James is a director and producer with over 20 years’ experience and is also Creative Director of Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company. In this role, he co-directed the world-renowned ‘Alice’s Adventures Underground’, a production seen by over 400,000 people which transferred from London for a two-year run in Shanghai. He has also devised, acted in and directed a number of stage shows with the company including critically acclaimed ‘The Trench’ (UK Tour), ‘The Terrible Infants’ (UK Tour, Wilton’s Musical Hall, Adelaide Fringe) and ‘The Vaudevillains’ (Charing CrossTheatre, Latitude Festival, Edinburgh Fringe).
His experience in creating high-impact immersive events traverses theatre and includes large scale brand activations such as ‘Road to the Final’ to celebrate Heineken’s Champions League Semi-Final in Barcelona; an event that took 10 global media influencers across land, sea and sky to arrive at the match, with coverage reaching 56 million unique users from around the globe.
James is well-known for his creativity and unique style of work. He is passionate about bringing the audience into the heart of the experience and continues to explore the potential through theatre, technology and beyond.
