Benjamin Sheen

Theatre Director Dramaturg Circus Director Camera Operator

I'm Ben - 32 year old Australian now living and working in London. I trained as a theatre director and have worked my way through the indie scene in a variety of roles. Some specialities include working with new writing from dramaturgy to production, circus direction and working with live-video in theatre. I also have some additional Lecoq training and teaching/facilitating in this area.

Credits

Steadicam Operator - The Picture of Dorian Gray Directed by Kip Williams, Theatre Royal Haymarket Feb-May 2024
Steadicam Operator - Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Directed by Kip Williams, Perth and Adelaide Festival Tour Jan-March 2023
Embodied Poetics Summer Program in Vilnius, Lithuania - with Norman Taylor and Amy Russell, June 2023
Director - Go/No Go by Natalie Frijia. A circus theatre production for La Mama Melbourne, Sept 2023
Associate Director - Of The Land On Which We Meet, Na Djinang Circus, Oct/Nov 2023
Director - Astonishing Comet Boombox by Vivian Nguyen and Chenturan Aran, Oct 2023
Performance Studies Coordinator - National Institute of Circus Arts (2021-2022)

Training

MFA (Directing) at NIDA Sydney

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Editing
  • Facilitating
  • Music - Can Read
  • Outdoor performance
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Video Design
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development

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