Danielle James is an award-winning Irish playwright and performer based in London. Her writing has been compared to Sarah Kane and Anthony Neilson and has been described as “exquisitely written”, “bold and passionate” and “triumphant”. Her work has been shortlisted for the Bill Cashmore Award (people watching people…, 2025), the Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize (Schizogenesis, 2025), and long-listed for the Bruntwood Playwriting Prize (Three Boys, 2025).

She was a part of the Royal Court Writers Group in 2024, and the Dublin Theatre Festival Next Stage Cohort in 2025. She was a recipient of an Acorn Bursary from An Grianán Theatre, and funding from the Arts Council of England.

She is currently developing work with the Bush Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre, and An Grianán Theatre. Her work has previously been seen at Riverside Studios, Camden People’s Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre.

As a performer, her work has taken her to Carneige Hall, The Southbank Centre, The University of Oxford, Glastonbury, and the National Theatre.

She has worked with artists such as Florence and The Machine, Shania Twain, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Buckley, and Tom Rasmussen.

- loureviews