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Biographies - PETER JAMES, FRSA

Principal of LAMDA

Before becoming Principal of LAMDA in 1994, Peter James had an extensive career in theatre. His credits include:

Theatre Directorships:

  • Founder of the Liverpool (now Merseyside) Everyman Theatre.
  • Associate Director of the new National Theatre at the Young Vic.
  • Director of the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
  • Director of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.

West End Productions:

  • Landscape – Aldwych Theatre (for the RSC with Peggy Ashcroft).
  • Twelfth Night – Old Vic (for the National Theatre).
  • Chicago – Cambridge Theatre (nominated for Best Musical).
  • The Glass Menagerie – Roundhouse (with Gloria Graham).
  • Charley’s Aunt – Aldwych Theatre (with Griff Rhys Jones).
  • Feiffer’s America – Donmar Warehouse.
  • Blondel – Old Vic and Aldwych Theatre (with Paul Nicholas).
  • Canterbury Tales – Garrick Theatre.
  • Plunder – Savoy Theatre (with Griff Rhys Jones).

International Productions:

  • 1972-1982 – Annual series of productions for the Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv.
  • Old Times and Jumpers – Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne.
  • Twelfth Night – Sevriemienik Theatre, Moscow.
  • The Beaux Stratagem – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne.
  • The Caretaker – Schiller Theatre, Berlin.
  • The Beaux Stratagem – Beersheva Theatre, Israel.
  • Poppea (Monteverdi Opera) – Major cities in Japan.

Awards:

  • The International Theatre Institute Award for Excellence in the Field of International Theatre.
  • Best of Fest Award for his production of The Madras House at the Edinburgh Festival.
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement to the Lyric Hammersmith for its production of The House of Bernada Alba.

Peter James has served on many Boards and Committees including:

  • Chairman of ACGB Young People’s Theatre Committee.
  • President of the Young Theatre Committee of the International Theatre Institute.
  • Trustee of the Temba Theatre Company.
  • Trustee of the Shared Experience Theatre Company.

He is currently Chairman of Trustees at the Diorama Arts Centre.

 

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