Phil Stewart and Ben Roddy are acting industry ​professionals with nearly 50 years experience in all areas of the business, from film to television, radio to commercials and from West End theatre to regional touring.
In 2016 they set up their new production company, phil&ben productions with the express mission statement of bringing high quality theatre to audiences around the country. With emphasis on casting and high production values at the centre of their ethos, and now with over a dozen successful productions under their belt phil&ben are busy planning an exciting new season for 2024. Watch this space...
Harrogate Theatre Rep Season (2022)
Abigail's Party, Gaslight, and Men Of The World.
'One hell of a knockout production'
Charles Hutch Press, on Abigail's Party
'The best of stage thrillers'
Always Time For Theatre, on Gaslight
'This is theatre; this is performance'
Charles Hutch Press, on Men Of The World
The 39 Steps
'Gleefully silly comedy gaining big laughs'
Always Time For Theatre
'Theatre should always be like this'
The Sussex Express
Dial M for Murder
'The entire production is tense, vivid and gripping due to the totally believable performances by all five members of this superb cast, brought together by the newly established phil&ben Productions, a company with the express mission of bringing high quality drama to regional audiences'
The Sussex Newspaper
'A stylish production and a crafty plot deserves wider national audience'
The Sussex Express
Harrogate Theatre Rep Season (2018)
Dial M for Murder, Boeing Boeing, and Private Lives.
'Harrogate Rep has succeeded. Totally Hilarious...'
Yorkshire Times, on Boeing Boeing
'Hugely Entertaining show directed by Ben Roddy'
Harrogate Advertiser, on Boeing Boeing
'A great play, delightfully played'
Yorkshire Times, on Dial M for Murder
'Impeccable physical comedy and timing'
Harrogate Advertiser, on Private Lives
Don't Dress For Dinner
National Tour (2017)
'RIP ROARING COMEDY'
Southend Theatre Scene
'IMMACULATE COMIC TIMING'
The Argus
'THE WHOLE THING IS EXQUISITELY CHOREOGRAPHED, AND A GREAT DEAL OF FUN'
Essential Surrey
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Westgate Gardens Outdoor Theatre, Canterbury
Harrogate Theatre Rep Season (2019)
On The Piste, Deathtrap and The 39 Steps.
'A sparkling repeat of last year's excellent form... Utterly delightful'
Yorkshire Times, on On The Piste
'Phil Stewart directs crisply and with a great feel for the genre'
The Sussex Express, on Deathtrap
'Gleefully silly comedy gaining big laughs'
Always Time For Theatre
Drop us an email, go on!
phil@phil&ben.co.uk or ben@phil&ben.co.uk
