Charlene James
Biography
Charlene James is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who trained at Birmingham School of Acting and The School at Steppenwolf, Chicago. Charlene was awarded the Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play at the National Theatre for Cuttin’ It, a play focusing on Female Genital Mutilation – which then transferred in 2016 to the Royal Court and Young Vic respectively and was nominated for Best New Play at the UK Theatre Awards 2016. Charlene was awarded the George Devine Award 2015 for the same play as well as winning a BBC Audio Drama Award for her radio adaptation of Cuttin’ It.