Direct Access
Direct Access open days are free, professional workshop opportunities to learn about the craft of theatre making from the country’s finest directors at partner theatres throughout the UK.

Supported by Arts Council England in 2009, Direct Access took the work and ethos of the JMK Trust into the regions for the very first time. Our first series of five workshops ran from October to December 2009 in Newcastle, Plymouth, Bristol, Manchester and London. In December 2010 Direct Access workshops happened in Glasgow, Birmingham, Norwich, Leeds and Cardiff.

2011 Direct Access workshops were as follows:

Saturday 8th October – Nottingham Playhouse

Saturday 15th October – Northern Stage, Newcastle

Tuesday 25th October – with the Young Vic at St Andrews, Short St, London, SE1 (evening)

Saturday 29th October – Hall for Cornwall, Truro

Saturday 10th December – Liverpool Everyman Playhouse (this is rescheduled from 22nd October)

For more information please email jo@jmktrust.org. If you’d like to sign up to our workshop mailing list please click here

“It exceeded my expectations by a long way. It was relaxed, informal, non-scary and very, very informative.”

“I learnt about awards, funding, and avenues to pursue that I hadn’t been aware of before as well as very helpful advice about the JMK Award itself.”

“I was worried the day might focus on those applying for the JMK Award. This wasn’t the case.”

“I was delighted they addressed the issue of fear and felt hugely comforted by understanding that this is common.”

“I felt I learnt from everybody there because of the way a genuine exchange was set up between the workshop leaders and participants.”

“This was the first time in 15 years I have encountered a workshop of this sort in the South West.”