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Theatre, Film and TV
Lily Williams
+44 (0)20 7393 4452
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James
Grieve
Director for Theatre
In 2014 they launched Roundabout, the world's first pop-up plug-and-play theatre to tour new plays to underserved places. For Paines Plough James directed new plays by writers including Mike Bartlett, James Graham, Kae Tempest, Tom Wells, Penelope Skinner, Elinor Cook, Nick Payne, Anna Jordan, Brad Birch, Marie Jones and Sam Steiner.
As a freelance director James’s credits include a new production of Kander & Ebb’s Cabaret for Gothenburg Opera in Sweden, the new musical The Assassination Of Katie Hopkins for Theatr Clwyd which won Best Musical Production at The UK Theatre Awards 2018, a new production of Les Misérables for Wermland Opera and Brian Friel’s Translations for Sheffield Theatres, English Touring Theatre and The Rose Theatre Kingston won Best Production at The UK Theatre Awards 2014.
James was Associate Director at The Bush Theatre from 2008-2010 and previously founded and ran the new writing company nabokov which forged an international reputation for presenting theatre events everywhere from pubs to warehouses to music festivals to Off-Broadway. He was awarded an MBE in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2020 for services to theatre.
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Theatre, Film and TV
Lily Williams
+44 (0)20 7393 4452
Email Lily Williams
CV
Theatre
Director
A new adaptation of Wedekind’s classic by Brad Birch, set in Malta in 2022.
World Premiere of a new musical based on the film and the band of the same name.
A new large-scale production of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s timeless musical in Swedish, on the majestic stage of Gothenburg Opera House.
A darkly funny new comedy about mental health, pizza and contract killers.
World Premiere of David Baddiel's debut play.
Science and religion go head-to-head in a ferociously funny battle for power, sex, fame and followers.
World Premiere of Sam Steiner’s hopeful new play about the end of the world.
World Premiere of Anna Jordan’s celebration of love and pop music with integrated British Sign Language and captioning.
A smart, witty new musical about truth, celebrity and public outrage.
A tense psychological thriller about betrayal and forgiveness by winner of the Harold Pinter Commission Brad Birch. Part of Paines Plough’s Roundabout Rep 2017.
A tale of friendship, love and rivalry over thirty years from award-winning playwright Elinor Cook. Part of Paines Plough’s Roundabout Rep 2017.
A larger than life story of family, friends and fitting in for ages 7+. Part of Paines Plough’s Roundabout Rep 2017.
New production of the classic musical which ran for nearly two years in two Swedish theatres.
World Premiere of Tom Wells’ new play with songs by Matthew Robins.
World Premiere of James Graham’s thriller about a young urban guerilla group that mobilises against MPs, embassies, police and pageant queens.
World Premiere of Mike Bartlett’s razor sharp comedy about friendship.
Revival of the Brian Friel classic.
World Premiere of Kate Tempest’s incendiary play about love and redemption.
A new version of Gorky’s play by Guy Jones.
Royal Court transfer of Mike Bartlett’s hit play.
Part of A Play, A Pie and A Pint
Part of Sixty-Six Books, an epic performance cycle featuring over 100 artists from across the globe responding to each book of the King James Bible.
Kate Tempest’s exhilarating debut play about life, love and losing your mind.
Hilarious new comedy from Stones In His Pockets writer Marie Jones. Two care workers are tempted when one of their patients wins on the bookies and isn't around to collect the winnings.
World Premiere of James Graham’s play about two Generation Y-ers who fall in love at an advertising agency.
Love in a time of austerity: Cheryl does seduction on a budget to avoid another weekend of tedium with her disinterested boyfriend.
World premiere of David Eldridge’s short play about a family coming to terms with the loss of their matriarch.
Staging of Martin Figura’s autobiographical poetry collection.
Centrepiece of The Broken Space Season.
Late night horror short.
World Premiere of Patrick Marber’s short play.
Radio
Director
A new play for radio commissioned to celebrate Paines Plough’s 40th anniversary.
Broadcaster BBC Radio 3