Draft:Ben Eagle

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Ben Eagle (born 5 August 1983) is an actor and singer born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England[1].

Early Life[edit]

Ben Eagle was educated in Bradford at Queensbury School. He later went on to study at Bradford College, studying Acting, English Literature and Theatre Studies.[2]

Eagle worked at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television and the Alhambra Theatre[2]

He co-founded the Bradford-based Paper Zoo Theatre Company and appeared in over 50 theatre productions before training as a professional[3]

1984 and John Hurt[edit]

In 2009 Paper Zoo Theatre Company was commissioned by the National Media Museum to stage a production of George Orwell's 1984 in the Pictureville Cinema to mark the novel's 60th Anniversary[4]. Actor John Hurt played the part of on-screen Big Brother[5] in the production, which later toured to Wakefield, Sale and Derby[6]. The following year, Hurt appeared as a guest at the Bradford International Film Festival where Eagle presented him with the Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award[7].

Eagle and Hurt formed a friendship and when Eagle was offered a place at the Central School of Speech & Drama in 2011, Hurt paid his drama school fees[8].

Acting Career[edit]

In 2011, Eagle accepted a place at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. He graduated in 2014 with the Lilian Baylis Award for Excellence[9].

His theatre work includes playing Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the world premiere of The Eighth Wonder of the World (2015) directed by Martin Parr and written by Nick Harrison; This Was The World And I Was King[10] (2016) at the Arts Theatre, West End; Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor[11] and Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing[12] for Merely Theatre; touring the USA twice for Actors From the London Stage playing Escalus in Measure For Measure[13] (2017) and Claudius / Ghost in Hamlet[14] (2018); Martin Massie in Alan Ayckbourn's Neighbourhood Watch[15] at the Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage (2018); Bailiff Edwards in V For Victory: A Wartime Musical[16] at the Stockwell Playhouse (2018), originating the role of Dick Holland in the New Diorama production of The Incident Room[17] directed by David Byrne, written by Byrne and Olivia Hirst; one of the original Mr. Sparlings in the Birmingham Stage Company production of Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames[18]; PC Plank in the 2022/23 UK Tour of David Walliams' Demon Dentist[19] directed by Neal Foster.

In 2020 Eagle portrayed Jim Parker, Telegraph & Argus Journalist in Kay Mellor's The Syndicate (Series 4)[20].

Pantomime[edit]

In 2015 Eagle played Friar Tuck in Robin Hood[21] at The Theatre Chipping Norton, later reprising the role for writer/director Ben Crocker at The Roses, Tewkesbury in 2016. Eagle then became the regular pantomime "Dame" at The Roses in Sleeping Beauty[22] (2017), Dick Whittington[23] (2018), Aladdin[24] (2019) and King Arthur the Panto![25] (2021). In 2023 Eagle appeared as Dame Cherie Trifle in Beauty and the Beast[26] for Doncaster's CAST theatre.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ben Eagle | Actor, Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. ^ a b "175 Heroes at Bradford College". 175heroes.bradfordcollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ^ "Musical will be the final act for Ben Eagle". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ emma_culturevulture (2009-05-27). "It would Hurt to miss this one off live production at the National Media Museum". the CULTURE VULTURE. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ 1984 (Video 2009) - Trivia - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-04-23 – via www.imdb.com.
  6. ^ "Double dose of the Zoo". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  7. ^ Says, Kkessler833 (2014-03-26). "Memories of BIFF part 2: John Hurt—'Wonderful that it's the 20th BIFF'". National Science and Media Museum blog. Retrieved 2024-04-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ INTERVAL CONVERSATIONS: Episode #29 - Professional Theatre (Ben Eagle). Retrieved 2024-04-23 – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ "Credits". Ben Eagle. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  10. ^ "This Was The World and I Was King". Ben Eagle. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  11. ^ "The Merry Wives of Windsor (Merely Theatre)". Mind the blog. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  12. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing". Ben Eagle. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  13. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre (2017-10-06). "Measure for Measure (AFTLS Fall 2017)". Shakespeare at Notre Dame. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  14. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre (2018-09-14). "Hamlet (AFTLS Fall 2018)". Shakespeare at Notre Dame. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  15. ^ Devonport, Matthew (2018-04-26). "There will be plenty of drama when this theatre hosts an Alan Ayckbourn comedy". Herts Live. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  16. ^ "Now You Know Productions". Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  17. ^ "The Incident Room | Whats On | New Diorama". newdiorama.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  18. ^ "London Theatre Reviews And Actor Interviews From The West End". www.londontheatrereviews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  19. ^ "Demon Dentist | Productions | Birmingham Stage Company". www.birminghamstage.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  20. ^ The Syndicate (Drama, Mystery), Lorraine Bruce, Katherine Rose Morley, Kieran Urquhart, Rollem Productions, 2013-03-19, retrieved 2024-04-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ^ "Review: Robin Hood @ The Theatre, Chipping Norton". The Northern Echo. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  22. ^ "Sleeping Beauty at the Roses Theatre Review | Pinkoddy's Blog". 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  23. ^ "Dick Whittington Panto Roses Theatre Tewkesbury | Pinkoddy's Blog". 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  24. ^ pinkoddy (2019-12-11). "Aladdin at The Roses Theatre Tewkesbury Review". Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  25. ^ "REVIEW: King Arthur: The Panto at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury". www.glos.info. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  26. ^ www.castindoncaster.com https://www.castindoncaster.com/about/latest-news/announcing-the-cast-for-beauty-and-the-beast-2023/#:~:text=Playing%20our%20extravagant,%20commanding%20and,Central%20School%20of%20Speech%20&%20Drama. Retrieved 2024-04-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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