James Phillips (born 29 April 1977) is a British playwright and director.
Educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford, Phillips' first play, The Rubenstein Kiss, won both the John Whiting Award (2006)[1] and the TMA Award for Best Play. He was also a recipient of the National Arts Endowment Award for his first professional production, Frank McGuinness's Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme at the Pleasance, London.
He is a selector for The National Student Drama Festival and recently wrote a new adaptation of Wind in the Willows for the NSDF Ensemble performed at Latitude Festival. The production was directed by Alan Lane, artistic director of Slung Low Theatre Company.