James Elazzi

James Elazzi is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and director whose bold, emotionally resonant work amplifies marginalised voices and brings culturally specific stories to the stage and screen.

In 2026, James was a finalist for the Martin Lysicrates Prize and the Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize, and received the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award. His work has also received three consecutive NSW Premier’s Literary Award nominations for Lady Tabouli (2021), Queen Fatima (2022) and Son of Byblos (2023), as well as the ANZ Tomorrow Makers Award and the 2024 Panavision Award.

James is a published playwright, with four of his works published by leading Australian theatre publishers Currency Press and Playlab Australia. His plays have been produced by Belvoir, Griffin Theatre Company, New Theatre, Sydney Festival and Qtopia, and presented nationally and internationally.