• Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS plays the Music Box Theatre, NY
  • Ti Green designs RICHARD III for RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford
  • See BELONG by Bola Agbaje at the Royal Court Upstairs
  • Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at Theatre Royal Haymarket
  • Lloyd Wood serves as Associate Director on SWEENEY TODD at Adelphi
  • Buy THE IMMORTAL DINNER by Penelope Hughes-Hallett
  • IN THE VAN by Clare Bayley on BBC Radio 4 at 10:45am and 7:45pm
  • Kate Saxon directs THE REAL THING for English Touring Theatre
  • Naomi Dawson designs KING JOHN for RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford
  • Gregory Clarke designs sound for MISTERMAN at the National Theatre
  • Neil Austin lights EVITA on Broadway
  • Jonathan Kent directs SWEENEY TODD at the Adelphi Theatre
  • Fin Walker choreographs THE TEMPEST at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • David Mercatali directs UK Tour of TENDER NAPALM
  • CHARLOTTE STREET by Danny Wallace is in bookshops now

Client details

Benjamin Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Writer / Performer

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Agent
Hannah Begbie
Associate Agent: Kitty Laing
klaing@unitedagents.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 3214 0915
About

Ben is a member of critically acclaimed sketch group, IDIOTS OF ANTS, who were nominated for the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award.

They performed their new show at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe which ran at the Pleasance throughout August to sell out crowds and rave reviews: http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/idiots-of-ants

The Ants will be performing at the 2012 Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals this Spring, as well as touring in New Zealand and they will be appearing on the new BBC Radio 4 sketch series SKETCHORAMA (alongside Lady Garden) which will go out in June.

 

 
Television
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
THE WALLNeil WebsterZeppotron/BBC 3
DICK AND DOM'S FUNNY BUSINESS.Dez McCarthyCBBC
THE EDINBURGH SHOWBBC 2
THE WAREHOUSE - PILOTDan SmithStrict Machine Ltd
BALD MAN IN A BOAT - PILOTDan Smith Strict Machine Ltd
Stage
Production / CharacterDirectorCompany
IDIOTS OF ANTS EDINBURGH 2011Matt Holt / Lisa SpirlingPleasance
LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVALLisa Spirling / Matt HoltIdiots of Ants
BRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVALLisa SpirlingIdiots of Ants
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2007Lisa SpirlingIdiots of Ants / Pleasance
LATITUDE FESTIVAL 2007Lisa SpirlingIdiots of Ants / Pleasance
NEWS REVUE EDINBURGHJemma GrossCanal Cafe Theatre
Bookmark and Share PDF
Agent
Hannah Begbie
Associate Agent: Kitty Laing
klaing@unitedagents.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 3214 0915
About

Ben is a member of critically acclaimed sketch group, IDIOTS OF ANTS, who were nominated for the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award. They performed their new show at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe which ran at the Pleasance throughout August to sell out crowds and rave reviews: http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/idiots-of-ants

The Ants will be performing at the 2012 Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals this Spring, as well as touring in New Zealand and they will be appearing on the new BBC Radio 4 sketch series SKETCHORAMA (alongside Lady Garden) which will go out in June.

See IDIOTS OF ANTS profile for group CV.

Ben is also a writer and director who directed Cariad Lloyd's Edinburgh show LADY CARIAD'S CHARACTERS, which was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer. In 2012 Ben is again directing Cariad Lloyd and will also be directing Thom Nelstrop (The Impressions Show) and Pippa Evans (Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee).

He also directs promos and commercials with Minds Eye Media:

http://www.mindseyemedia.tv/benwilson

In 2011 Ben co-directed an interactive Facebook experience for Lynx starring Kelly Brook, wrote and directed a viral
for first direct bank and directed the Augmented Reality YouTube smash hit ‘Lynx Angel Ambush’ which received a Bronze Lion at Cannes.

So far in 2012 he has directed a unique YouTube campaign for mobile phone company Giff Gaff, several Idiots of Ants sketches and returned to Lynx to launch their new scent for women with the help of Abbey Clancy.

He is currently developing and writing various television ideas.

 

 
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