BIOGRAPHY

Pip grew up in Plymouth, studying at Ridgeway School Comprehensive, before reading Drama & Theatre Arts at University of Birmingham. He began his career in new writing, developing and directing for the fringe, and becoming an Assistant Director at Birmingham Rep and a Support Worker to the Royal Court Young Writers Project.

Pip's freelance work on classic plays includes open air theatre, touring, and a number of Georgian plays for the Restore the Repertoire programme at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.

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Pip was an Associate Director of Perfect Pitch Musicals, developing and directing new musical theatre in workshops, showcases and premieres. He has worked as Resident Director on a number of large scale productions in the West End, and as an Associate Director in the UK and overseas, in English and in translation.

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Pip is an experienced script reader and has assessed new plays for a dozen theatres and producers. He has also worked as a visiting director and workshop facilitator for a number of drama schools and training colleges.

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CREDITS

EDUCATION
& TRAINING
NEW MUSICAL THEATRE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTING
SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
CLASSICS
NEW PLAYS
MUSICAL THEATRE
TOURING
RESIDENT DIRECTING
FRINGE THEATRE
DRAMA SCHOOLS
ASSISTANT DIRECTING

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