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Ben Evans
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Training: Born in Swansea, South Wales, Ben trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, London.
Theatre includes: West End debut aged nine as Gavroche in Les Misérables (Palace), playing the role again a year later and at the Royal Albert Hall at the tenth anniversary concert. He played Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger in Oliver! (the only person to have achieved this double feat, London Palladium) and toured in the NT's Honk! Other theatre includes: The Hobbit (tour), Beauty and the Beast (Porthcawl) and Mamma Mia! (Prince Edward and Prince of Wales). Ben played and understudied Pepper and performed live on Children in Need and GMTV with the Mamma Mia! cast. He has just played the title role in Dick Whittington (Northampton's Royal and Derngate).
Television includes: Sam Hunt in the children's series Home Farm Twins, The Fast Show, Unseen Bean, Noel Edmonds' House Party, Casualty, Teachers, Waking the Dead and You Got Me. Ben also stars in the BBC Wales comedy series High Hopes, now in its fifth year.
Concerts include: charity galas for the Pulse Trust (Birmingham Symphony Hall and Manchester Bridgewater).