Robert Chuter
Robert John Chuter is an Australian actor, film and theatre director and producer.
Early life
Robert John Chuter was born on 23 April 1964 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia, the only son of Rita Spalding and British emigrant Harry Chuter. He was educated at Williamstown Technical School and studied at RMIT, St. Martin's Theatre School, Melbourne Theatre Company Youth Theatre, Victorian College of the Arts - Drama School. He graduated in 1983 from Swinburne Film and Television School.Career
In 1976, Chuter worked with a touring company led by Lindsay Kemp in Australia and London and later cited the experience as an inspiration for becoming involved in theatre direction. His interest in film direction originated while working in a bookstore, when he was encouraged to create some Super 8 film by Australian silent screen and stage actress Agnes Dobson.In 1981, he was a trainee director at the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, directing the highly successful production of David Allen's Upside Down at the Bottom of the World. Returning to Melbourne, he co-founded Performing Arts Projects with actor/playwright Daniel Lillford in 1985.
Between 2005 and 2008, Chuter worked in London directing three stage productions. Chuter has directed over 200 stage productions in Australia and the UK. He won a Green Room Award for his stage production ''In Angel Gear.''
Stage
Heeding advice from British film director Ken Russell, whom he met during his work directing the opera Madam Butterfly in Melbourne, Chuter has been diverse in his stage productions:Film
While at Swinburne Film and Television School, Chuter produced student films including In from the Sea, XOS: A Cry for Help, Tax, Letting Go and Killer Zombies. He worked on various short films as production assistant, casting and costume designer including Laughing with Joe, Paradise Taxi, Oedipus Tex, The Search of the Golden Boomerang, Jacob's Dream, The Uniform, Best Wishes for the Baby's Arrival, Inverted Kiss and Jacob's Dream.He directed the 2015 feature The Dream Children co-produced by Chuter and Christopher Pender. He had previously directed a stage version, written by Julia Britton, for Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre and La Mama Theatre in 2009. He was co-producer and production manager on Dale Crawford's feature Lilith and currently in post production of the feature film of Alex Broun's "A Beautiful Request".