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Josh Roche’s blog

November 22, 2017

Applying for stuff is a big part of life as a theatre director. Applying for funding, applying for competitions, applying for jobs, the list goes on and on. Actors have to keep launching themselves into auditions, directors have to keep … Read More

Call Out for Directors and Theatre-Makers in Reading

August 10, 2018

JMK Directors’ Group: Reading Rep, Wilshire Creative and Nuffield Theatres Southampton Call out for directors and theatre-makers in the Reading Area We are interested in hearing from directors and theatre-makers based in the Reading … Read More

Assistant Director Opportunity – The Mountaintop

August 8, 2018

The JMK Trust in partnership with Reading Rep and Nuffield Theatres Southampton is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to assist Roy Alexander Weise on the forthcoming tour of The Mountaintop. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded … Read More

JMK Directors’ Group – Launch Event at Reading Rep, Sat 1 Sept

August 7, 2018

JMK Directors’ Group: Programme Launch Reading Rep, Wiltshire Creative and Nuffield Theatres Southampton If you are a director or theatre maker based in the Reading, Wiltshire and Southampton areas and are interested in hearing more … Read More

JMK Regional Blog – Alice Wordsworth

August 2, 2018

"You have to be bold and confident in who you are and what you can bring. Get yourself into the rooms where you can meet the right people who can offer you opportunities." Alice Wordsworth is our most recent JMK Leverhulme Assistant … Read More

Assistant Directing Opportunity at Wiltshire Creative

July 31, 2018

Deadline: Monday 13 August 2018 The JMK Trust in partnership with Wiltshire Creative is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to a participant of the JMK Directors’ Group at Wiltshire Creative and Nuffield Southampton Theatres. The … Read More

JMK Yorkshire Directors Meet Up

July 20, 2018

Saturday 28th July 5.30pm-6.30pm at York Theatre Royal. Come and meet theatre director Liz Stevenson, the new JMK Director Practitioner who will be working with Leeds Playhouse to organise workshops, a two-day residency, ticket offers … Read More