BEN WOODGATE
​​​​Clarinets & Saxophones
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Scroll down for a snapshot of some of Ben's recent work.....

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Reed 3 deputy for the return of this classic British musical. Playing Clarinet, Bass. Clarinet & Tenor Recorder.

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Reed 2 & 3 dep on this 2024/25 production on the Mel Brooks classic “The Producers” at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Playing, (R2) Flute, Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone - (R3) clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone.

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Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Deputy for the brilliant James Mainwaring on this brand new (Jan 2025) Donmar production of The Great Comet of 1812.

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From the writers of “SIX” is this brand new Musical for 2024 playing at the Garrick Theatre in London. Reeds deputy playing Clarinet, Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones.

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Reed 2 deputy on the 2024 production of Hello Dolly at the London Palladium starring Imelda Staunton. Playing Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone.

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Clarinet Deputy for the formidable Stuart Curtis on Regents Park Open Air Theatre’s 2024 production of Fiddler on the Roof.

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Reed 2 in Beijing, China during May and June 2024 for this spectacular romantic musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone.

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Reed 2 Deputy on this new and exciting musical by Ivo Van Hove (book) with music & lyrics written by Rufus Wainwright. Playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone. On at the Gielgud Theatre until may 2024.

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Reed 3 deputy for this classic Roger’s & Hammerstein musical playing at The Dominion Theatre in London for 2024. Playing Flute, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet.

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Reed 3 deputy on this luscious big Broadway show celebrating the life of the late great Stephen Sondheim. Playing Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone. (Oct 2023 -Jan 2024)

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Reed 2 deputy on the 2023 brilliant immersive production of this classic musical at the Bridge Theatre in London, playing Flute, Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone.

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Reed 3 Deputy on the 2023 revival of this classic musical by George Gershwin playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones.

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Reed 2 with this glorious 2023 musical revival of Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's show-stopping classic, La Cage Aux Folles, playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Alto Saxophone.

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Woodwind Deputy on this award winning show playing Clarinet, Flute & Tenor Saxophone (2023)

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Reed deputy on this musical production of Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Secret Life of Bees which opened on  April 8, 2023 at the Almeida Theatre in London to excellent reviews. Playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Soprano, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones.

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Reed​ 2 & 3 Deputy on this hit show from Disney for 2023 playing Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone & Bass Clarinet.

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A new musical based on Sleeping Beauty running at the National Theatre in London from Nov 26 2022.
Playing Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone.

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Reed 3 Deputy playing Bb, Eb & Bass Clarinet at Her Majesties Theatre, Haymarket, London.

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Reed 2 Deputy playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone.

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Reed 2 Deputy on Disney’s 2021 hit musical “FROZEN” at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Playing Clarinet, Flute & Tenor Saxophone.

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Reed 4 on “KING The Musical” recorded at Angel Studios in 2019 with The London Musical Theatre Orchestra, playing Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet & Clarinet.

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Reed 3 on Lucie Jones' Debut Live Album, recorded at the Adelphi Theatre in London in February 2020, playing Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet & Clarinet.

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Reed Deputy for the 2019 return to London of Disney's smash hit show, playing B flat, E flat and Bass Clarinets.

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Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Deputy with The Northern Ballet Sinfonia, playing an incredible score by Phillip Feeney for a new ballet of The fairytale Cinderella.

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Reed 3 deputy on Matthew Bourne's 2019 Contemporary production of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet. With the New Adventures Orchestra, Playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone.

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Reeds Deputy on this fantastic show at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2019, playing Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone & Bass Clarinet.

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Deputy on Reeds 3 & 4 (Bb Clarinet, Tenor Sax/Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Sax) on this 2018 Stephen Sondheim revival.

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Deputy on the 2018 West End revival of this iconic Show
Reed 3 - Bass Clarinet, Baritone, Tenor & Soprano Saxophones

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Reed 2 playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone on this hilarious Musical from Hollywood superstar, Mel Brooks!!

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Reed 3 on this brilliant 2017 revival production of Leonard Bernstein's On The Town at Regent's Park Theatre, playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Alto Saxophone

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Reed Deputy on this new (2017) West End Adaptation of the smash hit Broadway Musical. Playing Bb & A Clarinets, Alto & Tenor Saxophones and Flute.

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Reed 3 on this concert version of Honeymoon in Vegas at the London Palladium in March 2017. Playing Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone and Clarinet.
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Deputy on this brilliant brand new (2016) adaptation of the old Tommy Steele classic musical. Playing Bass Clarinet, Clarinet and Baritone Saxophone.

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Reed Deputy playing Clarinet & Bass Clarinet on
​ the Revamped (2016) version of this much loved show.

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Reeds Deputy for Neil Crossley on this upbeat award winning show playing Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Flute & Clarinet.

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Reed 3 on this iconic West End Show touring the Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv, playing Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute & Tenor Saxophone.

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Reed 2 chair for five years on this award winning hit musical. Playing Clarinet & Alto Saxophone.


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Reed 3 Deputy for the brilliant Paul Saunders on this award winning show since 2006 playing Clarinet Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Soprano Saxophone

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Ben's Solo Clarinet recordings made for the hit play "The Winslow Boy" at the Old Vic Theatre were also used on the Broadway run in the United States.
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A Clarinet and string Quartet (Clarinet Quintet) were used in the National Theatre's production of Strange Interlude. Recorded at Angel Studios in London.
With music written by Michael Bruce.

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Another National Theatre production, this time starring Ralph Fiennes in Man & Superman. A haunting and ingenious score based on Mozarts Don Giovanni, written by Michael Bruce.
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