Simon Phillips
New Zealand-Australian director of theatre, musicals and opera
About Simon Phillips
Born 1958. Simon Phillips is a theatre director.
Simon Phillips (born 1958) is a New Zealand-Australian director of theatre, musicals and opera. He is a former Artistic Director of Melbourne Theatre Company.
Phillips graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1980 with a Diploma in Acting. Phillips directed the original 2015 production of Tim Finn's musical Ladies in Black for the Queensland Theatre in Brisbane which then travelled to Melbourne and toured Australia in 2017. Select Productions Shimada
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Who is Simon Phillips?
New Zealand-Australian director of theatre, musicals and opera
When was Simon Phillips born?
Simon Phillips was born in 1958 in Federation of Malaya.
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Simon Phillips is a theatre director.
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· DBpedia: Simon Phillips (director)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Simon Phillips. https://biography.guide/simon-phillips-theatre-director/
MLA: "Simon Phillips." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/simon-phillips-theatre-director/.
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