Winner 2006
Jamie studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield. He then spent two years in America directing at various theatres including the Actors’ Studio in New York and the Boston Directors’ Lab. He returned to the UK to train at LAMDA where he continues to teach and direct. Recent directing credits include The Things Good Men Do (Old Red Lion/Lyric Hammersmith), The Vanek Plays (Operating Theatre Company), The Infant (Old Red Lion/Gilded Balloon). Assistant director credits include Oedipus The King (National Theatre Studio), Mother Courage and Her Children (English Touring Theatre), Merry Christmas Betty Ford (Lyric Theatre, Belfast) , Love and a Bottle (Young Vic) and The hour we knew nothing of each other (National Theatre). He was the recipient of the 2006 John S. Cohen Bursary.
The JMK Award gave me the opportunity to direct a play on a much larger scale than had previously been possible for me, and the challenge of putting together a big team for a big show was a fantastic new experience which taught me a great deal and continues to inform my directing - Jamie Harper
Jamie Harper takes on one of Shepard’s most challenging numbers with panache for this, his James Menzies-Kitchin Award-winning show. Strong performances make this a production that certainly stays in the mind – The Stage
An exiting and provocative piece of theatre with some powerful performances. You feel involved, even implicated, in this bleak family drama – UK Theatre Web
It is good to see a complex play tackled with such gusto and Harper deserves the encouragement of the JMK Award – British Theatre Guide
