In 2007 James established James Orange Casting. Recent work includes: Imagine This (West End); La Cage aux Folles (West End); High School Musical (UK tour and Hammersmith Apollo); Our House (Birmingham Rep and UK tour); Never Forget (West End); Any Dream Will Do and I’d Do Anything (BBC). Future projects: Walking With Dinosaurs (international tour).
James joined David Grindrod Associates in 2003 and has worked with the company on the casting of over 20 musicals, including: Hairspray, Mamma Mia! (worldwide), Chicago, The Lord of the Rings, Spamalot, The Sound of Music, Evita, The Woman in White, Jerry Springer the Opera and The Phantom of the Opera (film). James has acted as Casting Associate for DGA on the following projects: Hair (Gate Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Royal Court Anniversary Gala), Musical in Ahoy (Rotterdam), Mamma Mia! The Movie (ensemble casting). He has worked in education, casting and planning for Scottish Opera, English National Opera and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
He has an MA (Hons) in Theatre and Art History from the University of Glasgow.