James Christensen

He / Him.
Professional director, writer, composer and theatre-maker, specialising in work at the juncture between experimental performance art and narrative theatre. My work encompasses new writing, classical adaptation, and collaboratively devised performance, with a focus on exploring contemporary moral and political crises in a visceral mode.

Credits

WRITING and DIRECTION


WRITER/DIRECTOR, The Inevitable Death of Cassie Summers, MUDFest University of Melbourne, 2 weeks, 2015

DIRECTOR/ADAPTOR, Henry IV.i, Melbourne University Shakespeare Company, 2 weeks, 2016

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Sunday in the Park with George, University of Melbourne Musical Theatre Association, 2 weeks, 2017

DIRECTOR/CREATED BY, Orpheus Turns, Melbourne Fringe Festival, 1 week, 2017

DIRECTOR/LIBRETTIST, When I Awoke – A New Opera, Butterfly Club, 2 weeks, 2018

WRITER, Feed, Ringtail Theatre, 2 weeks, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/DRAMATURG, The Other Place, TheatreWorks, 3 weeks, 2019

CO-CREATOR/PERFORMER, YouNews, Unshut Festival, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR/WRITER, Omelas, Matchstick Piehouse, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR, The Apocalypse Bear Trilogy, Jack Studio Theatre, 2023


COMPOSITION


COMPOSER/PERFORMER, (de)construct, Open Body Theatre, 1 week, 2016

COMPOSER, When I Awoke – A New Opera, Butterfly Club, 1 week, 2018

COMPOSER/MUSICAL DIRECTOR, Butterfly, VAULTS Festival, 1 week, 2020

COMPOSER/CO-CREATOR/PERFORMER, After the Flood, Camden People's Theatre, 2020

SOUND DESIGNER, Fabulation, Or The Reeducation of Undine, Rose Bruford College, 2023

Training

Master of Fine Arts (Advanced Theatre Practice): Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Bachelor of Arts (English and Theatre Studies), First Class Honours: University of Melbourne
Recipient of the Percival Searle Prize for highest results in English and Theatre Studies; the Dwight Prize for academic excellence in English; award for highest ranked thesis in English and Theatre Studies.

Diploma of Music (Practical), First-Class Honours; Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.