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 a stage version of Clayton Littlewood’s best selling diary DIRTY WHITE BOY: TALES OF SOHO at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios.

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 commisioned musical theatre writer in the UK with commsions for Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Playhouse & Spirit of Broadway Theatre, Connecticut U.S.A

Phil directs NAKED BOYS SINGING 2010 & Broadway Comedy NUNSENSE at The Arts Theatre

Phil revives ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE ADELPHI for a London run at The Union Theatre

ADELPHI recieves its Amateur premiere in Liverpool

Phil directs the London premiere of THE NOTE BOOK OF TRIGORIN, a free adapation of Chechov's The Sea Gull by Tennessee Williams at the Finborough Theatre.