PHILIP CAIRNS
416-535-6410 (home), 416-832-6576 (cell)
Website: www.philipcairns.com Email: fullmoon@auracom.com
WRITER
WRITER/PERFORMER -- Toronto
2014 "The Dead Poet's Society"--Featured reader--Art Bar--Black Swan
"Wonderfest Poetry Series"--Featured poet--Habits Gastropub
"What Ida Said"--Performer/co-writer---Gay Play Day-- Alumnae Theatre
""Lizzie Violet's Cabaret Noir"--Featured performer--The Central
"Mutual Readings"-- Featured performer--Book Launch-Secret Handshake Gallery at Paddy's Playhouse
"Smash Words"--Host/performer--Queer Arts Festival--The Press Club
"Lab Cab Festival"--Solo poetry readings-- Skeir Gallery
"The Junebug Romp"--Host/performer--Urban Gallery
"The Beautiful & the Damned"--Host/performer--The Central
"HamilTEN Festival"--Performer/co-writer-- Pearl Company, Hamilton
Lizzie Violet's Cabaret Noir"--Featured performer--The Central
"Winter Snow Ball"- Host/performer--Urban Gallery
"Monday Night Poetry"--Featured performer--Amsterdam Bicycle Club
2013 "Why I'm Not a Star"- Gay Play Day - Alumnae Theatre
"Lizzie Violet's Cabaret Noir-Featured performer-Q Space
"The Beautiful and the Damned"--Host/performer--Q Space
"City Voices"--Featured poetry reading at Videofag
Solo performance at art show opening--Secret Handshake Gallery
"Super Men"--Featured poetry reading--WonderFest-- The Central
"Mutual Readings--Featured poetry reading--Secret Handshake Gallery
"The Beautiful and the Damned"--Host-performer--Glad Day Books
2012 Book Launch--"Resistance Poetry 2"--Poetry reading--International Festival of Poetry of Resistance--Q Space
“The Beautiful & the Damned”-Host/performer-Glad Day Books
“Smash Words Festival”—Host/performer-Queer West Festival-The Press Club
“The Beautiful & the Damned Poetry Cabaret”-Featured poetry reading- Toronto Pride—Clean & Sober Stage
“Mutual Readings--Featured poetry reading--Secret Handshake Art Gallery
“Fireside Culture Week”-Featured poetry reading--River Trading Co.
“Queer Parking”-Featured poetry reading-Fireside Culture Week at Cadillac Lounge
2011 “The Beautiful and the Damned”—Host/performer—Zelda’s
“The Beautiful and the Damned”—Jackie Burroughs Toast--Featured poetry reading--- Zelda’s
“Smash Words”--Featured poetry reading--Queer West Fest--Lula Lounge
“An Evening”--Featured poetry reading--Secret Handshake Gallery
“Mutual Readings”--Featured poetry reading--Secret Handshake Art Gallery
“The Beautiful and the Damned”-Featured poetry & monologue reading-Zelda’s
“An Afternoon of Theatre”—Reading of 3 of my short plays--Produced by National Theatre at MajorSpace
“Night of Poetry”—Featured reader at Zelda’s
“Fireside Culture Week”- Poetry reading at Big Guy’s Coffee Shop
“Queer As Parkdale”-Fireside Culture Week-Featured poetry reading at Wrongbar
“Why I’m Not a Star”-Reading of one act solo play- MajorSpace-Produced by National Theatre
2010 “Plasticine Poetry”- -Featured poetry reading—The Central
“Toronto’s Talent”-- Poetry reading/Interview--Rogers Cable TV
“Sexy Words”- MC/Performer- Queer West Fest at Lula Lounge
“Hard and Able #2”-Solo performance-Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
“Granny Boots”-- Performance at Gladstone Hotel
“Bent Expressions”-- MC/Performer- Queer West at The Press Club
2008-13 Open mic poetry readings at Free Times Café, Black Swan Tavern, TKO’s Coffeehouse,
The Central, Paddy’s Playhouse, Art Bar at Clinton’s, Renaissance Café, Regal Beagle, Zelda’s, The Ossington, Pauper’s Pub, Q Space & Glad Day Books
2009 “Hard and Able”—Solo performance--Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2008 “Hot Sauced Words”- Poetry reading- Best Performance prize--Black Swan
