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JMK Northampton Assistant Director Bursary

September 11, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

The JMK Trust in partnership with Royal & Derngate is offering an Assistant Director Bursary. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by the Leverhulme Trust that will provide a learning and training opportunity for a talented emerging director, who has demonstrated a commitment to directing and a passion for theatre making. The role: We […]

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JMK Birmingham Rep Workshop with Claire Birch, RSC

September 4, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

We are pleased to announce the next JMK Birmingham Rep Directors’ Group workshop will be with Claire Birch of the Royal Shakespeare Company. This is a great opportunity to get an insight into the RSC, how they produce, and how they work with directors and assistant directors. Event Details: Thursday 13 September at 7pm, Rehearsal Room […]

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JMK Award Winner (2008) Michael Oakley directs About Leo, Jermyn St Theatre

August 27, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

Kicking off Jermyn Street Theatre’s Rebel Season is: About Leo. About Leo is the first play from Alice Allemano  and directed by JMK Award-winning director Michael Oakley. Michael has also recently directed The Invisible (Bush Theatre) and The Life and Times of Fanny Hill (Bristol Old Vic). “I have never, in my life, for one moment, been anyone’s […]

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Call Out for Directors and Theatre-Makers in Reading

August 10, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

JMK Directors’ Group: Reading Rep, Wilshire Creative and Nuffield Theatres Southampton Call out for directors and theatre-makers in the Reading Area We are interested in hearing from directors and theatre-makers based in the Reading area who are looking to explore and develop their own practice through workshops, events and networking opportunities. As part of a […]

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Assistant Director Opportunity – The Mountaintop

August 8, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

The JMK Trust in partnership with Reading Rep and Nuffield Southampton Theatres is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to assist Roy Alexander Weise on the forthcoming tour of The Mountaintop. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, that will provide a learning and training opportunity for a talented emerging director who […]

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JMK Directors’ Group – Launch Event at Reading Rep, Sat 1 Sept

August 7, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

JMK Directors’ Group: Programme Launch Reading Rep, Wiltshire Creative and Nuffield Theatres Southampton If you are a director or theatre maker based in the Reading, Wiltshire and Southampton areas and are interested in hearing more about opportunities available to you through the JMK then do come along to our Director’s Group programme launch on Saturday […]

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JMK Assistant Director Blog – Alice Wordsworth

August 2, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

“You have to be bold and confident in who you are and what you can bring. Get yourself into the rooms where you can meet the right people who can offer you opportunities.” Alice Wordsworth is our most recent JMK Leverhulme Assistant Director bursary recipient at Wiltshire Creative; she assisted Ryan McBryde on ‘Love on […]

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JMK Yorkshire Directors Meet Up

July 20, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

Saturday 28th July 5.30pm-6.30pm at York Theatre Royal. Come and meet theatre director Liz Stevenson, the new JMK Director Practitioner who will be working with Leeds Playhouse to organise workshops, a two-day residency, ticket offers and social events for emerging theatre makers based in Yorkshire. Whatever stage you’re at, whether you’ve been to a workshop […]

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JMK Assistant Director Blog – Katherine Nesbitt

July 20, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

“I learnt the importance of relationships across the creative team, and that whilst directing can at times feel like a lonely and pressurised job, it takes a village to make it work.” Katherine Nesbitt describes her JMK Assistant Director bursary, assisting Orla O’Loughlin on ‘Swallow’ at the Traverse Theatre in 2015, and how the experience continues […]

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Final Call Out – JMK Residency at Bristol Old Vic with Ned Bennett

July 13, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

Final call out for applications to our JMK residency with Ned Bennett at Bristol Old Vic – apply by 20 July.  This JMK residency with director Ned Bennett (An Octoroon, Pomona) will take place on 27th and 28th July at Bristol Old Vic. This workshop will encompass three areas: 1. The philosophy and practicalities that underpin […]

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Patrons: Dame Judi Dench, Baroness Howe, Sir Ian McKellen, Clare Menzies-Kitchin MBE and Tom Morris OBE (Founding Chair).  

The JMK Trust is kindly supported by The Martin Bowley Charitable Trust, Arts Council England, The Katie Bradford Arts Trust, The Cockayne Foundation, The London Community Foundation, The Leche Trust, Scops Arts Trust, The Garrick Charitable Trust, The Victoria Wood Foundation, The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, The Hollick Family Foundation and all our individual donors.

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