Ben Cook (Stage Management)

Guildhall Experience 

Audio Describer, Fiddler on the Roof (Dir. Martin Connor), The Cherry Orchard (Dir. Christian Burgess)

Deputy Stage Manager, Opera Double Bill (Dir. Ashley Dean)

Production Manager, Paradise Lost (Dir. Wyn Jones)

Stage Manager, Saved (Dir. John Haidar)

Deputy Stage Manager, Spring Opera Scenes 2017 (Dir. Stephen Medcalf), Fontainebleau tour

Automation Operator and Flyman, The Projects 2017

Stage Manager, Mascherato (Dir. Michael Elderkin)

Assistant Stage Manager, Crazy For You, The Tale of Januarie, August

Professional Experience

Deputy Stage Manager, English National Opera (2018 – present)

Stages Manager, Pride in London (2015 – present)

Stage Manager, Beauty and the Beast, Radlett Centre (Dir. Victoria Ward)

Production Stage Manager, Marine Tavern stage, Brighton Pride 2016 and 2018

Deputy Stage Manager, Pride’s Got Talent finals 2016 and 2017, Charing Cross Theatre

Placement ASM, The Rake’s Progress, Wilton’s Music Hall (Dir. Selina Cadell/Eliza Thompson)

ASM Dep, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Apollo Theatre (Dir. Adam Meggido)

LX Operator Dep, The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre (Dir. Mark Bell)

Followspot Dep, Thriller! Live, Lyric Theatre (Dir. Gary Lloyd)

Casual Stage Crew, Royal Albert Hall and eStage Production

SM Runner, Excalibare, Novello Theatre (Dir. David Grewcock)

Stage Crew, National Student Drama Festival 2014

Freelance LX crew/technician, various venues across London incl. Arcola, Apollo and Park theatres

Work Placements at several West End shows, BBC Music productions and the Royal Opera House

Other Training and Qualifications

IPAF 3a

Emergency First Aid at Work

Grade 8 Piano

A Levels Maths and Music

Skills

Audio description

Score reading

Automation and Counterweight flying

ETC ION programming

QLab

Areas of Interest

Stage Management in musicals, opera and plays, open to all roles incl. depping