Phil Hayes
Actor, Director, Editor, Cinematographer
- Website
- www.philhayes.ch
- www.instagram.com/philphilhayes
Phil Hayes is a performance-maker, theatre director, actor and musician. He was born on the south coast of England and studied Creative Arts in Newcastle upon Tyne many years ago.
Based in Zurich since 1998, Phil has spent most of this time creating performance and theatre work, mainly under the label First Cut Productions. Phil has taught, lead workshops and mentored students at the ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste), and La Manufacture in Lausanne. He has written, made and released songs and music with (amongst others); Guz, Knarf Rellöm Jerry J. Nixon, The Songbirds, Monomerz, and Hipflasks.
In 2013 Phil was awarded a Werkstipendium prize by the city of Zurich for his work to date.
In 2020, Phil Hayes - First Cut Productions were awarded a "kulturelle Auszeichnung“ award from the City of Zurich, for the UNDER THE INFLUENCE I-III series of performances.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2023
- Voices by Phil Hayes
Cinematographer
- 2023
- Voices by Phil Hayes
Editor
- 2023
- Voices by Phil Hayes
Actor
- 2025
- Bagger Drama by Piet Baumgartner
- 2022
- Searching for Tarab by Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen