Welcome to Ben Taylor's Website all about me as a freelance technician
Training And Qualifications
The Central School of Speech and Drama
BA (Hons) in Theatre Practice Specialising in Production Lighting
Pyrotechnics training course run by ‘Just FX’
Working at height safety awareness course
Full Clean UK Driving License since 2004
UK Shotgun Licence
Welding Course in Mig welding
Health and Saftey Passport
Ipaf trained in 3a (Mobile vertical) and 3b (Mobile Boom)
Skills: GrandMA lighting console range, Strand 500 range, ETC Congo/EOS consoles , PA Testing, Cleaning Martin fixtures, trained Vari-Lite technician, Pyrotechnics trained,
Mig Welding, Set construction, competent weapons handler, MS Office and Apple equivalent.
Member of:
Association of lighting designers (ALD)
Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians
BECTU
Previous Employment:
To see individual project pages click on the production name (the ones available are underlined)
Date | Venue | Production/Event | Role |
February 10- Present | Various | Trafalgar Lighting LTD | Project Technician |
July 06- Present | Emirates Stadium | Arsenal Football Club | Bar Manager/ Office admin |
June 10 | Ludlow Castle | Othello | Lead Technician |
November 09 -January 10 | Millfield Theatre | Aladdin | Chief Electrician |
April-November 09 | Science Museum | Wallace and Gromit Exhibition | Venue Technician |
June-July 09 | Ludlow Festival | Romeo and Juliet | Production Electrician |
March 09 | Wolverhampton Grand | West End Story | Lighting Designer/Operator |
February 09 | Theatre Royal Windsor | Annie | Follow Spot Operator |
January 09 | Millfield Arts Center | Elvis | Operator |
November 08-January 09 | Millfield Arts Center | Cinderella | Production Electrician |
August-November 08 | Alton Towers | Scarefest | Technician |
August 08 | Unicorn Theatre | The fiddler | Programmer |
June-July 08 | Ludlow Festival | Richard 3rd | Programmer/ Operator |
February 08 | Embassy Studio | Chips With Everything | Armourer |
Autumn 07 | Somerset | Slaughterhouse (film) | Special Effects Supervisor |
September 07 | Earls Court | PLASA | Fit up/ Get out Crew |
July-September 07 | PRG Greenford | PRG Europe | Moving Light Technician |
June 07 | Ludlow Festival | Comedy of Errors | Production Electrician |
May 07 | Embassy Studio | Loyal Women | Chief Electrician |
March 07 | 20/20 Casting | Light Casting | Lighting Designer |
Autumn 06 | Embassy Theatre | Absolute Hell | Assistant Chief Electrician |
Autumn 06 | Embassy Theatre | Paradise Lost | Assistant Chief Electrician |
September 06 | Earls Court | PLASA / ETC LTD | Sales Assistant |
July 06 | Ludlow Festival | The counterfeit stones | Follow spot operator |
July 06 | Ludlow Festival | A Mid-summer nights Dream | LX Crew/ Board Operator |
Summer 06 | Greenwood Theatre | Missing Melanie | Lighting Designer |
June 06 | Old Vic | Central Centenary | Follow Spot Operator |
May 06 | Central School | Hamlet | Media Programmer |
May 06 | Arcola Theatre | Silverland | Lighting and Media Technician |
If you wish to contact me in regards to any job please do so on: Ben@B-Taylor.co.uk
I aim to respond within 24 hours but it can take longer