James Ley
James Ley is a playwright and screenwriter living in Glasgow. His plays
include Wilf (Traverse Theatre), Ode to Joy (Stories Untold, Summerhall),
Love Song to Lavender Menace (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh,
Summerhall, SoHo Playhouse, New York), Emma and Gill (Catherine
Wheels, Lung Ha), I Heart Maths (A Play, A Pie and A Pint), and SPAIN
(Glasgay!, Citizens Theatre). James’ play Ode To Joy which James wrote
and directed won a fringe first at the Edinburgh Festival 2022.
James was Writer on Attachment to National Theatre of Scotland in
2022. He was selected for the 2019 Edinburgh International Film
Festival Talent Lab, and the 2019 Stowe Story Labs in Vermont, USA.
His feature adaptation of Love Song to Lavender Menace is currently in
development, produced by John McKay/Compact Pictures, funded by
the Scottish Film Talent Network.
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