James Phillips (born 29 April 1977) is a British playwright, director and photographer.
Educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford, Phillips' first play, The Rubenstein Kiss, won both the John Whiting Award (2006)[1] and the TMA Award for Best Play. As a director he has worked extensively and was a recipient of the National Arts Endowment Award for his first professional production, Frank McGuinness's Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme at the Pleasance, London.[2]
Plays
edit- The Little Fir Tree (2004) premiered at Sheffield Theatres, directed by James Phillips[3]
- The Rubenstein Kiss (2005) premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, directed by James Phillips[1]
- Wind in the Willows (2010) adapted for Latitude Festival, directed by Alan Lane[4]
- Time and the City (2011) premiered in Hull for Slung Low Theatre Company, directed by Alan Lane[5]
- Hidden in the Sand (2013) premiered at Trafalgar Studios, directed by James Phillips[6]
- City Stories (2013-ongoing) resident at St James Theatre, London, transferred to 59E59 Theaters, New York in May 2016,[7] directed by James Phillips[8]
- The White Whale (2014) premiered in Leeds for Slung Low Theatre Company, directed by Alan Lane[9]
- Camelot: The Shining City (2015) premiering at Sheffield Theatres, directed by Alan Lane[10]
- McQueen (2015) premiering at St James Theatre, London, transferred to Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London in August 2015, directed by John Caird[11]
- Flood (2017) premiering as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, directed by Alan Lane[12][13]
Other work
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Smith, Alistair (31 October 2006). "Pair collect Whiting Award for original stage writing". The Stage. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "James Phillips". Drama Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "The Stage / Reviews / The Little Fir Tree". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "BBC - In pictures: Latitude Festival 2010, Friday". BBC News. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Nick Ahad (6 May 2011). "Review: Mapping the City *****". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (11 October 2013). "Hidden in the Sand, Trafalgar Studios, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Gates, Anita (17 May 2016). "Review: Writing to God Is One Leap of Faith in 'City Stories'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Stjamestheatre.co.uk".
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (8 September 2014). "The White Whale review – a delightful dystopian twist on Moby-Dick". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield Theatres". Sheffield Theatres. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Milligan, Lauren (12 February 2015). "Alexander McQueen: The Play". Vogue. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "FLOOD". Flood.hull2017.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Woman overboard! Hull unveils its spectacular floating city show". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Coming up - Videos - Coming up: If We Dead Awaken - Channel 4". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Get Featured - James Phillips". Japan Camera Hunter. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
External links
edit- The Stage article about James Phillips winning John Whiting Award
- City Stories website
- Photography
- Bloomsbury Publishing author page
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