CV
Benjamin Mowbray
Producer, Director, Composer & Lyricist
The Bohemians Theatre Company
Artistic Director - 2017 - Present
Training:
BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship, Rose Bruford College 2015 - 2018 1st Class Honours
Thanks to the support of The Gladys Saunders Award (Phoenix Theatre Company, Llanelli) and The Mini Morgan Scholarship (Carmarthenshire County Council).
Skills:
Skills: Full Clean UK Driving Licence, Musical Theatre, Actor Musicianship, Verbatim Theatre (In ear technique), Improvisation, Clowning, Workshop Leader, Directing, Playwriting and Lyricist.
Musical Skills: Piano, Accordion, Melodica, Ukulele, Baritone/Tenor (G2 to G5, belt to Bb4)*, Songwriting and Composing.
Writing:
Part of The Fairytale Trilogy:
Wondertown Book, Music and Lyrics
Second Star: The Peter We Never Knew Book, Music and Lyrics
Currently Working on:
10 Minute Musicals with Leeway Productions - February 2020
A New Musical about Gwen John with Angharad Berrow
Music and Lyrics for No More Miracles with Book by Owain Gunn
Music and Lyrics for A Dystopian Folk Musical inspired by Pinocchio the final part of the Fairytale Trilogy
Directing:
2019, Director, Supernovas for Super Loners, Reading
2018, Director, Sundown Town by Adam Wachter, Mélange, Tristan Bates Theatre
2018, Writer/Director, Wondertown, The Ugly Duck, The Bohemians Theatre Company
2017, Writer/Director, Wondertown R&D, The Bohemians Theatre Company
Infinite Arts - Co-Artistic Director - 2014 - 2017
Producing:
2019, Producer, Pardoned R&D, Sterts Theatre, The Bohemians Theatre Company
2019, Producer, The Wild Swans R&D, The Bohemians Theatre Company
2018, Co-Producer, Say My Name: The Unauthorised 'Breaking Bad' Musical Parody, Theatre N16
2018, Producer, The Uprising Cabaret, The Curchill Theatre Bromley, The Bohemians Theatre Company
2018, Co-Producer, Wondertown, The Ugly Duck, The Bohemians Theatre Company
2018, Producer, Pardoned, The Other Palace,The Bohemians Theatre Company
2015, Producer, Second Star: The Peter We Never Knew, Infinite Arts
Acting:
Theatre:
2019-2020, Dog/Musician, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Birmingham Town Hall, Kenny Wax Family Entertainment, Sally Cookson and Marc Parrett
2018-2019, ASM/Understudy, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, UK and International Tour, Kenny Wax Family Entertainment, Sally Cookson and Marc Parrett
2018, Germany and Ensemble, Oh What a Lovely War, Llanelli Stage Company, Christopher J Rees
Theatre Whilst Training:
2018, Leon Czolgosz, Assassins, Rose Bruford, Laura Keefe
2017, Organ Grinder/Tosia/Ensemble, The Mandate, Rose Bruford, Annie Fitzmaurice
2017, Salerio, The Merchant of Venice, Rose Bruford, Adjoa Andoh
2017, Rogger/Ensemble, Whistle While You Work, Queens Theatre Hornchurch/Rose Bruford, Rosalind Philips
2016, Monsieur Pappilon, Rhinoceros, Rose Bruford, David Zoob
2016, Vershinnin, Three Sisters, Rose Bruford, Alison Mackinnon
2016, Narrator, Hearing Things R&D, Playing On Theatre/Rose Bruford, Jim Pope
Llanelli Youth Theatre:
2015, Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Llanelli Youth Theatre, Christopher J Rees
2015, The Edelweis Pirates by Ayub Kahn Dinn, Llanelli Youth Theatre at Sherman Cymru, Christopher J Rees
2014, Doody, Grease, Llanelli Youth Theatre, Christopher J Rees
2014, Heritage by Daffydd James, Llanelli Youth Theatre at Sherman Cymru, Christopher J Rees
2013, Tomorrow I'll Be Happy by Jonathan Harvey, Llanelli Youth Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre, Christopher J Rees
2012, Alice By Heart by Duncan Sheik and Steven Later, Llanelli Youth Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre, Christopher J Rees
2011, Frank and Ferdinand by Samuel Adamson, Llanelli Youth Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre, Christopher J Rees
Film/TV:
2012, Gwyn, Buddha Boy, BBC Wales/It’s My Shout, Sarah Bickerton