About me

I have trained in many disciplines of performance and film-making; Stage and Screen Acting, Motion and Performance capture, circus, singing and physical theatre. My mentors and tutors are quite varied; New York Film Academy, The Lyric Drama Studio, The Imaginarium Studios, Cine-magic, Aircraft Circus School, the National Theatre. I have been a Producer at the National Theatre's immersive storytelling studio since the beginning of 2020 This page exists to reach out and spark collaboration and creation. Thanks for visiting Benjamin Smith

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Projects

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  Hamlet No WordsTake a new look at this colossus of the English language. What do Hamlet’s actions alone say about him? Speechless Theatre turn Shakespeare’s epic, nuanced whirlwind of wordplay into a hurricane of physical comedy, energetic buffooning, and beautiful imagery. No words
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  Edgar I AmEdgar is betrayed. A malevolent trap laid by his brother, Edmund, sees Edgar cast dangerously from his life. Having lost everything he is forced to journey on a dark path of self-examination, one on which he may lose himself too.

Projects credited in

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  All Kinds of Limbo - VR ExperienceAs the National Theatre's Partner for Innovation, we collaborated to deliver an innovative and unique front-of-house experience, inviting theatre goers to step inside a virtual musical performance.  All Kinds of Limbo  features boundary-pushing volumetric capture and communal virtual reality technology; a first for the National Theatre, and supports their ambition to reach new audiences using digital innovation. The off-stage production is an intimate, immersive and life-size performance that

Work history

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Creative DirectorRaw Inventive
Dec 2020London, United KingdomFreelance
ProducerNational Theatre
Feb 2020London, United KingdomFull Time

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Skills

• Adobe Editing
• Production
• Acting
• Motion Capture
• Film Acting
• Theatre Acting

Education

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FoundationLyric Theatre Belfast
Aug 2018 - May 2019Belfast, United Kingdom
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Summer CourseNew York Film Academy
May 2015 - Jul 2015Paris, France

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Awards

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Nominated for Best short filmOxford International Film Festival
Edgar, I Am - Best Short Film