The JMK Trust

The JMK Trust provides talented young directors with awards, guidance and development opportunities

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Winner 2009

Caroline Steinbeis

Production: Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill

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Caroline is a freelance theatre director and dramaturg. She is currently Associate Director at Sheffield Theatres and was formerly the International Associate at the Royal Court (2011-2013). She studied at Royal Holloway and completed her MA at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Recent directing credits include: Rutherford and Son (Sheffield Theatres); Love and Information (Sheffield Theatres); Edward II (Cambridge Arts Theatre); The Tempest (Royal & Derngate); The Crucible (Manchester Royal Exchange); We Want You to Watch (National Theatre); The Broken Heart (Globe Theatre, Sam Wanamaker); Take, Love, Run (Molodiy Theatre, Kiev); Show 6 (Lyric Hammersmith and UK Tour); Talkshow (Royal Court); Brilliant Adventures (Manchester Royal Exchange); A Time to Reap (Royal Court); Earthquake in London (UK Tour for Headlong and National Theatre); Charged (Soho Theatre); Mad Forest and Photo Story (BAC); Mile End (Southwark Playhouse and UK Tour).

It is immensely reassuring to have the support of the JMK Trust in an industry as challenging as the theatre world. I feel very fortunate to have been given this opportunity, and am incredibly excited to be putting together a production with the backing of such a fantastic creative team. I intend to enjoy this experience to the full – Caroline Steinbeis

madforest2Director Caroline Steinbeis, winner of this year’s JMK Award, has set herself a difficult task with Mad Forest; here she triumphs – Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

madforest1A most ably acted play directed by Steinbeis with a steady precision and sensitivity to the nuances of people’s behaviour in love, in danger and in grief – Jeremy Kingston, The Times

Finalists in 2009 were Russell Bender, Derek Bond, Kate Golledge, James Hammond, Anna Jones, Ellen McDougall and Joseph Murphy. The selection weekend was led by Roxana Silbert, Ex-Artistic Director of Paines Plough, Associate Director of the RSC and vice-chair of the JMK Board. All finalists participated in a Designer/Director Development Week at BAC working with an award-winning team of creatives led by Jon Bausor and including Ian MacNeil, Ben Oremerod, Mark Espiner and Dan Jones of Sound and Fury, Douglas O’Connell, Ian Dickinson and Jon Clark.

Production photos by Graham Michael.

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Alumni

Diane Page Tristian Fynn-Aiduenu Winner 2017 - Josh Roche Winner 2016 - Roy Alexander Weise Winner 2015 - Liz Stevenson Kate Hewitt - winner 2014 Winner 2013 - Alex Brown Winner 2012 - Sam Pritchard Winner 2011 - Cathal Cleary Winner 2010 - Matthew Evans Winner 2009 - Caroline Steinbeis Winner 2008 - Michael Oakley Winner 2007 - Polly Findlay Winner 2006 - Jamie Harper Winner 2005 - Natalie Abrahami Winner 2004 - Anne Tipton Winner 2003 - Bijan Sheibani Winner 2002 - Joe Hill Gibbins Winner 2001 - Orla O'Loughlin Winner 2000 - Thea Sharrock Winner 1999 - Mark Rosenblatt Winner 1998 - Tassos Stevens

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Patrons: Dame Judi Dench, Baroness Howe, Sir Ian McKellen, Clare Menzies-Kitchin MBE and Tom Morris OBE (Founding Chair).  

The JMK Trust is kindly supported by The Martin Bowley Charitable Trust, Arts Council England, The Katie Bradford Arts Trust, The Leche Trust, Scops Arts Trust, The Garrick Charitable Trust, The Victoria Wood Foundation, The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, The Hollick Family Foundation and all our individual donors.

Registered address: Talton Farm Cottage, Newbold on Stour, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8UB.

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The JMK Trust
  • Home
  • About
  • The JMK Award
    • About the JMK Award
    • Application process 2023
    • Information for Designers
  • National Programme
    • About the JMK National Programme
      • JMK Birmingham
      • JMK Bristol
      • JMK Edinburgh
      • JMK Manchester
      • JMK Newcastle
      • JMK Northampton
      • JMK Nottingham
      • JMK Reading
      • JMK Salisbury
      • JMK Stoke-on-Trent
      • JMK Yorkshire
    • #JMKSpace
    • JMK Director Practitioners
  • Assistant Director Bursaries
    • Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary – Leeds Playhouse
      • Apply: Leeds Playhouse Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary
    • Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary – Royal Exchange Manchester
      • Apply: Royal Exchange Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary
    • JMK Assistant Director Bursary Recipients
    • JMK Bob Carlton Bursary
  • Support us
    • How you can help
    • Support for Free with Online Shopping
    • Legacies
    • JMK Gift Membership & Awards Circle
    • ShareGift
    • Thanks to our supporters
  • Blog
  • More information
    • Learn about directing
    • Archive Playlists
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Exploring the relationship between Director and Movement Director with Vicki Manderson
  • JMK Workshop – GROUPWORK – OUR DEVISING AND REHEARSAL PROCESS