Congratulations to JMK Trustee and Secretary, Robert Gill, who ran the 2014 London Marathon in April to raise money for the JMK Trust. He raised a massive £1665. Robert has supported the trust since it was founded having worked with James Menzies-Kitchin on his first two Off-West End productions; Much Ado About Nothing and Don […]
Regional Programme News January 2014
Our regional programme is continuing to flourish with the launch of a new group for Yorkshire-based theatre makers and directors at West Yorkshire Playhouse. Click here for more details. If you’re in Manchester and want to find out about opportunities for directors there go along to the Talking Shop event at The Lowry on 1st […]
JMK Award News
Applications for the JMK Award 2014 are now closed. Please click here for more details about the application process. If you have any questions please post them below.
Workshop News
New Workshop Opportunity We are running some workshops in London about applying to the JMK Award 2014. For more details and to sign up for a free place click here.
Regional Programme News
In 2012 the JMK Trust began working with five regional venues around the UK, setting up on-going groups for theatre directors, to create development and training opportunities for those outside London. This autumn our regional work has some important new developments. We are launching our new regional assistant director bursary, funded for the coming three […]
Winner of the JMK Award 2013
JMK Award winner 2013 is Alex Brown with his production of The Island by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona. The Island was at the Young Vic 7 – 30 November 2013. (Photo by Rob Logan). Alex has directed short plays at the Young Vic, Soho, Arcola, Old Vic, BAC and Lyric Hammersmith. As an […]
Development Opportunities
At the JMK Trust we are committed to developing the potential of up to 20 talented young directors each year. We run Development Weeks for existing and recent finalists, contributing to their ongoing learning. In November 2011 finalists took part in two Development Weeks, hosted by the Arcola Theatre. The first week provided an opportunity […]



