The JMK Trust

The JMK Trust provides talented young directors with awards, guidance and development opportunities

  • Home
  • About
  • The JMK Award
    • About the JMK Award
    • Application process 2024
    • Information for Designers
  • National Programme
    • About the JMK National Programme
      • JMK Birmingham
      • JMK Bristol
      • JMK Edinburgh
      • JMK Manchester
      • JMK Newcastle
      • JMK Northampton
      • JMK Nottingham
      • JMK Reading
      • JMK Salisbury
      • JMK Stoke-on-Trent
      • JMK Yorkshire
    • #JMKSpace
    • JMK Director Practitioners
  • Assistant Director Bursaries
    • JMK Assistant Director Bursary Recipients
  • Support us
    • How you can help
    • Support for Free with Online Shopping
    • Legacies
    • JMK Gift Membership & Awards Circle
    • ShareGift
    • Thanks to our supporters
  • Blog
  • More information
    • Learn about directing
    • Archive Playlists
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact

JMK Shows To See This Spring

March 8, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

There are loads of great shows to see this Spring, directed/created by JMK Award alumni, finalists and bursary recipients. We’ve gathered them together here:   Orca Written by Matt Grinter, directed by JMK bursary recipient Chloe Masterton. “One girl, against the happiness of the whole village. Can you not see it has to be done?” […]

Filed Under: Blog

New – JMK Nottingham Workshops

March 7, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

We’re delighted to announce a new addition to our National Programme partner venues – Nottingham Playhouse, where our JMK workshops will be delivered in partnership with their Amplify programme. The JMK & Amplify directors events at Nottingham Playhouse are free, and open to emerging and established directors who either live in or come from the […]

Filed Under: Blog

JMK Traverse – Upcoming Opportunities

March 6, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

We’re excited to share details of our upcoming events at the Traverse Edinburgh: Directing Musical Theatre Saturday 30th March 10am-12pm, at the Traverse. Have you ever wondered about directing for musical theatre? This workshop is a great chance to explore and question different approaches to directing musicals. The free, 2 hour session, will include a […]

Filed Under: Blog

HOME Manchester Recruiting Associate Director

February 27, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

Our National Programme partner venue HOME Manchester is seeking an Associate Director: The Associate Director is a critical new role for HOME, and is part of a new approach to developing distinctive, original art. The role is designed for an established artist, with a specialism in theatre, who wants to evolve their creative practice and have […]

Filed Under: Blog

JMK HOME Manchester: Producing Theatre Workshop

February 19, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

We’re excited to share details of our free Producing Theatre workshop, for members of our JMK HOME Directors’ Group: Monday 11 March, 5pm HOME Manchester Learn from a panel of producers about what’s involved in producing theatre. From their experience of independent and building-based producing, learn about the various duties and responsibilities of producers, their relationship […]

Filed Under: Blog

JMK South West – Upcoming Events

February 19, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

We’re delighted to share details of our upcoming free programme at Wiltshire Creative. Please email nik@jmktrust.org to sign up for any of the below events. If you are not already a member of our JMK South West directors’ group, please also email katherine@jmktrust.org to register. 14th February – 2nd March FEST WEST 2019 There’s two […]

Filed Under: Blog

JMK Northern Stage – Working with a Movement Director Workshop

February 13, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

Monday 25th February, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Northern Stage Working with a Movement Director…  Join Northern Stage’s Associate Director, Mark Calvert, and Movement Director Martin Hylton, for a free, 2 hour workshop, exploring the director/movement director relationship. Mark and Martin have worked together on staging large scale musical productions, including Northern Stage’s James And The Giant Peach, […]

Filed Under: Blog

JMK South West – Routes for Collaboration Call Out

February 12, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

There has been a strong desire from members of the South West JMK group to seek routes of collaboration with other artists and practitioners who are based regionally. As such, the JMK are facilitating Routes to Collaboration – research and development periods at Reading Rep, where artists based in the Wiltshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire area […]

Filed Under: Blog

JMK Assistant Director Blog – Marcus Bazley

February 4, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

“I felt like I’d reached a point in my career where I needed to challenge my ways of working, get more experience in bigger spaces and go back to learning again.” In our latest JMK Blog, our recent JMK South West bursary recipient Marcus Bazley discusses his experience working on Beauty and the Beast, the Christmas […]

Filed Under: Assistant Director Blog, Blog

JMK Award Applications

February 1, 2019 by Katherine Rigg

We’re delighted to have had so many applications for the Award this year. We have now emailed everyone to confirm receipt of their applications. If you’ve applied but haven’t heard from us please get contact jo@jmktrust.org

Filed Under: Blog

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Latest News

  • The JMK Award Returns to the Young Vic in 2026 May 14, 2025
  • Clare Menzies Kitchin MBE May 15, 2024
  • Adam Karim wins 2024 JMK Award April 19, 2024

Alumni

Adam Karim Kalungi Ssebandeke Diane Page Tristian Fynn-Aiduenu Winner 2017 - Josh Roche Winner 2016 - Roy Alexander Weise Winner 2015 - Liz Stevenson Kate Hewitt - winner 2014 Winner 2013 - Alex Brown Winner 2012 - Sam Pritchard Winner 2011 - Cathal Cleary Winner 2010 - Matthew Evans Winner 2009 - Caroline Steinbeis Winner 2008 - Michael Oakley Winner 2007 - Polly Findlay Winner 2006 - Jamie Harper Winner 2005 - Natalie Abrahami Winner 2004 - Anne Tipton Winner 2003 - Bijan Sheibani Winner 2002 - Joe Hill Gibbins Winner 2001 - Orla O'Loughlin Winner 2000 - Thea Sharrock Winner 1999 - Mark Rosenblatt Winner 1998 - Tassos Stevens

Click here to view all JMK alumni »

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.

Registered address: Talton Farm Cottage, Newbold on Stour, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8UB.

Registered Charity: No. 295080

Copyright © 2025 · Dynamik-Gen on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

The JMK TrustLogo Header Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • The JMK Award
    • About the JMK Award
    • Application process 2024
    • Information for Designers
  • National Programme
    • About the JMK National Programme
      • JMK Birmingham
      • JMK Bristol
      • JMK Edinburgh
      • JMK Manchester
      • JMK Newcastle
      • JMK Northampton
      • JMK Nottingham
      • JMK Reading
      • JMK Salisbury
      • JMK Stoke-on-Trent
      • JMK Yorkshire
    • #JMKSpace
    • JMK Director Practitioners
  • Assistant Director Bursaries
    • JMK Assistant Director Bursary Recipients
  • Support us
    • How you can help
    • Support for Free with Online Shopping
    • Legacies
    • JMK Gift Membership & Awards Circle
    • ShareGift
    • Thanks to our supporters
  • Blog
  • More information
    • Learn about directing
    • Archive Playlists
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact