Robert Chuter

Robert Chuter (born 23 April 1964) is an Australian theatre director, film director and producer.

Personal life

Robert John Chuter was born in Carlton, Victoria, Australia on 23 April 1964, the only son of Rita Spalding and English emigrant Harry Chuter.

In 1976, Chuter worked with a touring company led by Lindsay Kemp and cites the experience as one of his inspirations for becoming involved in theatre direction. His interest in film direction originated while he was working in a bookstore during school holidays, when he was encouraged to create some material using Super 8 media by Agnes Dobson, an old Australian silent screen actress. He subsequently attended the Victorian College of Arts – School of Drama under the guise of Peter Oyston and in 1983 graduated from the Swinburne Film and Television School.[1]

In the early 80s Australian/Canadian playwright Daniel Lillford and he the founded Performing Arts Projects in Melbourne that subsequently evolved into Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre.[2]

Between 2005–2008, Chuter worked in London's West End.[1]

Stage actor

Stage producer

Heeding advice given to him by the enfant terrible British film-maker Ken Russell, Chuter has been diverse in his stage productions:

I direct family shows, like the sell-out seasons of Anne of Green Gables and the children's classic: Seven Little Australians, to plays about gay porn icons, drug culture, the Bloomsbury group, the Brontes, IVF, flamboyant artists, feminist writers and serial killers. Diversity is the name of the game and I love work which is challenging to the imagination. Can you imagine directing an opera when you don’t speak French and can’t remember music? Yep, I’ve done it – not sure if I was successful or not.[1]

Among the productions have been:

Stage director

Among the productions have been:

Film

The 2015 feature film release The Dream Children was directed and co-produced by Chuter.[4] The film had its world premiere at the 25th Melbourne Queer Film Festival. He had previously directed a stage version, written by Julia Britton, for Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre and La Mama Theatre in 2009.[5]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Piening, Simon (23 March 2008). "Robert Chuter". Australian Stage. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Milne, Geoffrey (2004). Theatre Australian (un)listed: Australian Theatre Since the 1950s. Rotopi. p. 304.
  3. ↑ Cook, Mark (23 June 2005). "Humour Triumphs over the Unkindest Cut of All". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via Questia. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "The Production Book 14" (PDF). The Production Book. p. 12. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Michelle-Wellis, Simonne (20 January 2009). "The Dream Children – Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre". Australian Stage. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

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