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James Yeatman

Director & Writer

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Jessica Stewart

James Yeatman is a theatre director, writer and dramaturg.

Since 2015, she has co-run award-winning Kandinsky Theatre Company with Lauren Mooney. James has directed and co-written all of Kandinsky’s productions to date. Most recently, More Life ran at the Royal Court Theatre from February to March 2025.

In other work, he is a Complicite Associate, and his work with them includes: The Dark Is Rising – BBC Radio 4 (Dramaturg), The Kid Stays In The Picture – Royal Court (co-adaptor and co-director with Simon McBurney), Beware of Pity – Schaubuhne (co-adaptor and co-director with Simon McBurney), Lionboy by Marcelo Dos Santos – Tricycle and International Tour (Co-Director with Clive Mendus); The Master and Margarita adapted from Bulgakov – Barbican & International Tour (Associate Director).

Other work includes: The Winters Tale adapted and directed by Jeff James – Dailes Teatr Latvia (Dramaturg); Felix’s Room by Adam Ganz and Scanlab Projects – Berliner Ensemble (Associate Director); The Language of Kindness – Shoreditch Town Hall and Touring (Co-Director/Adaptor with Sasha Milavic Davies), The Merchant of Venice – LAMDA (Director), Persuasion – Royal Exchange (Dramaturg/co-adaptor with Jeff James); Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood – Harold Pinter Theatre (Associate Director).

Credits

Director/Writer
Date: 2025
Production (role):
MORE LIFE
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Date: 2019
Production (role):
LUDDITES
Company:
Royal Exchange
Date: 2019
Production (role):
DINOMANIA
Company:
Kandinsky / New Diorama
Date: 2018
Production (role):
TRAP STREET
Company:
New Diorama Theatre
Date: 2016-2018
Production (role):
STILL ILL
Company:
New Diorama Theatre
Date: 2015
Production (role):
DOG SHOW
Company:
New Diorama Theatre
Date: 2010
Production (role):
LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS
Company:
Limehouse Town Hall
Director
Date: 2014-2015
Production (role):
LIONBOY
Company:
Tricycle Theatre, Broadway and International Tour
Project details:
Written by Marcelo Dos Santos

Revival Director Clive Mendus
Co-Director
Date: 2017
Production (role):
THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Directed by Simon McBurney
Date: 2015
Production (role):
BEWARE OF PITY
Company:
Schaubühne Berlin
Project details:
Directed by Simon McBurney
Dramaturg
Date: 2017
Production (role):
PERSUASION
Company:
Royal Exchange
Project details:
Directed by Jeff James
Writer
Date: 2017
Production (role):
PERSUASION
Company:
Royal Exchange
Project details:
Adapted with Jeff James
Date: 2017
Production (role):
THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
Company:
Royal Court
Project details:
Adapted with Simon McBurney
Date: 2015
Production (role):
BEWARE OF PITY
Company:
Schaubühne Berlin
Project details:
Adapted with Simon McBurney and Maja Made
Associate Director
Date: 2019
Production (role):
GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
Company:
Wayward Productions / Barbican / St Ann's Warehouse
Project details:
Associate director on Enda Walsh's production of Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter, starring Cillian Murphy
Date: 2013
Production (role):
CHIMERICA
Company:
Harold Pinter Theatre
Project details:
Written by Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by Lyndsey Turner
Date: 2011-2013
Production (role):
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA
Company:
Complicite - Barbican and European Tour
Project details:
Directed by Simon McBurney
Assistant Director
Date: 2011
Production (role):
DOUBLE FEATURE
Company:
National Theatre
Project details:
Two plays by Sam Holcroft and Tom Basden

Directed by Lyndsey Turner
Date: 2011
Production (role):
A DELICATE BALANCE
Company:
Almeida Theatre
Project details:
Written by Edward Albee

Directed by James MacDonald
Date: 2010
Production (role):
POSH
Company:
Royal Court Theatre
Project details:
Written by Laura Wade
Directed by Lyndsey Turner

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
  • Date: 2025
    Production (role): MORE LIFE
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): LUDDITES
    Company: Royal Exchange
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): DINOMANIA
    Company: Kandinsky / New Diorama
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): TRAP STREET
    Company: New Diorama Theatre
  • Date: 2016-2018
    Production (role): STILL ILL
    Company: New Diorama Theatre
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): DOG SHOW
    Company: New Diorama Theatre
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS
    Company: Limehouse Town Hall
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2014-2015
    Production (role): LIONBOY
    Company: Tricycle Theatre, Broadway and International Tour
    Project details: Written by Marcelo Dos Santos

    Revival Director Clive Mendus
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Directed by Simon McBurney
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): BEWARE OF PITY
    Company: Schaubühne Berlin
    Project details: Directed by Simon McBurney
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): PERSUASION
    Company: Royal Exchange
    Project details: Directed by Jeff James
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): PERSUASION
    Company: Royal Exchange
    Project details: Adapted with Jeff James
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
    Company: Royal Court
    Project details: Adapted with Simon McBurney
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): BEWARE OF PITY
    Company: Schaubühne Berlin
    Project details: Adapted with Simon McBurney and Maja Made
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
    Company: Wayward Productions / Barbican / St Ann's Warehouse
    Project details: Associate director on Enda Walsh's production of Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter, starring Cillian Murphy
  • Date: 2013
    Production (role): CHIMERICA
    Company: Harold Pinter Theatre
    Project details: Written by Lucy Kirkwood
    Directed by Lyndsey Turner
  • Date: 2011-2013
    Production (role): THE MASTER AND MARGARITA
    Company: Complicite - Barbican and European Tour
    Project details: Directed by Simon McBurney
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): DOUBLE FEATURE
    Company: National Theatre
    Project details: Two plays by Sam Holcroft and Tom Basden

    Directed by Lyndsey Turner
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): A DELICATE BALANCE
    Company: Almeida Theatre
    Project details: Written by Edward Albee

    Directed by James MacDonald
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): POSH
    Company: Royal Court Theatre
    Project details: Written by Laura Wade
    Directed by Lyndsey Turner
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