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), and long-listed for the Bruntwood Playwriting Prize (Three Boys, 2025), and the Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize (Schizogenesis, 2025)

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

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