2009
F**ING MEN becomes London's longest running Off West End hit and the most successful show in the history of The Kings Head Theatre.
Phil replaces Morgan James in the role of Jack for the West End transfer to the Arts Theatre and tour to the Lowry Theatre, Manchester.
He is appointed Resident Director of London's King’s Head Theatre.
Phil directs students from The Court Training Company in Howard Barker’s THE POSSIBILITIES at the Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton.
The Liverpool Playhouse production of ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE ADELPHI written and directed by Phil Willmott and winner of the T.M.A award for outstanding production of a musical 2008 is nominated for the What's On Stage Best Regional Production 2008/2009 Award. An excerpt from the show performed by Julie Atherton, Tom Oakley and supporting cast at the award ceremony on Sunday 15 February 2009 at the West End’s Prince of Wales Theatre.
Phil devises and leads a new training course for writer/directors at The Arts Educational School.
Phil's adaptation of Gorky's THE LOWER DEPTHS is published by Oberon Books.
Phil directs an innovative new staging of the long running Off Broadway hit NAKED BOYS SINGINGat The Arts Theare in the West End
Phil directs COUNTRY MAGIC
his adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero's forgotten 1922 fable The Enchanted Cottage at The Finborough Theatre.
Phil directs his new family adaptation of JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS and a specially commissioned translation of Euripedes' MEDEA by Stella Duffy for the 7th More London Open Air Free Theatre Season.
Supporting Wall commission a new translation of Pirandello’sTHE MAN WITH A FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH for development at the Jerwood Space directed by Sam Miller
Phil spends the Autumn in New York reporting on new musicals for The Stage newspaper, Attitude and Musical Stages magazine
Phil returns to The Corn Exchange Theatre in Newbury following his box office record breaking, hit production of ALADDIN last Christmas with a new pantomime PUSS IN BOOTS
Phil’s adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROLreturns to the Kings Head Theatre following last years sell out run.
2010
Phil becomes the most commissioned musical theatre writer in the UK with commissions for Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Playhouse & Spirit of Broadway Theatre, Connecticut U.S.A
He continues at Theatre Critic for Attitude Magazine and website, the top selling publication for gay men in the U.K. and Europe
His production of F**CKING MEN by Joe DiPietro is nominated as London’s best Off West End production in the Whatsonstage Awards.
Texts of THE ADVENTURES OF JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, LYSISTRATA (Adapted from the Aristophanes with Germaine Greer) and ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE ADELPHI are all published by Samuel French Limited.
JANUARY Directing : NAKED BOYS SINGING 2010 & Broadway Comedy NUNSENSE at The Arts Theatre, West End.
FEBRUARY Directing Composing & Writing : Revival ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE ADELPHI for a sell out London run at The Union Theatre, London Fringe
MARCH Composing & Writing : Revival ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE ADELPHI receives its Amateur premiere in Liverpool
APRIL Directing : London premiere of THE NOTE BOOK OF TRIGORIN, a free adapation of Chechov's The Sea Gull by Tennessee Williams at the Finborough Theatre, London Fringe.
MAY Directing : DIRTY WHITE BOY by Clayton Littlewood at the Trafalgar Studios, West End.
Writing: ACT IV a radical reworking of the climax of Chechov’s Uncle Vanya commissioned for, performed and set on General Election Night 2010, directed by Sam Miller at the Player’s Theatre, West End.
JUNE Writing, Composing & Directing : PAINTED LADY – the Princess Caraboo Scandal, a new musical commissioned by and workshopped at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre for 2012
JULY Directing : DON JUAN IN LOVE at the Scoop Amphitheatre on London’s South Bank, Off West End, London.
AUGUST Directing : TOAD HALL (The Wind in the Willows) at the Scoop Amphitheatre on London’s South Bank, Off West End, London
OCTOBER Directing, Composing & Writing : Revival AROUND THE WORLD IN DAYS, Connecticut USA.
NOVEMBER Directing & Writing : SLEEPING BEAUTY, pantomime at the Corn Exchange Theatre, Newbury.
DECEMBER Directing : Cinderella, musical for the Ambassadors Theatre Group, First Family Entertainment at The Theatre Royal Brighton.
2011
Plans tbc include:
Completing commissioned new musicals for Liverpool Playhouse and The Spirit of Broadway Connecticut, directing a new play in the West End and China, writing and directing a new commission about Howard Carter and Tutankhamen, directing a community play for Islington, directing Pete Lawson’s one woman show for Jazz singer Mari Wilson, The Scoop 2011 Season, 20ll Pantomimes, a revival for the Finborough Theatre and directing the national tour of a new line dancing musical!
2012
Plans include a new adaptation and staging of the epic, ancient greek OERESTIA trilogy by Aeschylus for the Olympic year's summer season at the Scoop Amphitheatre on The South Bank.
