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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
Credits
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DateProduction (role)Company
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Date: 2025Production (role): MORE LIFECompany: Royal Court Theatre
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Date: 2019Production (role): LUDDITESCompany: Royal Exchange
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Date: 2019Production (role): DINOMANIACompany: Kandinsky / New Diorama
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Date: 2018Production (role): TRAP STREETCompany: New Diorama Theatre
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Date: 2016-2018Production (role): STILL ILLCompany: New Diorama Theatre
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Date: 2015Production (role): DOG SHOWCompany: New Diorama Theatre
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Date: 2010Production (role): LIMEHOUSE NIGHTSCompany: Limehouse Town Hall
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2014-2015Production (role): LIONBOYCompany: Tricycle Theatre, Broadway and International TourProject details: Written by Marcelo Dos Santos
Revival Director Clive Mendus
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Date: 2017Production (role): THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURECompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Directed by Simon McBurney
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Date: 2015Production (role): BEWARE OF PITYCompany: Schaubühne BerlinProject details: Directed by Simon McBurney
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2017Production (role): PERSUASIONCompany: Royal ExchangeProject details: Directed by Jeff James
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2017Production (role): PERSUASIONCompany: Royal ExchangeProject details: Adapted with Jeff James
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Date: 2017Production (role): THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURECompany: Royal CourtProject details: Adapted with Simon McBurney
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Date: 2015Production (role): BEWARE OF PITYCompany: Schaubühne BerlinProject details: Adapted with Simon McBurney and Maja Made
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2019Production (role): GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERSCompany: Wayward Productions / Barbican / St Ann's WarehouseProject details: Associate director on Enda Walsh's production of Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter, starring Cillian Murphy
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Date: 2013Production (role): CHIMERICACompany: Harold Pinter TheatreProject details: Written by Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by Lyndsey Turner -
Date: 2011-2013Production (role): THE MASTER AND MARGARITACompany: Complicite - Barbican and European TourProject details: Directed by Simon McBurney
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Date: 2011Production (role): DOUBLE FEATURECompany: National TheatreProject details: Two plays by Sam Holcroft and Tom Basden
Directed by Lyndsey Turner -
Date: 2011Production (role): A DELICATE BALANCECompany: Almeida TheatreProject details: Written by Edward Albee
Directed by James MacDonald -
Date: 2010Production (role): POSHCompany: Royal Court TheatreProject details: Written by Laura Wade
Directed by Lyndsey Turner