Phelim is co-artistic director of Improbable Theatre Company.  Phelim’s work with Improbable includes devising and starring in the multi award winning 70 HILL LANE; THE HANGING MAN and devising, directing and starring in their shows PANIC, COMA, Keith Johnstone’s LIFEGAME and SPIRIT for the Royal Court.  
Awards include
	Winner Time Out Off West End Best Production for 70 Hill Lane 
	Winner Manchester Evening News Best Fringe Show for 70 Hill Lane
	Winner Obie for best show off Broadway for 70 Hill Lane
	Winner Best Show Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre for 70 Hill Lane
         
                           
            Theatre includes
                        
               
                  
                  The Tao of Glass                                     
                  MIF / International Tour 
                  Phelim McDermott / Kirsty Housley
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Panic                                     
                  International Tour 
                  Crouch/Simpson
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Lifegame                                     
                  International Tour 
                  McDermott/Simpson
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Coma                                     
                  National Tour 
                  McDermott/Crouch/Simpson
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  70 Hill Lane                                     
                  International Tour 
                  Lee Simpson
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Animo                                     
                  BAC, and on tour 
                  McDermott/Crouch/Simpson
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Cupboard Man                                     
                  Man in the Moon 
                  Alasdair Middleton
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Gaudete                                      
                  Almeida Theatre 
                  Julia Bardsley/Phelim McDermott
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Too Clever by Half                                     
                  Old Vic Theatre 
                  Richard Jones
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  A Flea in her Ear                                     
                  Old Vic Theatre 
                  Richard Jones
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Illusion                                     
                  Old Vic Theatre 
                  Richard Jones
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Pocket Dream                                      
                  Nottingham Playhouse/Albery Theatre 
                  Pip Broughton
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Improbable Tales                                     
                  Nottingham Playhouse 
                  Improvised
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Get Off My Foot                                     
                  Nottingham Playhouse 
                  McDermott/Simpson
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Nose                                     
                  Nottingham Playhouse 
                  Martin Duncan
               
               
             
                      
                  
            Television / Radio
                        
               
                  
                  Tomorrow La Scala!                                     
                  BBC 2/Low budget feature 
                  Chris Collins
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  No Future In Eternity                                     
                  Radio 4 
                  Steve Doherty
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Woodcock                                     
                  BBC 2 
                  Michael Leggo
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Skip Day In Splot                                     
                  BBC 2 
                  Pip Broughton
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Fish Finger                                     
                  BBC 2 
                  Phillipa Lowthorpe
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Carson Jallop                                     
                  B.S.B 
                  David Hillier
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Masterson Inheritance                                     
                  Radio 4 
                  Improvised historical saga
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Virus                                     
                  Radio 4 
                  Phil Clarke
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  The Stone Walkers                                     
                  Radio 3 
                  
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Captain Crimson                                     
                  BBC 1 
                  Ellie Brewer
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  A Big Bunch of Hippies                                     
                  Talkback for BBC 1 
                  
               
               
             
                      
                  
            Film
                        
               
                  
                  Tomorrow La Scala!                                     
                   
                  Chris Collins
               
               
             
                        
               
                  
                  Home Road Movies                                     
                   
                  Robert Bradbrook
               
               
             
                        
                        
               
                  
                  The Baby of Macon                                     
                   
                  Peter Greenaway