James Darby

I'm a 24 year old, Cambridge based, director/writer with an interest in comedy (particularly farce) and anything slightly weird! I am the Vice Artistic Director of Laughing Mirror Theatre Company and have a years worth of Professional Theatre Experience as the Operations Manager and Deputy Theatre Manager of the ADC Theatre, Cambridge.

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Credits

DIRECTOR, The Delivery by Daniel Hemsley, Audio Drama, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/WRITER, Seasoned Professionals by James Darby, Chad Porter and Holly Richards, theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh, 2 weeks, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/WRITER, Framed! by James Darby and Chad Porter, theSpace on North Bridge, Edinburgh, 2 weeks, 2018

DIRECTOR, Odds and Ends by Freya Bennett, The Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, 1 Night, 2018

DIRECTOR, Elaina's Audition by FLY Festival Schools, The Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, 1 Night, 2018

DIRECTOR, The Big Top by David McCabe, UEA Drama Studio, Norwich, 1 Night, 2018

DIRECTOR/WRITER, Guy Fawkes It Up by James Darby and Chad Porter, theSpace on North Bridge, Edinburgh, 2 weeks 2017

DIRECTOR, You, Me and The Freedom Key by FLY Festival Schools, UEA Drama Studio, 1 Night 2017

DIRECTOR, Shine Through Rain by FLY Festival Schools, UEA Drama Studio, 1 Night 2017

DIRECTOR/WRITER, Stockholm by James Darby, UEA Drama Studio, 1 Night, 2016

CO-DIRECTOR, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, UEA Drama Studio, 1 week, 2016

CO-DIRECTOR, Foxing by Nancy Netherwood, The Garage, Norwich, 1 week, 2016

CO-DIRECTOR, Foxing by Nancy Netherwood, UEA Drama Studio, Norwich, 1 Night, 2016

WRITER, Good Morning Mars by James Darby, Harrison Cole and Daniel Hemsley, Audio Drama, 2021

STAGE MANAGER, FLY Festival by FLY Festival Schools, Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, 1 Night, 2018

STAGE MANAGER, Spotlight Festival by Various Writers, UEA Drama Studio, 1 week, 2018

STAGE MANAGER, Lysistrata by Aristophanes, UEA Drama Studio, 1 week, 2018

LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGN/OPERATION, White Girls by Madeleine Accalia, ADC Theatre Corpus Playroom, Cambridge, 1 Night, 2020

SOUND DESIGN, Defective Inspector by Harrison Cole, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London, 1 Week, 2019

SOUND DESIGN/OPERATION, FLY Festival by FLY Festival Schools, Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, 1 Night 2018

SOUND DESIGN/OPERATION, White Girls by Madeleine Accalia, The Warren-The Burrow, Brighton, 1 Week, 2018

SOUND DESIGN, Guy Fawkes It Up by James Darby and Chad Porter, theSpace on North Bridge, Edinburgh, 2 Weeks, 2017

Training

UEA BAHons Drama and English Literature 2015-18