James Woolf
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"I thought this story was genuinely funny – in a way that induced large, stomach-heaving honks of laughter – but beneath the humour there was a freight of real sadness, or even darkness, and it was this that elevated the work above its own constraints."
KEVIN BARRY on R V Sieger - additional documents disclosed by the Crown Prosecution Service
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"You think no one can ever do this subject justice; no one can ever give it the gravity it deserves. Ten minutes into the play I am ashamed of my cynicism."
TIME OUT review of Isle of the Departed
James has had his work performed at the Theatre Royal Margate, Old Vic Theatre, The King's Head, The Arcola, Jermyn Street Theatre, and the New End Theatre as well as many other venues. He has also had radio plays broadcast on Radio 4 and LBC. His new stage play, In Denial, is currently being read and workshopped.
James' plays for theatre include:
End of the Line: Theatre Royal Margate.
Single Fare to Zurich: Hen and Chickens Theatre.
The House on the Promontory: Arcola Theatre.
Chicken and Mushroom Pie and Chips: Kings Head Theatre.
Isle of the Departed (written with Christina Katic): Questors Theatre, The Man in Moon Theatre
By the Balls: Etcetera Theatre.
Hitting Home: The Man in the Moon Theatre.
Single Fare to Zurich: Hen and Chickens Theatre.
The House on the Promontory: Arcola Theatre.
Chicken and Mushroom Pie and Chips: Kings Head Theatre.
Isle of the Departed (written with Christina Katic): Questors Theatre, The Man in Moon Theatre
By the Balls: Etcetera Theatre.
Hitting Home: The Man in the Moon Theatre.
James' plays for the radio:
Kerton's Story: BBC Radio 4, short listed for Richard Imison Memorial Award.
Speak Out: LBC Radio.
Speak Out: LBC Radio.