Ben Weatherill
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DEATH IN PARADISE | Red Planet | Episode commission |
A FORGERS TALE | Bolton Octagon | |
PARKS AND HICKS | Red Planet Pictures / BBC | Original script commission |
THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS | The Imaginarium | Adaptation of Ruth Hogan's novel |
UNTITLED COMMISSION | HighTide | New play commission |
WISH YOU WERE HERE | Channel 4 / Shelley Productions | Written on 4Screenwriting Course 2016 |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FRANK AND PERCY 2023 | The Other Palace | Directed by Sean Mathias Starring Ian McKellen and Roger Allam |
FRANK AND PERCY 2023 | Theatre Royal Windsor / Bath | Directed by Sean Mathias |
AS WATERS RISE 2020 | Almeida | Directed by Alex Brown |
JELLYFISH 2019 | National Theatre | (Transfer of Bush production) |
JELLYFISH 2018 | Bush Theatre | Dir. Tim Hoare |
CHICKEN DUST 2015 | Finborough Theatre & Curve, Leicester | Dir. Chelsea Walker |
CHRONIC 2015 | Southwark Playhouse (Courting Drama, Theatre Renegade) | |
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN 2014 | Old Red Lion Theatre | Dir. Carey Fitzhugh |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
WONDERLAND 2021 | The Lighthouse Film and Television | Writers Room |
LA RONDE 2020 | Archery Pictures | Writers Room |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE ARCHERS 2018 | BBC Radio 4 | Shadow Scheme |
LONG TIME COMING 2017 | BBC Radio Four | Tx. December 2017 |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
LOVE ON THE CARDS 2023 | Reel One Entertainment |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
JELLYFISH (Reading) 2017 | National Theatre Studio | Dir. Tim Hoare |
ARTHUR (Reading) 2015 | Theatre Royal Haymarket | Dir. Jake Smith |
FRANK AND PERCY - Theatre Royal Windsor / Bath & The Other Palace
★★★★ The Evening Standard “A radical odd-couple romance.”
★★★★ Time Out “Ian McKellen and Roger Allam are a delight in this spikey comedy.”
★★★★★ The New European “A very special evening.”
★★★★★ The Upcoming “Weatherill’s writing is incredibly moreish.”
★★★★★ Attitude “Like Beautiful Thing for bus pass holders.”
JELLYFISH reviews - National Theatre 2019
★ ★ ★ ★ The Evening Standard “a rare gem of a play”
★ ★ ★ ★ The Financial Times “Disarmingly honest, laugh-out-loud funny and immensely touching, it boldly confronts significant questions about rights, choice and what is “appropriate.”
JELLYFISH reviews - The Bush 2018
★★★★ The Stage "compassionate, funny, radical”
★★★★ The Evening Standard "heartening, important, thoughtful and unsettling"
★★★★ Whatsonstage "affords neurodiverse actors agency onstage...quietly groundbreaking"
★★★★ Time Out "will melt even the coldest of hearts"
★★★★ Broadwayworld "a triumph that feels genuinely authentic and requires celebration”
★★★★ The Upcoming "massive laughs... boasts a brilliant cast"