First Cut Productions

First Cut Productions is the name we have used for various projects since 2005. In 2010 it was registered as an Association (Verein) in Zurich, Switzerland. 

In Switzerland we have co-produced with or performed at; Gessnerallee Zurich, Fabriktheater Zurich, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Roxy Birsfelden, Kaserne Basel, Schlachthaus Bern, Dampfzentrale Bern, AUA Wir Leben Bern, Théatre de l’Usine Geneva, Le Grütli Geneva, St Gervais Geneva, Arsenic Lausanne, Programme Commun Lausanne, Theatre Vidy Lausanne, Südpol Luzern, Kurtheater Baden and Journées de Théâtre Suisse Contemporain with Zeughaus Brig.

Our projects have regularly toured internationally and we have co-produced with or performed at a number of international theatres and festivals including: brut Vienna, Mousonturm Frankfurt, Schwankhalle Bremen, PACT Zollverein Essen, Wunder der Prärie / zeitraumexit Mannheim, Impulse Festival Cologne, Sommer Szene Salzburg, Actoral Festival Marseille, CCS Paris, Terni Festival (Italy), Wuhzen Theatre Festival (China), La Villette Paris, Théâtre Paul Eluard Choisy-le-Roi, Selection Swiss at Avignon Festival,  Festival Latitudes Contemporaines, Lille/Roubaix (France), Danae Festival Milan and Bonus, Hédé-Bazouges (France).

In 2020, Phil Hayes and First Cut Pro­duc­tions were awarded a "kul­turelle Ausze­ich­nung“ award from the city of Zurich, for the UN­DER THE IN­FLU­ENCE I-III se­ries of per­for­mances and are supported with a 2 year "Konzeptförderung" from the city of Zurich for 2024-25.

First Cut Productions work is represented for touring by Lise Leclerc, at  Tutu Production in Geneva.