Ben Armstrong Casting
Hi! I’m Ben, and I’m a Casting Director, based in London, focusing on Stage and Musical Theatre projects. The key focus in my work is representation, diversity, accessibility, inclusivity, and great work! ✨
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Rumi: The Musical
Such an inspiring day of auditions today, meeting some incredible actors from the MENASA community. Also, an incredibly full circle moment, as I was in this show in 2021 at the Coliseum! To be working on the casting for a 2026 production is truly a gift!
#CastingConsultant
Writers: Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan
Director: Bronagh Lagan
Choreographer: Anjali Mehra
Musical Supervisors: Joe and Nikki Davison
Producer and General Management: Ali Matar for AM Productions and Management
Casting Consultant: Ben Armstrong Casting
✨ watch this space for more details on the show ✨
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - West End Casting Debut ✨
What a treat to cast this beautiful musical at the prestigious Theatre Royal Drury Lane. One for the memories ❣️
Book and Music - Lynn Ahrens
Lyrics - Stephen Flaherty
Director - Annabel Mutale Reed
Musical Director/Conductor - Jordan Li-Smith
Choreographer - Sarah Golding
Sound Design - Harry Greatorex
Lighting Design - Simisola Majekdunmi
Costume Design - Kinnetia Isidore
WHAM Design - Dominique Hamilton
Orchestra Fixer - Laura Llewellyn-Jones
Casting Director - Ben Armstrong
Associate Musical Director - Lewis Bell
Assistant Musical Director - Amy Hsu
Costume Supervisor - Chris Cope
Photographer - @danny_with_a_camera
Cast: Alex Newell, Melanie La Barrie, Cedric Neal, Marisha Wallace, Dujonna Gift, Jamael Westman, Wendy Mae Brown, Ako Mitchell, Waylon Jacobs, Casey Al-Shaqsy, Tamara Tare, Lindo Shinda, Elliot Broadfoot, Jerome Lincoln, Anu Akinseye, Adam Boggs McDonald, Simi Jolaoso, Cheri McKenzie, Sydney Middleton, Ava Wallace-Corbett, Janai Bartlett
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#CastingBy #WestEnd #OOTI
✨ NEWS ✨
I’m delighted that I will now be represented, for all things casting, by my dear pal @michelleblair19@michelleblairmanagement - a woman who has championed me from day one, and whom I’m so excited to further develop my casting career with. 🙏🏽
I am looking to take on more independent projects this year, including readings, workshops, plays, and musicals! If you want to collaborate, let’s make it happen!
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MAGIC | Chichester Festival Theatre
Casting by Ginny Schiller CDG, assisted by @benarmstrongcasting
Written by David Haig, and directed by Lucy Bailey.
Casting Director: Ginny Schiller CDG
Casting Assistant: Ben Armstrong
Director: Lucy Bailey
The cast includes David Haig, Hadley Fraser, Jenna Augen, Ben Jones, Jade Williams, Claire Price, Marc Serratosa, Ella Tekere, François Testory, and Kristin Wei Wong.
The creative team also includes designer Joanna Parker, lighting designer Aideen Malone, illusion designer John Bulleid, composer Orlando Gough, sound designer Beth Duke, video designer Dick Straker, movement director Georgina Lamb, associate movement director Ayse Tashkiran, and fight director Kate Waters.
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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES | Sadler’s Wells
What a delightful bunch! Thrilled to have cast the musical adaptation of “Anne of Green Gables”, which will play to a sold out audience at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, in a few weeks!
Book, Music & Lyrics - Luke Bateman and Michael Conley
Director - Jenny Eastop
Choreographer - Meadhbh Lyons
Musical Director - Gabriel Chernick
Casting Director - Ben Armstrong
Produced by Emma Wang Productions
Cast includes:
Vivien Parry
Ross Dawes
Kathryn Akin
Cilla Silva
Ellen O’Grady
Candy Ma
Thomas Josling
Eve Humphrey
Fred Double
And introducing Isabella Yang as “Anne Shirley”
#CastingBy #AnneOfGreenGables #sadlerswells
EASY VIRTUE | Cambridge Arts Theatre | Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn
Casting Director - Ginny Schiller
Casting Assistant - Ben Armstrong
What a delightful bunch! Can’t wait to see this production, marking the first in-house show since re-opening!
Cast includes: Michael Praed, Alice Orr-Ewing, Greta Scacchi, Lisa Ambalavanar, Zena Carswell, Imogen Elliott, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Hugh Osborne, Joseph Potter, Harmage Singh Kalirai, Jordan Kilshaw, Fiona Tong, Kishore Walker, and Jamie Wilkes.
Leah Harris (associate director), Rachel Tackley and Dan Schumann (producers), Simon Higlett (set and costume designer), Johanna Town (lighting designer) and Anna Wood (sound designer) make up the rest of the creative team.
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