Dafydd James

Dafydd James

Work

Composer & Musical Director
Peter Pan
2012
Sherman Cymru
Director Róisín McBrinn Writer Rob Evans Starring Joshua Considine, Russell Gomer, Daniel Graham, Rebecca Newman & Kyle Rees

Musical based on the classic children's book by JM Barrie

Writer
Click
2011
Mess up the Mess
Writer Dafydd James

Writer of international project devising and performing across Hong Kong, Australia and Wales

Deffro'r Gwanwyn (Spring Awakening)
2011
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
Writer Dafydd James

Translating and adapting the hit-musical into Welsh

The Village Social
2011
National Theatre of Wales
Writer Dafydd James Starring Carys Eleri, Rebecca Harries, Darren Lawrence, Sue Roderick & Oliver Wood

New musical co-written with Ben Lewis

Snow Child/ Plentyn yr Eira
Dec 2010
Sherman Cymru
Writer Dafydd James

English and Welsh versions of a show for children in collaboration with Sarah Argent and Kevin Lewis

Llwyth (Tribe)
2010
Sherman Cymru
Director Arwel Gruffydd Writer Dafydd James Starring Danny Grehan, Michael Humphreys, Paul Morgans, Simon Watts & Sion Young

Four men on a night out in Cardiff, old friends and old enemies

After the Storm
2008
Script Cymru
Writer Dafydd James

Play set on a caravan park about a boy with a messianic complex

Creator and Writer
My Name is Sue
2009 to 2010
Edinburgh Festival, Soho Theatre, National Tour
Creator Dafydd James Director Ben Lewis Writer Dafydd James

Co-created and written with Ben Lewis, Dafydd also played the eponymous piano-wielding, pill-popping prophet from Wales

Writer
Ganol Gaeaf Noethlwm
Feature
2011
Cwmni Da In development
Writer Dafydd James

Full-length Christmas musical feature for the family

Llwyth
Feature
2011
Fiction Factory In development
Writer Dafydd James

Adaptation of his successful play with the play's director Arwel Gruffydd

Writer
Ganol Gaeaf Noethlwm
Pilot
2012
Cwmni Da Productions In development
Writer Dafydd James

Pilot for a feature musical film

Gwaith Cartref: Series 2
2 x 40'
2012
Fiction Factory for S4C
Writer Dafydd James Starring Rhian Blythe, Hannah Daniel, Richard Elis, Huw Rhys & Rhys ap Trefor

Second series of the Welsh drama following a group of teachers at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Taf

Gwaith Cartref: Series 3
2 x 40'
2012
Fiction Factory for S4C In development
Writer Dafydd James Starring Rhian Blythe, Hannah Daniel, Richard Elis, Huw Rhys & Rhys ap Trefor

 
Gwaith/Cartref (Home/Work)
2 x 40'
2011
Fiction Factory for S4C
Writer Dafydd James

Writing two episodes of the popular Welsh-language drama series

Gwaith/Cartref (Home/Work)
2009
Fiction Factory for S4C
Writer Dafydd James

Storylining for the Welsh language drama

Caerdydd (Cardiff)
2008
Fiction Factory for S4C
Writer Dafydd James

Storylining for the fifth series of the popular Welsh language show

Writer
Driving Home for Christmas
2012
Radio Wales  
Writer Dafydd James

Radio play about a young man whose plan for a laddish Christmas in Cardiff is ruined by a family crisis