“Phobia Phobic”—Poetry reading (featured) at Paddy’s Playhouse
“Fascination Street”--- Poetry reading (featured) at Augusta House
“The Who Project”---Monologue performed at Yellow Door Cafe
2007 “Soiree”--- Poetry reading -- Windmill Line Co-op
“What Ya Cookin’?” --- Readings at Paddy’s Playhouse/Beaver Hall
2005-06 "Avant-Vardeville"-- Gravy Boy at The Theatre Centre --
(3 different productions)
2004 "JavaScript" -- Toronto Arts Week event at Javaville
2003 "Launch Pad" -- Poetry reading -- New School of Drama
2002 "Cabar-eh!" -- Reading at Poor Alex Cabaret
"Launch Pad" -- 5 monthly readings -- New School of Drama --
short stories, performance-pieces & poetry
1997 "Spooky Plays For Spooky Times" – Solo show--Green Hair Theatre
1995 Reading at Catch 22 disco
1994 "15 Minutes of Fame" --Playwrights Network at My Treehouse
"A Gay Witch's Brew" -- Performances at the Festival of Original
Theatre, Café Verite & Fabulous Nobodies Café
"Lickerish" -- Performance at magazine launch party -- Catch 22
1993 "The F.R.I.D.G.E." -- Symptom Hall
1992 "Dykes, Fags & A Mike"--QueerCulture/Buddies in Bad Times
1991 "Artefect Benefit" -- Host/performer-- Gladstone Hotel
"Parkdale Artists"--Performance at art opening--Masaryk-Cowan Ctr.
"Avant-Garde Drag Performance" -- Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
1990 "A Divine Evening" -- Artefect Gallery
"B.A.N.G."-- The Theatre Centre
"Second Annual Lesbian and Gay Cabaret"-- A Space
"The Spring Blast" -- Changing Places Theatre
"The February Coffeehouse" -- Changing Places Theatre
1989 "The December Snowball" -- Changing Places Theatre
"Summer Art Show"--Performance at art opening--Masaryk-Cowan
"The April Frolic" -- Changing Places Theatre
"Come Fool With Us" -- Theatre Nextdoor
"The Junebug Romp" -- Changing Places Theatre
1988 "Burnt Toast"-- Performance at magazine launch party--A.R.C.
"Show and Tell" -- Writers in Performance at Idee Gallery
1985 Opening act -- Ritz Café Theatre
"My Plants Came Alive and We Fell in Love" -- Rhubarb! Festival --
Buddies in Bad Times
1983 "Androgynes Flourish After Dark"--Readings at Lacemaker's Gallery
PUBLISHED WORKS
2014 "Elizabeth Taylor's Jewels"-- Chapbook--Purplepoet Press, Toronto
2012 Long poem-- "Labour of Love"-- Toronto
Long poem-- Resistance Poetry 2-- Hidden Brook Press, Toronto
2001 Play excerpt -- Excalibur Monthly -- Toronto
1999 Short fiction -- Poop Deck -- Montreal
1996-98 Short fiction & poetry -- Girl Cult Zine (4 issues) --London, ON
1994 Article in Xtra! -- Toronto
Short fiction & illustrations -- Lickerish (2 issues) -- Toronto
1988 Short fiction -- The Church-Wellesley Review -- Toronto
1972 Article -- The Body Politic -- Toronto
WRITER -- Stage & Video -- Toronto
2005 “The Nebulous Waystation”-- Script Reading at Paddy’s Playhouse
1994 "Bubbles and Oblivion"--Workshop/reading-- Playwrights Network
1991 "Bubbles and Oblivion"--Rhubarb! Festival-- Buddies in Bad Times
1989 "Bubbles and Oblivion" -- Workshop/performance -- Changing Places Theatre
(Writer/director)
1982 "Pound For Pound" -- Performer/contributor to script -- DNA Theatre
(director: Hillar Liitoja)
1979 "Intimate Moments" -- Performer/co-writer of video feature
(director: Ken Gass)
TRAINING
2014 Evalyn Parry--Writing for Performance--U of T Arts Centre
2008 Linda Carter—Performance—6 St. Joseph House
2007 Helen Posno – Play Writing—6 St. Joseph House
2006 Marnie Woodrow – Poetry Writing -- SOY
2005 Marnie Woodrow – Poetry Writing -- SOY
1993 Muriel Miguel -- Storytelling Workshop-- Buddies in Bad Times
