After graduating from WAAPA in 2013 Ben made his Melbourne theatre debut in Matthew Robinson's acclaimed "Atlantis - In Concert" [dir. Chris Parker] followed by "Playground”, both at Chapel off Chapel in February 2014. In October that year Ben played the role of Stokes in "Carrie: the Musical" [dir. Terence O'Connell] and in November Ben read the role of Bert in the Festival Centre reading of Lane Hinchcliffe’s "The Front".

 

During his time at WAAPA Ben played the roles of Dromio of Ephesus in "The Comedy of Errors" [dir. Adam Mitchell]; Moritz Stiefel in "Spring Awakening" [dir. Crispin Taylor]; and Lee Harvey Oswald in "Assassins" [dir. James Millar], as well as featuring in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" [dir. Crispin Taylor] and "Once on This Island" [dir. Jason Langley]. Ben read the role of Murray in the reading of Steve Vizard and Paul Grabowski's musical, "The Last Man Standing" and featured on the cast recording of Lane Hinchcliffe’s musical "The Front". 

 

Ben was the Assistant Director on the Melbourne Comedy Festival production of Avenue Q.

 

Ben also forms one half of the writing team Hedger & Nicholson. As well as currently writing two musicals the pair founded and run "Home Grown", a not-for-profit organization that supports Australian Music Theatre writers. “Worth the Breath: An evening with Hedger & Nicholson” featured as part of the Chapel Off Chapel 20th Anniversary celebrations; and their latest piece, “Hook Up”, opened to rave reviews as part of the 2014 Melbourne Fringe and was accepted as part of the 2015 New Musicals Australia program at the Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney. It was also performed at the National Theatre by Patrick Studios Australia Music Theatre in July 2015.