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Peter James Biography (1940-)

Born July 27, 1940, in Enfield, England; son of Arthur Leonard and Gladys (King) James. Addresses: Office--c/o Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street,Sheffield S1 1DA, England.

CTFT learned that Peter James was the first British director to stage a production in the former USSR when he directed Twelfth Night in Moscow in 1975.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

July 27, 1940

Enfield, England

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• The Caretaker, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, England, 1964.
• The Wakefield Mystery Plays, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1970-72.
• Little Malcolm, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• Happy Days, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• Endgame, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• Romeo and Juliet, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• Julius Caesar, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• The Dwarfs, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• The Shadow of the Gunman, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• The Painters, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• The Comedy of Errors, Young Vic Theatre, 1970-72.
• Bakke's Night of Fame, Shaw Theatre, London, 1972.
• Oh, What a Lovely War!, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, U.K., 1972.
• As You Like It (musical adaptation of Shakespeare's play), Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1973.
• Macbeth, Shaw Theatre, 1973.
• A Slight Ache, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1973.
• Tartuffe, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., 1974.
• Mind Your Head, Shaw Theatre, 1974.
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Shaw Theatre, 1974.
• The King, Shaw Theatre, 1974.
• The Comedy of Errors (musical adaptation), Cameri Theatre, 1975.
• Landscape, Cameri Theatre, 1975.
• A Slight Ache, Cameri Theatre, 1975.
• Twelfth Night, Sevriomennik, Moscow, Russia, 1975.
• Equus, Cameri Theatre, 1976.
• Three Sisters, Cameri Theatre, 1976.
• Chicago, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1979.
• Also directed over thirty productions for the Everyman Theatre, 1964- 70;directed No Good Friday, Nongogo, Charley's Aunt, Waiting for Godot, Dracula, As You Like It, Cabaret, Travesties, The Second Mrs.
• Tanqueray, Much Ado about Nothing, and Chicago, for the Crucible Theatre.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Twelfth Night, National Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1972.
• Credits; FILM WORK; SET DECORATOR
• Young Winston, 1972.
• The Man Who Would Be King, 1975.