dafydd James. Ben has also written two plays for BBC Radio 4: Blue Sky Thinking [5] (9 September 2008) and Tiny [6] (17 September 2010).

He is co-Artistic Director of Inspector Sands, and co-created its shows, If That's All There Is [7] (Edinburgh International Festival Fringe Award 2009 [8] ) and Hysteria (Total Theatre Award 2006), [9] which have toured extensively in the UK and to countries including the USA, China, Russia, Germany, Romania, Armenia, and most recently to Brits Off Broadway 2010. The company is currently developing its third show, Mass Observation (working title) with support from the Southbank Centre, the National Theatre Studio and the Almeida. [10] [11] [12]

Performances as an actor

Theatre

DateTitleRoleDirectorTheatre CompanyAwards
5 December 2006 – 13 January 2007 Pinocchio Lu Kemp Royal Theatre, Northampton
18 August 2009 – 30 August 2009 If That's All There Is Lu Kemp Inspector Sands Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Festival Fringe Award 2009 [8]

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
17 October 2006 Cats and Monkeys [13] Xavier Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2 April 2007 – 6 April 2007 Captain Starlight's Apprentice [14] Jack, Doctor & Officer Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
4 September 2007 The Architects [15] Alan & Policeman Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
7 August 2008 Left at Marrakech [16] Stickley Fiona McAlpine BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
9 September 2008 Blue Sky Thinking [5] Dave Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
7 March 2009 The Meek [17] Francis & Soldier 1 Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 3 The Wire
9 February 2011 The Continuity Man [18] Oliver Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

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References

  1. ↑ Theatre review: My Name Is Sue, The Scotsman , 23 August 2009
  2. ↑ My Name Is Sue Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Review by Gerald Berkowitz, The Stage , 24 August 2009
  3. ↑ Total Theatre Award for Music and Theatre 2009
  4. ↑ This week's new theatre and dance: The Village Social, Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 15 October 2011
  5. 1 2 BBC – Afternoon Play – Blue Sky Thinking
  6. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Tiny
  7. ↑ If That’s All There Is, Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 19 August 2009
  8. 1 2 Edinburgh Festival makes three fringe awards, STV/Reuters, 31 August 2009
  9. ↑ Total Theatre Award 2006
  10. ↑ CurtisBrown profile of Ben Lewis
  11. ↑ Inspector Sands profile of Ben Lewis Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ National Theatre of Wales – The Village Social – Created by Dafydd James and Ben Lewis
  13. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Cats and Monkeys
  14. ↑ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – Captain Starlight's Apprentice
  15. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – The Architects
  16. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Left at Marrakech
  17. ↑ BBC – The Wire – The Meek
  18. ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – The Continuity Man
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