James Grieve

Artistic Director

James is artistic director of nabokov and associate director of the Bush Theatre.

For nabokov he has directed Artefacts by Mike Bartlett (The Bush, National Tour & Off-Broadway); Kitchen; Bedtime For Bastards; Nikolina and the World Premiere of Old Street by Patrick Marber at The nabokov Arts Club. He produced Terre Haute at the Assembly Rooms, on tour and West End and Camarilla.

James trained as assistant and associate director to Josie Rourke, as staff director to Howard Davies on Philistines and Present Laughter at The National Theatre, and on the National Theatre Studio Director’s Course.

Freelance credits include Comfort by Mike Bartlett at part of the Old Vic’s 24 Hour Plays. Comedy directing includes The Suttie Show (Edinburgh 2008); Simon Brodkin’s solo shows Everyone But Himself and One Man Comedy Club; Luke Wright’s solo shows Poet Laureate and Poet & Man; and Aisle16’s Poetry Boyband.