Actor, author and creative producer
Ben is an actor, author, and creative producer. He is an Associate Artist with the Shakespeare North Playhouse, and a creative consultant with theatre companies around the world. He is passionate about making theatre in non-English-speaking communities, from inner-city warehouses to remote mountain-tops. With his father, the linguist David Crystal, he is the co-author of a number of guides on language and Shakespeare’s words. He tweets from @bencrystal, lives online at www.bencrystal.com and gives workshops & talks around the world. (Image credit: Christina Jansen)