Phillip McMahon

Writer/Director

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Giles Smart
Assistant: Lee Byrne

Film, TV & Theatre

Phillip McMahon is a playwright and director based in Dublin. His play Once Before I Go has recently been added to Ireland's Leaving Certificate syllabus and is now studied in schools across Ireland. 

Writing highlights include Alice In Funderland for THISISPOPBABY/Abbey Theatre, Come On Home & Town Is Dead for The Abbey Theatre, and Once Before I Go for The Gate Theatre. Directing highlights include Dublin Oldschool by Emmet Kirwan, Insane Animals by Bourgeois & Maurice, RIOT by THISISPOPBABY and all of drag superstar Panti's live shows with THISISPOPBABY. Most recently Phillip co-directed the smash hit arena show, WAKE for THISISPOPBABY and was co-creator on a dance theatre work, Party Scene, with long time collaborator, choreographer Philip Connaughton. His work has shown at The Abbey and The Gate Theatres in Dublin; The National Theatre, London; Sydney Festival; and venues and festivals around the world. 

Phillip McMahon co-founder and co-director of cultural juggernauts THISISPOPBABY. He is an Associate Artist at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, and Creative Fellow at Birkbeck University, London. 

In Development

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DIVINE

Sister Pictures

Original comedy drama

WE SHOULD BE DANCING

Sister Pictures

Original Comedy Drama

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Abbey Theatre Dublin

UNTITLED

Lyric Hammersmith

New play

Theatre

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0800 CUPID

2024

THISISPOPBABY / Soho Theatre

Direction and Development by Phillip McMahon
By Emer Dineen

IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK

2024

THISISPOPBABY / Abbey Theatre

DIRECTOR. Written by Panti Bliss

WAKE

2024

THISISPOPBABY

CO-CREATOR and CO-DIRECTOR. Arena show.

PARTY SCENE

2024

THISISPOPBABY

CO-CREATOR. A new dance theatre work.

HAUNTED

2022

THISISPOPBABY / Abbey Theatre

DIRECTOR. Written by Tara Flynn

ONCE BEFORE I GO

2021

Gate Theatre Dublin

WRITER
Dir. Selina Cartmell

INSANE ANIMALS

2020

HOME Manchester

DIRECTOR. A new musical written by Bourgeois & Maurice

THE ROCK

2020

Abbey Theatre

WRITER. As part of the Abbey's Dear Ireland season.

2018

Abbey Theatre

WRITER. Nominated for Best New Play for the 2019 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards.

NOT A FUNNY WORLD

2018

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. Written by Tara Flynn

MONEY

2018

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. Written by Peter Daly

HIGH HEELS IN LOW PLACES

2014 - 2018

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. International touring show written by Panti Bliss

RIOT

2016

THISISPOPBABY

CO-DIRECTOR. RIOT premiered at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2016. RIOT is a new form of variety show that encompasses music, comedy, drag and circus arts

TOWN IS DEAD

2016

Abbey Theatre

WRITER & DIRECTOR. A play within music. The performance received 5 nominations at the 2017 Irish Theatre Awards including Best New Play

DUBLIN OLDSCHOOL

2014

Project Arts Centre

DIRECTOR. Written by Emmet Kirwan

2012

THISISPOPBABY

WRITER. A new musical. Nominated for Best Production at the 2012 Irish Theatre Awards. Book & Lyrics by Phillip McMahon, Composed by Raymond Scannell.

ELEVATOR

2012

THISISPOPBABY

WRITER. A play with songs. Script and Lyrics. Composed by Alma Kelliher.

PINEAPPLE

2011

Calipo Theatre Company

WRITER

RUBBERBANDITS

2011

ELECTRIC PICNIC MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

DIRECTOR. Large scale arena staged concert show.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL WANKING

2010

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. Written by Neil Watkins

A WOMAN IN PROGRESS

2009

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. Written by Panti Bliss

ALL OVER TOWN

2009

THISISPOPBABY / Calipo Theatre Company

WRITER.

ALL DOLLED UP

2008

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. Written by Panti Bliss

INVESTMENT POTENTIAL

2008

THISISPOPBABY

WRITER.

IN THESE SHOES?

2007

THISISPOPBABY

DIRECTOR. Written by Panti Bliss

DANNY & CHANTELLE (still here)

2006

THISISPOPBABY

WRITER. Winner of Spirit of Dublin Fringe Award

Documentaries

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THE QUEEN OF IRELAND

2015

Blinder Films/IFB/Universal Pictures

Co-writer and co-producer. Documentary about the life of Irish drag queen Panti Bliss