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JMK Assistant Director Blog – Charlotte Marigot

April 6, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

“The JMK Trust does something invaluable in rewarding emerging directors with professional experience and giving them a chance to grow” JMK Bursary recipient Charlotte Marigot describes working as the Assistant Director on Macbeth at Tobacco Factory Theatres directed by Adele Thomas.  “Since I have been assisting in theatre production I have looked for the different projects […]

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JMK Assistant Director Blog – Maria Crocker

March 26, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

In the first of a new blog series about our National Programme, former Assistant Director bursary recipient Maria Crocker (Catch 22, Northern Stage)  describes the productions she has subsequently worked on, including her recent role as the staff director on the National Theatre’s Pinocchio. “I received my JMK Assistant Director bursary in 2014, to assist Rachel […]

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JMK & Northern Stage Assistant Director Bursary

March 26, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

Assistant Director Opportunity at Northern Stage The JMK Trust in partnership with Northern Stage is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to a participant of the JMK & Northern Stage Directors’ Group. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by the Leverhulme Trust that will provide a learning and training opportunity for a talented emerging director, […]

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Assistant Director Bursary – JMK & Traverse Theatre Directors’ Group

March 14, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

Opportunity to be the Assistant Director on a Traverse Theatre Company Festival 2018 Production The JMK Trust in partnership with Traverse Theatre is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to a participant of the JMK & Traverse Theatre Directors’ Group. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, that will provide a learning […]

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JMK Assistant Director Bursary – Salisbury Playhouse

February 12, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

The JMK Trust in partnership with Salisbury Playhouse (part of Wiltshire Creative) is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to a participant of the JMK & Salisbury Playhouse Directors’ Group. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by the Leverhulme Trust that will provide a learning and training opportunity for a talented emerging director, based in […]

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The Perfect Gift for a Theatre Lover

January 29, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

Looking for a present for someone who loves the arts? Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, or another special occasion, our Gift Membership is the perfect solution. It gives access to the most exciting new theatre talent in the industry. Gift Membership includes an exclusive invitation to our industry event where we announce the winner of the JMK Award, the […]

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JMK Award Workshop – Northampton

January 11, 2018 by Katherine Rigg

JMK Award Workshop at Royal & Derngate, Northampton Sat 27th January, 2 – 4pm.  Led by Caroline Steinbeis – winner of the JMK Award 2009.This free workshop is an opportunity to find out more about making an application to the annual JMK Young Director Award.  The JMK Award was established in memory of James Menzies-Kitchin, a young theatre […]

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JMK Award Workshop – Salisbury

December 11, 2017 by Katherine Rigg

Thursday 4th January, 7 – 9 pm. Salisbury Playhouse This free workshop is an opportunity to find out more about making an application to the annual JMK Young Director Award. The JMK Award was established in memory of James Menzies-Kitchin, a young theatre director who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 28, to […]

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Wilton’s Music Hall – Plays Without Décor

December 8, 2017 by Katherine Rigg

Are you a young or emerging director looking for some space and support to workshop some of your brilliant ideas? Well, Wilton’s Plays Without Décor Programme may be for you. As part of their Learning and Participation Programme, Wilton’s is offering four emerging directors the chance to use Wilton’s Aldgate and Allhallows Learning and Participation Studio […]

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The JMK Young Director Award 2018 – application deadline

December 7, 2017 by Katherine Rigg

This prestigious, annual award is presented to one young theatre director of outstanding potential enabling them to mount a professional production at The Young Vic in London. The JMK Trust was established in 1997 following the death of James Menzies-Kitchin, a young director of exceptional talent and promise. Winning the JMK Award has been instrumental […]

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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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