James Phillips (playwright)
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James Phillips is a British
playwright
and director.
Educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford
, Phillips' first play, The Rubenstein Kiss, won both the John Whiting Award
(2006) and the TMA Award for Best Play. He was also 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.
He is a selector for The National Student Drama Festival
and recently wrote a new adaptation of Wind in the Willows for the NSDF Ensemble performed at Latitude Festival
. The production was directed by Alan Lane, artistic director of Slung Low Theatre Company.
United Kingdom
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and director.
Educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford
St Catherine's College, Oxford
St Catherine's College, often called Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its motto is Nova et Vetera...
, Phillips' first play, The Rubenstein Kiss, won both the John Whiting Award
John Whiting Award
The John Whiting Award is awarded annually to a British or Commonwealth playwright who, in the opinion of a consortium of UK theatres, shows a new and distinctive development in dramatic writing with particular relevance to contemporary society...
(2006) and the TMA Award for Best Play. He was also a recipient of the National Arts Endowment Award for his first professional production, Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness
Professor Frank McGuinness is an award-winning Irish playwright and poet. As well as his own works, which include Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen and...
's Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme is a 1985 play by Frank McGuinness.-Plot synopsis:The play centres on the experiences of eight Unionist Irishmen who volunteer to serve in the 36th Division at the beginning of the First World War...
at the Pleasance
Pleasance
The Pleasance is a street in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is largely residential, although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area.-University of Edinburgh union:...
, London.
He is a selector for The National Student Drama Festival
National Student Drama Festival
The National Student Drama Festival was founded in 1956 by the Sunday Times arts columnist - the festival's first artistic director - Kenneth Pearson, the Sunday Times theatre critic Harold Hobson, and NUS president Frank Copplestone. The Sunday Times Editor, H.V...
and recently wrote a new adaptation of Wind in the Willows for the NSDF Ensemble performed at Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....
. The production was directed by Alan Lane, artistic director of Slung Low Theatre Company.