BEN ADAMS

Youth Theatre / Arts Officer & Director

TRAINING: University of Gloucestershire

ABOUT BEN: 

Ben is a graduate from the University of Gloucestershire, with a BA (HONS) degree in Drama. Ben began singing in choirs, being led and trained by Maria Brannelly and Samantha Gorton, performing throughout his school years. Continuing the arts both in and out of his academics, he has been involved in many theatrical productions such as Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, including the title role in Sweeney Todd. Along with his experience on stage Ben also has been involved in Stage Management and Playwriting. Co-writing an adult version of the well-known pantomime Cinderella, writing his own short play “Sometimes Life’s MS” and stage managing many productions for PYT. Within his professional career Ben performs in Theatres and large corporate events for companies like; Code Red Entertainment, CircusMash UK, BA Entertainments, The CP Agency and Valkyrie Events. He has also been a freelance practitioner working with CirusMash UK, Everyman Youth Theatre, Jest a Minute and Class Act Theatrix. Ben continues to perform as a freelance actor and as part of the Top Box Theatre Company and Aim's to show the young people of the Youth Theatre that you can make theatre your career if you love it. 

A SELECTION OF ACTING CREDITS:
Mr Beaver - Narnia (Palace Theatre Redditch)
Cowardly Lion - Wizard of Oz (Palace Theare Redditch)
Sweeney Todd- Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Palace Theatre Redditch)
Piggy - Lord of the Flies (Palace Theatre Redditch)
Reverend Shaw - Footloose (Rhett Theatre)
Killer Queen - We Will Rock You (Rhett Theatre)
Iorek Byrnison - His Dark Materials (Palace Theatre Redditch)
Ensemble - Love and Information (UOG Multimedia Studio)
David - Any Spare Change (UOG Black Box Studio)
Ensemble - Dydd Yr Farn (UOG Main House)
James Snips - Chiggville (The Kings Theatre Gloucester)
Boyet - Shakespeare's Loves Labours Lost (Hailes Abbey Ruins)
Ensemble - Shoulder to Shoulder (Croome D'abitot, Croome Court)
Ensemble - The Gate Keeper (UOG Main House)
Young Husband - Fragmented Love: the Barthes Principle (Cheltenham Playhouse)

SINGING CREDITS:
Contestant - Redditch Has Talent Winner (2017)
Choirs Connected 2019 (concert)
Featured Vocalist - Moster Mash 2020 (Music Video)
Featured Vocalist - Polaroid 2021 (Film)
Guest Vocalist - Hand in Hand 2022 (Variety Show)
Choirs Connected 2022 (Concert)
Host & Guest - Singer Redditch Has Talent 2022 (Theatre)
Voices on Stage 2022 (concert)
Resident Singer for CircusMash UK (on going)
Shrek – UK Shrek Rave / UK and Europe Tour (on going)

 DIRECTORS CREDITS:
Cinderella an Adult Panto (UOG Main House Gloucester)

Sometimes life's MS (UOG Black Box Studio Gloucester)

Annie (Palace Theatre Redditch)

Wizard of Oz (Palace Theatre Redditch)