The Trustees of the JMK Trust today announce that Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu wins the 2019 JMK Award, this year in a new partnership with the Orange Tree Theatre, with his production of Arinzé Kene’s Little Baby Jesus forming a core part of the theatre’s annual programming. This opportunity provides Fynn-Aiduenu with the opportunity to direct a […]
JMK Traverse Workshop with COMMON – Mon 28 Oct
October 9, 2019 by
COMMON: Reclaiming Working and Under-Class Identity Traverse Theatre Monday 28th October 6pm – 8.30pm Cost: FREE Are you a working or under-class creative who works in theatre? Do you feel like an imposter within the arts? How often have you convinced yourself you aren’t right for a job or opportunity because of your class? Are […]
JMK HOME Directors’ Group – Relaunch
October 9, 2019 by
Wednesday 16th October 6pm HOME Manchester JMK and HOME are working together to support a community for Manchester-based directors! This will offer a place for theatre-makers to come and learn new skills, develop their practice, see shows, and meet other creatives. Over the next year we will be inviting industry professionals to deliver a variety […]
JMK Northern Stage – Programme Dates
October 2, 2019 by
Friday 18th October JMK & COMMON: Reclaiming Working and Under-Class Identity 6pm – 8.30pm Cost: Free Are you a working or under-class creative who works in theatre? Do you feel like an imposter within the arts? How often have you convinced yourself you aren’t right for a job or opportunity because of your class? Are […]
Free Birmingham Workshop
September 26, 2019 by
Join Alex Brown, JMK Award winner, for a free workshop about his current production Rebel Music, currently at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in association with Middle Child. He will be talking about how he developed the piece, including how it was pitched to Birmingham REP. Friday 27th September 2 – 5pm at the Rep. To sign […]
JMK Assistant Director Blog – Georgia Tillery
September 10, 2019 by
Georgia Tillery recently worked with The Wardrobe Ensemble on ‘The Last of the Pelican Daughters’, as the JMK Assistant Director bursary recipient at the Royal & Derngate Northampton. In our latest blog, she describes the development process of the show and her career path to date: The 5-week placement with The Wardrobe Ensemble as Assistant […]
JMK Birmingham Free Workshop – Thurs 19 Sept
September 5, 2019 by
Getting your head round Tech Birmingham Rep, Thursday 19th September, 7-9pm Next week’s free workshop will focus on helping directors understand how best to prepare for Technical Rehearsals and manage running them smoothly and efficiently. Headed by Lucy Bird (JMK Assistant Director on The Lovely Bones), this will be a peer-led session for emerging directors. […]
JMK Assistant Director Blog – Kayleigh Hawkins
August 27, 2019 by
“In the assistant role it can be tempting to keep quiet in a desire to avoid overloading the space with too many voices at once. Whilst it is important in any role in a process to filter and recognise when it is or isn’t time to contribute it is also important to be vigilant and […]
A Message from our Chair, Stephen Fewell
August 6, 2019 by
‘Theatre is currently a growth sector of our Creative Industries, but with arts subjects like A level Drama down by a massive third in 2017, nationwide activity to inspire, support and champion directors from all backgrounds is essential at this moment to sustain the creativity, relevance and reach of British Theatre. Do you share our […]
JMK Birmingham Rep – Free Workshop, 15 August
August 6, 2019 by
Join us for a free workshop at Birmingham Rep Thursday 15 August 7-9pm A practical and theoretical workshop facilitated by Nyasha Gudo (JMK bursary recipient, The Mountaintop) looking at different rehearsals processes and how to facilitate a productive rehearsal period for the company and creative team. During the session we will explore techniques used by […]
August Opportunity to Double our Impact
August 5, 2019 by
Can You Help? As a small organisation, although we are called a Trust, we don’t have income from a trust fund and rely on your help to raise all the money to continue our programmes across the UK each year. Like you, we believe that there are so many talented directors and theatre makers around the country […]
