James has been Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate Theatres since 2013 and has directed on stages across the UK including Shakespeare’s Globe, The National Theatre, Manchester’s Royal Exchange, Northern Stage, Liverpool Everyman and in the West End, with his work winning Olivier, The Stage and UK Theatre awards. He was previously Associate Director at the New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and at London’s Theatre503. James is a Trustee of Talawa Theatre Company, a Franco-British Young Leader and a Board Director of Spirit of 2012