Carol Bolt -- Writing For the Stage -- Ryerson University
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2000 Writers' grant -- The Toronto Arts Council
1991 Project grant -- The Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal
1990 Project grant -- The Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
1991 "Red Fur/White Trim" -- Theodore Museum of Contemporary Art
"Sex and Identity" -- Group Show - Artefect Gallery/QueerCulture Festival
1990 "There's No Place Like Home"--Solo show by Corinne Duchesne--Artefect
"On the Edge of the Full Moon" -- Solo show by Tony Wang -- Artefect
"Waterways" -- Solo show by Greg Charlton -- Artefect Gallery
"Raw Fantasies" -- Group show -- Artefect Gallery/QueerCulture
1987 "Eclectic Xmas Art Show" -- Group show -- Total Art Gallery
INTERVIEWS/REVIEWS/BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 "In the Spotlight"--Interview on CIUT, FM
"Howl"-- Interview on CIUT FM
2013 "Philip Cairns is Not a Star"-- Photo & interview-- Daily Xtra-September 26
Lifewithmorecowbell.wordpress.com--Numerous reviews
Photo of painting published in Xtra--July 25
2012 "The Judy Monologues" at Toronto Fringe--Review-MooneyonTheatre.com
Lifewithmorecowbell.wordpress.com--Reviews re: "The Judy Monologues" at Toronto
Fringe & numerous poetry readings
Photo in Fab Magazine, July 4
Review in Now Magazine, July re: Toronto Fringe Festival
2011 “Howl”—Interview on CIUT FM
2009 “Hard and Able”—Review – MooneyonTheatre.com
2006 “Regards from Cannes” – FilmPrint Magazine –July/August
2004 "Puss 'n' Booty" -- Review in Eye Magazine by Paul Issacs, Nov. 11
2003 Interview in film, "The Making of 'Fluff'"
2000 "Fleshprop" -- Interview in video documentary directed by Peter Howcroft
1998 "Girl Power on the 'Zine Scene" -- Review in Now, July 2
1997 "About Town" & "Gaywire" -- Interviews on CIUT FM
"Shakespeare Cruises Cawthra" -- Review in Xtra!, July 17
1996 "About Town" -- Interview on CIUT FM
Review in Eye Magazine, June
1995 Review in Eye Magazine, June
1994 Review in Eye Magazine, July
1992 "Much Music" -- Interview on City TV
"Artefect: No Fixed Address" -- Interview in Art Word Magazine
1991 "About Town" & "Gaywire" -- Interviews on CIUT FM
Photo in Parkdale Gazette, June
1990 Photo & story -- Xtra!, November 23
"About Town" -- Interviews on CIUT FM (2 broadcasts)
"QueerCulture" -- Review by Earl Miller -- Azure Magazine, June
"Toronto After Hours" -- Interview on C.B.C. TV
"Art on Air" & "Pink Antenna" -- Interviews on CKLN FM
"Gaywire" -- Interview on CIUT FM
"Angelic Attitudes" -- Review by Andrew McPhail-- Xtra!, May 11
"Naked Lunch" -- Review by Kelly McCray -- Xtra!, April 13
1988 Photo in Xtra!, May 27
"Painters' Profiles" -- Interview in Surface and Symbol magazine, May
1987 Interview in "The Works" Newsletter, Edmonton, Alberta
1987 "Chaos and Control"--By Nigel Hunt-- Canadian Theatre Review, Fall
1983 Photo in The Body Politic, July/August
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2011-14 Collective member of The Beautiful & the Damned Poetry Cabaret
2004-15 ACTRA Member
2010-11 Vice-President—Queer West Fest
2009-10 Volunteer mentor for CultureLink
2000-12 Volunteer mentor for Supporting Our Youth
1993-2011 On Board of Directors of Spencer Avenue Co-operative Homes
1997 Artistic Director -- Green Hair Theatre
1995-97 Member of Outsider Artists Collective
1994 Member of Playwrights Network, a writers' co-operative
On Board of Directors -- Gallery Without Walls
1988-92 Member of Collective -- Artefect Gallery, an artist-run co-op
1988-90 Member of Scarborough Arts Council