Phillippe Cato

Singer Songwriter Theatre Director Dramaturg Composer Facilitator

Phillippe (he/him) is a dramaturg, director, and singer songwriter. He is interested in creating and developing new work that explores socially relevant and representative stories, with a focus on global majority and queer voices. 

Phillippe studied Music at the University of York. As a songwriter, he is currently writing a musical that explores Black, queer love in the 80s and 90s, set against the backdrop of the HIV epidemic in the UK. He is also currently recording and self-producing his debut EP.

Phillippe is currently Senior Literary Associate at Royal Court Theatre. He was previously Associate Director at Theatre Peckham, New Work Associate at Paines Plough where he read for and coordinated the first two years of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, and interned at Sadler’s Wells in the Producing & Touring team.

In January 2023, Phillippe co-founded Telluric., with producer Wayne Glover-Stuart, a company with the mission to tell representative LGBTQIA+ stories and narratives from global perspectives via theatre productions.

@phillippecato

Credits

DRAMATURG, HOT IN HERE, Gate Theatre, 4 weeks, 2023

CREATIVE MENTOR (DRAMATURGY), Almeida Young Creatives, 2 sessions, 2023

DRAMATURG, The Merry Wives of Windsor R&D, 1 week, Shakespeare’s Globe, 2023

LEAD FACILITATOR & DIRECTOR, Young Actors Company (& NT Connections play), Theatre Peckham, 12 weeks, (2021-2022)

FACILITATOR, REP Company, Theatre Peckham, 10 months, 2022

DRAMATURG, HOT IN HERE, UK tour, 6 weeks, 2022

DRAMATURG, The Importance Of Being Earnest, UK tour, 10 weeks, 2022

DRAMATURG, Bogeyman R&D, Lagahoo Productions, 1 week, 2022

DRAMATURG, Avalanche R&D, WoLab, 1 week, 2022

DRAMATURG, Tiger R&D, WoLab, 1 week, 2022

DRAMATURG, Talking Hands, Deafinitely Theatre / Paines Plough, 3 Films, 2021

ASSOCIATE DRAMATURG, Sessions, Paines Plough / Soho Theatre / UK tour, 9 weeks, 2021

CO-FACILITATOR, Paines Plough & Belgrade Theatre Writers Group, 2021

DRAMATURG, Seven Eight Six R&D, Paines Plough / LAMDA, 2021

GUEST LECTURER, Small Axe: Big Talks (Dramaturgy), Central School of Speech & Drama, 2 Workshops, 2021

CO-CURATOR, Re:Assemble Dramaturgy Programme, Paines Plough / 45North, 2020-2021

DRAMATURG, Come To Where I Am: Derby, Paines Plough, 4 Recorded Short Plays, 2020

DRAMATURG, Ah Good, The Sea, PikNik Productions, Script Development, 2019-2020

Training

BA (Hons) Music - University of York
Roundhouse Future Producers (2020) - cross art form work
Advanced (DSL) Child Protection
First Aid - Adults & Children

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Music
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Curating
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

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