James Phillips

Who is James Phillips?

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 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.