Ben Breen

Ben Breen

Ben Breen is a teacher of Physics and Mathematics with a passion for theatre. He particularly enjoys chamber plays, drama, and comedy. His "happy place" is the National Theatre atrium.

REVIEW: Three Billion Letters at Riverside Studios

Reading Time: 2 minutesScience and Art cancel each other out in this confusing production The human genome shares 17-24% of its make-up with a banana, 99% with a chimpanzee, and only 0.1% varies between humans. But these differences matter. Three Billion…

REVIEW: Every Great Man

Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving dragged best friend and maid of honour Grace (Lauren Lewis) along in her wake, Every Great Man centres around the duo’s attempts to talk things out as her husband waits at the altar – is this just a case of last-minute nerves, or something more?

REVIEW: 2.36

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter their grandfather falls ill and their parents decide to stay with him in hospital, half-siblings Josh and Keira are stranded together on a ‘family holiday’. Deciding to make the best of it, they reconnect over the course of a few too many drinks over lunch, and then even more back at the hotel.

REVIEW: Lost Property

Reading Time: 2 minutesComedy and drama fail to mesh in a show that asks an interesting question, but never answers it Contained within a single tram journey, Lost Property is acomic monologue about Alice (Amelia Dunn), who has ‘lost’ her…

REVIEW: The White Chip

Reading Time: 2 minutesA blisteringly real, laugh-out-loud portrait of functioning alcoholism Steven is (at least initially) a functioning alcoholic, walking a tightrope between crucial meetings with theatre directors and sneaking in a drink between breakfast and brushing his teeth. But…