Winner 2004
Winner:
Anne Tipton
Production:
Attempts On her Life by Martin Crimp
After winning the Award in 2004 Anne became the assistant director at Bristol Old Vic under the Channel 4 Theatre Directors' Scheme where she assisted David Farr, Melly Still, David Fielding and Simon Reade. She then became resident director at Bristol Old Vic where her credits include Phaedra’s Love (also at the Barbican), My Front Line and The Taming of the Shrew. Recent theatre includes Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Central School of Speech and Drama, Ned and Sharon at the Hightide Festival and Senora Carrar’s Rifles for the Young Vic’s TPR. Anne has just completed a bursary with the BBC to train to direct for television.
Winning the Award gave me my first opportunity to direct a fully-fledged, professional production. It is rare for young directors to be given an opportunity to actually direct, but the JMK gave me the space to learn on my feet and to practice my craft on my own terms. This experience was invaluable to me and has given me a solid grounding for the rest of my career - Anne Tipton
There’s much more to the play than post-modern tricksiness, and Tipton’s production brings every dark, disturbing nuance to the fore - Sam Marlowe in The Times
Tipton, her designer, Naomi Dawson, and an engaging, versatile cast rise to the challenge with an admirably sharp production that shows a sure instinct for the cryptic, pitch-black comedy of the piece - Paul Taylor in The Independent
You have to hand it to Anne Tipton. This year's winner of the JMK Award, the prize for promising young directors, has got courage - Lyn Gardner in The Guardian
Production photos by Naomi Dawson
In 2004 the shorlisted directors included Natalie Abrahami, Dominic Le Clerc, Rachel Grunwald, Emma Harding, Sam Leifer, Pip Minnithorpe and Anna Silman.
