{"id":9434,"date":"2026-06-16T20:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9434"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:42:09","slug":"nick-newlin-about-the-artist-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9434","title":{"rendered":"Ben Turner: About the Artist."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"9425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ben-Turner.jpeg?resize=252%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ben-Turner.jpeg?w=252&amp;ssl=1 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ben-Turner.jpeg?resize=50%2C70&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"962\" data-id=\"9427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/z4eGdKnA.jpg?resize=640%2C962&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/z4eGdKnA.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/z4eGdKnA.jpg?resize=47%2C70&amp;ssl=1 47w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"556\" data-id=\"9426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QsJQS5hg.jpg?resize=695%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QsJQS5hg.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QsJQS5hg.jpg?resize=70%2C56&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QsJQS5hg.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">listen to his interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STC:\u00a0<em>Macbeth,<\/em>\u00a0<em>The Jungle<\/em>. UNITED KINGDOM: Noel Coward Theatre :\u00a0<em>Dr. Strangelove<\/em>\u00a0| Young Vic\/Playhouse Theatre:\u00a0<em>The Jungle\u00a0<\/em>| National Theatre:\u00a0<em>My Brilliant Friend\u00a0<\/em>| Young Vic:\u00a0<em>Soldier\u2019s Fortune\u00a0<\/em>| Wyndham\u2019s Theatre:<em>The Kite Runner<\/em>;\u00a0<em>As You Like It\u00a0<\/em>| Royal Lyceum:\u00a0<em>The Iliad\u00a0<\/em>| Royal Court:\u00a0<em>Maidan: Voices from the Uprising\u00a0<\/em>| Donmar Warehouse:\u00a0<em>Richard II<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Caligula\u00a0<\/em>| Almeida Theatre:\u00a0<em>Awake and Sing<\/em>. NEW YORK: Off-Broadway: St. Ann\u2019s Warehouse:\u00a0<em>The Jungle<\/em>. TOURS: United Kingdom: Wyndham\u2019s Theatre\/UK tour:\u00a0<em>The Kite Runner\u00a0<\/em>| UK Tour:\u00a0<em>Measure for Measure\/Habeus Corpus\u00a0<\/em>| Royal Shakespeare Company:\u00a0<em>The Merchant of Venice<\/em>. 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UNITED KINGDOM: Noel Coward Theatre :\u00a0Dr. Strangelove\u00a0| Young Vic\/Playhouse Theatre:\u00a0The Jungle\u00a0| National Theatre:\u00a0My Brilliant Friend\u00a0| Young Vic:\u00a0Soldier\u2019s Fortune\u00a0| Wyndham\u2019s Theatre:The Kite Runner;\u00a0As You Like It\u00a0| Royal Lyceum:\u00a0The Iliad\u00a0| Royal Court:\u00a0Maidan: Voices from the Uprising\u00a0| Donmar Warehouse:\u00a0Richard II;\u00a0Caligula\u00a0| Almeida Theatre:\u00a0Awake and Sing. 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