Meet English Youth Ballet
ENGLISH YOUTH BALLET DIRECTOR Janet Lewis OBE
ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dominic Marshall
MARKETING / PUBLICITY MANAGER Ben Garner
COMPANY MANAGER Juliet Hayes
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Julianne Rice-Oxley
PRINCIPAL GUEST ARTISTS Oliver Speers, Scott Butterworth
ARTISTS
Brenden Bratulic
Lindsey Fraser
Olivia Trevelyan-Richards
Ann Wall
Joshua Webb
Raphael East
LIGHTING DESIGNER Sebastian Petit
TECHNICAL STAGE MANAGER Andy Ankers
STAGE MANAGER Simon Ridgeston
SOUND MANAGER Michael O’Sullivan
RESIDENT WARDROBE MISTRESS Maria Henry
TOURING WARDROBE MISTRESS Helen Lillington
COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHER Peter Mares
SENIOR TRUSTEE EYB REGIONAL TRUST Anthony Burke
Marketing and Publicity Manager
Ben Garner BSc (Hons) AISTD ARAD
Ben completed his academic and dance training at Chethams School of Music and the Northern Ballet School – graduating with both the Classical Prize and the All Round Achievement Prize, his ISTD teaching qualifications and his ARAD with Honours. Ballet companies that Ben has worked with include the Lewis London Ballet Company, Ballet Creations of London and Adonais Ballet Company. Ben’s West End Theatre credits include Cats (New London Theatre), Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Oklahoma (Lyceum Theatre), On Your Toes (Royal Festival Hall), Singing in the Rain (Royal National Theatre), Mikado (London Coliseum), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Some Enchanted Evening (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). Ben’s film credits include The Phantom of the Opera film and Oklahoma.
His TV appearances include Blue Peter, Children in Need and the Royal Variety Performance. Ben has since completed his BSc in Business Management with Honours at the University of Surrey. Ben worked for 3 years with IBM in Business Consulting before joining EYB in January 2010.