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Scott Le Crass and Ben Fensome

Director: SCOTT LE CRASS
Scott is a queer, working class director from Birmingham. Credits include the sold out revival production of Rose by Martin Sherman starring Maureen Lipman at Park Theatre and Hope Mill Theatre and the the award winning digital revival of Rose. Other credits include the award winning revival production of Country Music by Simon Stephens at Omnibus and the UK tour of the ★★★★★ play Sid by Leon Fleming.

Playwright: BEN FENSOME
Ben is an actor and playwright whose short plays have been performed and rehearsed read at venues such as the Bush, Park, and Ovalhouse theatres. His work has been longlisted for the Bruntwood and Papatango prizes including his most recent play "In One Short Moment". He was also a finalist as a musical book writer in the Perfect Pitch Award, judged by Michael Ball, David Baddiel and Roy Williams.

Cast: DAVID O'REILLY
David graduated with the prestigious 'Stephen Mear Award'. Shortly after graduation he made his West Debut in ‘Grease’ at Piccadilly Theatre, before heading onto a UK tour of the show.
Since, David has played Cecil Graham in the West End Cast of ‘Lady Windermere's Fan’ directed by Kathy Burke before joining ‘The Catherine Tate Show - Live Aus and NZ Tour’.
Other theatre credits include original cast member of ‘The Book of Mormon’ at Prince of Wales Theatre and the Richard Bean hit ‘One man, Two Guvnors’. David made his Dame debut in ‘Dick Whittington’ opposite Shane Richie.
More recently, David appeared in the West End cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie as Laika Virgin before heading on tour to LA to play at the Ahmanson theatre.
David's screen credits include; BBC's 'Nova Jones', Netflix's 'Christmas on Mistletoe Farm' FX/Hulu hit series 'Better Things', ITV’s ‘Benidorm’ and BBC’s Daytime soap ‘Doctors’.

Press & Reviews

Reviews from Scott Le Crass's previous productions -

“In rising star director Scott Le Crass's note-perfect production, it's a total pleasure, albeit sometimes a painful one, to sit through”
Rose- Park Theatre, 2022-
What’s On Stage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Gently directed by Scott Le Crass, avoids melodrama and is all the more mesmerising for it.”
Rose- Hope Mill Theatre (online streaming) , 2020-
British Theatre.com ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Scott Le Crass’ directorial style matches Stephens’ unfussy writing. It’s quietly confident, never unnecessarily showy, and infused with a sense of Le Crass’ evident love for the play. It’s a production unafraid of purposeful silences, well aware that a pregnant pause can say just as much as a page of a dialogue.”
Country Music- Omnibus Theatre, 2019- The Stage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“A staggeringly experienced and multi-talented creative team led by Director Scott Le Crass, ‘Sid’ is an explosively uninhibited illustration of the dark, obsessive psychological state one could find oneself sinking into; this show needs to become a permanent fixture in the West End.”
Sid- Arts Theatre, 2016-
West End Wilma ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cast & Creative Team Writer: Ben Fensome
Director/Dramaturge: Scott Le Crass
Cast: David O’Reilly