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James' new musical The Hatpin makes its world
premiere at the Seymour Centre in February 2008. For more information logon to www.thehatpin.com.
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Biography
James graduated from The Western
Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2003. There, he was directed in performance by
tutors including David King, Tony Sheldon, Nick Enright, Roma Conway, Rhys Mconnochie,
Adam Cook, Tony Sheldon, John Milson and Nancye Hayes. Productions for WAAPA include the
original recording and premiere performance of "Up" by Eddie Perfect,
"Susannah", "Spurboard", "The Pajama Game", "Pacific
Overtures" (The Reciter), "Perfectly Frank", "The Crucible",
"Fiddler on the Roof" (Tevye) and "The Wild Party" (Sam).
For television, James has had featured roles in "The Investigators", "A
Country Practice", "The Leaving of Liverpool", "Police Rescue",
"Home and Away", "Water Rats", and the role of Jake Blainey in Neil
Armfield’s "Naked: Coral Island" for the ABC. He has also appeared on
"Mornings With Kerri-Ann". Radio credits include "The Memoirs of Young
Mozart" (Wolfgang) and "Shiver in the River" for ABC radio.
Stage credits include "Company" for Kookaburra, "Boyband The
Musical", "The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie" for the Sydney
Festival and Company B and "Oklahoma" for The Production Company.
Other stage credits include "Stirfry Cabaret" at Kulcha in Fremantle,
"Morning Melodies" at His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth, "Assassins"
and "Piangere".
James was also trained in writing at The University of Technology, Sydney, and penned his
own cabaret show “Moments of Breathtaking Stupidity” which was performed in both
Sydney and Melbourne in 2004. He was also the winner of the 2004 “Premiere Cabaret
Showcase” in Sydney which resulted in the performance of his second cabaret show,
“Other People’s Stories”, followed by a December performance of
"Shopping Centre Santa: A Cabaret".
James' musical "The Hatpin" opens at the Seymour Centre in February 2008.
James has also performed at the launch of the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade at
Ballarat and sang with Ian Stenlake, Michael Cormick, Simon Gleeson and Rachel Beck for
the 2004 Variety Club Ball at Crown Casino in Melbourne.
James played the principal role of Frederic Vern in the world premiere production of
"Eureka" at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne.
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