James Phillips (born 29 April 1977) is a British

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

, director and photographer. Educated at

St Catherine's College, Oxford St Catherine's College (colloquially called St Catz or Catz) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. In 1974, it was also one of the first men's colleges to admit women. It has 528 un ...

, Phillips' first play, '' The Rubenstein Kiss'', won both the John Whiting Award (2006) 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.

Plays

*''The Little Fir Tree'' (2004) premiered at

Sheffield Theatres Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It comprises four theatres: the Crucible, the Lyceum, the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, and (as of January 2025) the Montgomery Theatre. These theatres make up ...

, directed by James Phillips *''The Rubenstein Kiss'' (2005) premiered at the

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. History The original ''Hampstead Theatre Clu ...

, directed by James Phillips *''Wind in the Willows'' (2010) adapted for

Latitude Festival Latitude Festival is an annual music and arts festival set within the grounds of Henham Park, near Southwold, Suffolk, England. The first edition of the festival took place in 2006 and has continued annually (apart from 2020 when it was cancel ...

, directed by Alan Lane *''Time and the City'' (2011) premiered in Hull for Slung Low Theatre Company, directed by Alan Lane *''Hidden in the Sand'' (2013) premiered at

Trafalgar Studios Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged ...

, directed by James Phillips *''City Stories'' (2013-ongoing) resident at St James Theatre, London, transferred to 59E59 Theaters, New York in May 2016, directed by James Phillips *''The White Whale'' (2014) premiered in Leeds for Slung Low Theatre Company, directed by Alan Lane *''Camelot: The Shining City'' (2015) premiering at

, directed by Alan Lane *'' McQueen'' (2015) premiering at St James Theatre, London, transferred to Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London in August 2015, directed by John Caird *''Flood'' (2017) premiering as part of

Hull UK City of Culture 2017 Hull UK City of Culture 2017 was a designation given to the city of Kingston upon Hull, England, between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The designation meant that Hull gained ac ...

, directed by Alan Lane

Other work

*''If We Dead Awaken'' (2012), TV drama for '' Coming Up'',

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, directed by Luke McManus *''Nicosia: The Last Dividing Line'' (2013), book of documentary photography, published by En Tipis (Nicosia, Cyprus)

References

External links

The Stage article about James Phillips winning John Whiting AwardCity Stories websitePhotographyBloomsbury Publishing author page
21st-century British dramatists and playwrights 1977 births Living people British male dramatists and playwrights Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford 21st-century British male writers {{UK-playwright-stub