Philip wrote a series of Devon plays which were directed by Mike Alfreds and himself directed landmark productions for Gay Sweatshop in the 1980s, including Poppies, Compromised Immunity and This Island’s Mine, and for Theatre Centre and Red Ladder in the 1990s. More recently, he created and directed Mad Blud (a verbatim play about knife crime) for Theatre Royal Stratford East and wrote and co-directed Inside (about young fathers in prison) for his company Playing ON at the Roundhouse. He has also directed for the National Theatre Studio, Bristol Old Vic and three productions for Graeae including his own translation of George Dandin. His play Whole won the Writers’ Guild Award for Theatre Play for Young People in 2013 and in 2014 he created a new adaptation of Kes with Kully Thiarai for CAST in Doncaster. His play about mental health, HEARING THINGS, presented by Playing ON has played at London venues and at the Latitude Festival 2017 and will be seen at Birmingham Rep’s Bedlam Festival on October 21st.