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Edition 49 (2024) Winner
Dafydd James
ダフィッド・ジェームズ
Dafydd James
Aliases:
Daf James
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Welsh
- Languages
- English, Welsh
- Residence History
- Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan → Cardiff
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter, composer, performer, translator, academic
- Active Years
- 2008-2024
- Affiliations
- Sherman Theatre, National Theatre Wales, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Paines Plough
- Influenced By
- Jacques Lecoq, Baz Kershaw
- Nominations
- UK Theatre Awards short-listed for Best Show for Children and Young People (Wanted Petula)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Arts | English literature | First-class honours degree | — | United Kingdom |
| London International School of Performing Arts | — | Theatre-maker training | — | 2001以降 | United Kingdom |
| University of Warwick | — | Theatre studies | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Edinburgh
Faculty of Arts
/ English literature
Degree:
First-class honours degree
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United Kingdom
London International School of Performing Arts
Theatre-maker training
Period:
2001以降
Country:
United Kingdom
Teaching style influenced by Jacques Lecoq school
University of Warwick
Theatre studies
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
United Kingdom
Doctoral thesis: "Queer moments: the profound politics of performance", supervised by Professor Baz Kershaw
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Total Theatre Award | My Name is Sue | Music and Theatre | Edinburgh Festival | Winner |
| 2011 | Theatre Critics Wales Award | Llwyth | — | — | Winner |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award | On the Other Hand, We're Happy | Best Production | — | Winner |
| 2024 | Seriencamp Official Competition Award | Lost Boys and Fairies | — | — | Winner |
Total Theatre Award
2009
Work:
My Name is Sue
Category:
Music and Theatre
Organization:
Edinburgh Festival
Result:
Winner
Theatre Critics Wales Award
2011
Work:
Llwyth
Result:
Winner
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award
2023
Work:
On the Other Hand, We're Happy
Category:
Best Production
Result:
Winner
Seriencamp Official Competition Award
2024
Work:
Lost Boys and Fairies
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Llwyth
2010 playA flamboyant fantasy on gay identity and Welshness. Announced James as a major new voice and pioneered a bold new Welsh-language theatrical vernacular. Watershed play that changed Welsh-language theatre forever.
gay identityWelshnessfamily
Adaptations
- [stage] Taipei Arts Festival
Tylwyth
2019 playFollow-up to Llwyth, premiered at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, co-produced with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.
familyWelsh
On the Other Hand, We're Happy
2019 playUplifting and joyful play with tragedy. Premiered at Edinburgh Fringe, US premiere in LA winning best production.
joytragedyrelationships
Lost Boys and Fairies
2023 TV seriesBBC drama about adoption, filmed in Cardiff, won Seriencamp award.
adoptionfamilyLGBTQ+
Translations by Author
- Spring Awakening (Welsh translation)
- The Flock (Y Nyth)
- Yuri
- Tuesday (Un Bore Mawrth)
- Wanted Petula
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- bold new Welsh-language theatrical vernacularuplifting joy with tragedymaster of physical comedy
- Recurring Motifs
- family secretsloneliness and transcendent joysmall acts of kindnessgay identity
Legacy
Pioneered Welsh-language theatre with Llwyth, hailed as one of Wales's most exciting playwrights and the best modern Welsh dramatist.
Trivia
- Performed in his own docu-drama about losing a parent while becoming an adoptive dad
- Radio drama Graveyards in My Closet featured rugby referee Nigel Owens
- My Name is Sue won acclaim at Edinburgh and described as bizarrely original