24/08/10 » Il Tabarro to return to London
Benet is to direct a revised version of his 2008 production of Puccini's IL TABARRO for a one-off performance at St James' Church, Piccadilly, on November 6th- ten days after the opening of LIFE AFTER at New End.
22/06/10 » Autumn Return to New End with new play
Benet will be returning to New End Theatre - where he directed his first freelance project, A Handful of Rain, in 2002 and has staged several one-offs - to direct Andrew Olins' debut play LIFE AFTER. It opens on October 26th.
14/06/10 » Top Marks for Stratford Dahl Show
After 3 weeks' rehearsal, THE ROALD DAHL PROJECT received warm responses at its performances at the weekend. The cast of 26 students, with whom Benet shaped the material, delivered a terrific piece for the Year Out Drama Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
19/05/10 » Roald Dahl Project revived for Stratford
Benet has been asked to re-work his ROALD DAHL PROJECT for the Year Out Drama Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. He first created the piece, which is now to be expanded, with students at ArtsEd five years ago. Coincidentally, he returns to ArtsEd to do a project next month.
30/04/10 » Benet commissioned to write stage play
Benet has been commissioned to write a play based on the life of a well-known journalist for a planned run next year. He will be working on this into the summer.
26/04/10 » Ben to return to ArtsEd
Ben is delighted to be returning to Arts Educational to direct an in-house second year project based around the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical CAROUSEL. He has worked there twice before but not in several years.
26/03/10 » Benet directs student musical workshops
Benet's staged readings of three new musicals were warmly received last night at Goldsmiths. All three were written by students on the MA in Musical Theatre at the South London college.
