Dan Phillips
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document filePortfolio 2015
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2021 |
Director
Theatre |
Return to the Forbidden Planet Mountview Academy |
Backstage Theatre |
2020 |
Director
Theatre |
Mr Burns Mountview Academy |
Backstage Theatre |
2020 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Rocky Horror Show Chris Luscombe / Trafalgar Entertainment |
UK Tour |
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
Jekyll and Hyde White Horse Theatre |
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2018 |
Director
Theatre |
Banana Crabtree Simon Rigmarole Productions |
Drayton Arms, London |
2018 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
The Best Man Simon Evans / Bill Kenwright Productions Ltd. |
The Playhouse Theatre, London |
2018 |
Director
Theatre |
Macbeth White Horse Theatre Company (China) |
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2017 |
Assistant Director
Theatre |
Relatively Speaking White Horse Theatre Company |
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2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Billy's Friend White Horse Theatre Company |
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2017 |
Director
Theatre |
Two Gentlemen White Horse Theatre Company |
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2017 |
Director
Theatre |
The View From Nowhere Random Thoughts Ltd |
The Park Theatre |
2017 |
Director
Theatre |
April in Paris The English Theatre of Hamburg |
The English Theatre of Hamburg |
2017 |
Visiting Director
Event |
Thoroughly Modern Millie Musicality Academy of Performing Arts |
Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot |
2016 |
Associate Producer
Film |
We Can Be Heroes Claire Downes / Heroes Productions |
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2016 |
Director
Theatre |
Something Something Lazarus Broken Cabaret |
The King's Head Theatre |
2016 |
Director
Theatre |
The Lonely Walk Home Ian Townsend |
Taurus Bar |
2015 |
Director
Theatre |
International Stud DRP Productions |
C Cubed, Edinburgh |
2015 |
Director
Theatre |
I Went to a Fabulous Party... The King's Head Theatre |
The King's Head Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
Warehouse of Dreams Random Thoughts Ltd |
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
What A Gay Play Ben Conway Productions |
C Venues (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
On Tidy Endings/Safe Sex De Mooi Media |
The Tristan bates Theatre |
2014 |
Director
Theatre |
The Addams Family Mayhem Musical Theatre Company |
Secombe Theatre |
2014 |
Production Manager
Theatre |
Shang A Lang Signal Theatre Company |
Kings Head Theatre |
2013 |
Actor
Theatre |
Ghostbusters Future cinema |
The Troxy |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Valley Boy City Life BVJ Productions |
Union Theatre, London |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Scandinavian Heart In-Production |
The Tristan Bates Theatre, London |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Very Pleasant Sensations Mountview Academy |
The Cockpit Theatre, London |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters Mountview Academy |
The Karamel Club, London |
2013 |
Director
Theatre |
Barking at Crows Stay on the Bus Productions |
The Troubadour, London |
2013 |
Assistant Direector
Theatre |
August: Osage County Mountview Academy |
Mountview Academy |
2012 |
Assistant Direector
Theatre |
The Libertine Mountview Academy |
The Karamel Club, London |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
Art Sh*t Happens Productions |
The LIttle Black Box, Bristol |
2012 |
Director
Theatre |
A Kind of Vesuvius Sh*t Happens Productions |
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2011 |
Director
Theatre |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Sh*t Happens Productions |
The Thunderbolt, Bristol |
2010 |
Director
Theatre |
The Land Where The Bong Trees Grow Sh*t Happens Productions |
Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
2009 |
Director
Theatre |
Escape Claus Sh*t Happens Productions |
Ponttliw Theatre, Swansea |
2008 |
Director
Theatre |
Murder by Who? - The Musical Sh*t Happens Productions |
Dartington College of Arts |
2007 |
Director
Theatre |
Little Shop of Horrors Sh*t Happens Productions |
Dartington College of Arts |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2013 | MA Theatre Directing | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
2009 | PGDE Secondary School English and Drama | Aberystwyth University |
2008 | BA (hons) Theatre with Cultural Entrepreneurship | Dartington College of Arts |
2005 | Foundation Diploma in Art and Design | Swansea Institute of Higher Education |
Equipment
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About me
I graduated from Dartington College of Arts in Theatre and Arts Management before starting my own company, directing productions including the welsh premieres of John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch and The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown.I have written a number of short plays and educational films about theatre as well as a book “My Desperate Cling to Youth.”
In 2013 I completed an MA in theatre directing at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London after which I have gone on to produce and direct the UK premiere of Harvey FIerstein's Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings as well as a series of new plays and musicals.
REVIEWS
★★★★ “Borders on genius” – Something Something Lazarus
"“Dan Phillips’ direction really fuels Something Something Lazarus, electric-shocking the verve but always with enough control to bring out the deeper and smarter thinking behind the show” - Something Something Lazarus
★★★★ “Spine-tinglingly good” – Something Something Lazarus
★★★★ “A painful, funny, deeply touching study of grief” - Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings
“A roller-coaster of bedroom emotion that director Dan Phillips ensures keeps its precarious balance" - Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings
"An extraordinary compelling piece of theatre" - Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings
"Feirstein provides plenty of humour, expertly injected by Phillips" - Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings
"Dan Phillips tackles the heated exchanges of both with a steady hand" - Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings
“Phillips’s attention to detail is superb” - The Addams Family
“A fearless piece of theatre” – Very Pleasant Sensations
★★★★ “Phillips keeps the drama tight” – Very Pleasant Sensations
“Philips showed his strength as a director” – Very Pleasant Sensations
★★★★ “Philips has shown his knack for delivering thoughtful and interesting drama” – Very Pleasant Sensations
Additional skills:
I have recently worked as a dramaturg/advisor on various new plays.
I also trained as a secondary school teaching in media and drama and have worked with ages from 11 to 18.
Industry awards:
Best Production 2011 - The Milton Keynes Monkey Kettles Awards
Referees:
Eleri Thomas (Musical Director)
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Simon Arrowsmith (Writer/Producer)
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License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Dramaturg |
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Job Titles | Writer, Director, Producer, Production Assistant (PA), 1st AD (Assistant Director), Stage Manager, Production Manager, Casting Director, Casting Assistant, Teacher |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Highlights
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Mayhem Theatre Company
Dan is a very dedicated and inspirational director. It was a pleasure working with him.