The Trustees of the JMK Trust today announce that Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu wins the 2019 JMK Award, this year in a new partnership with the Orange Tree Theatre, with his production of Arinzé Kene’s Little Baby Jesus forming a core part of the theatre’s annual programming. This opportunity provides Fynn-Aiduenu with the opportunity to direct a […]
Assistant Director Opportunity on RADIO (directed by Josh Roche, JMK Award Winner 2017)
Josh Roche (JMK Award Winner 2017) is looking for an Assistant Director on the stage production of RADIO by Al Smith (Harrogate/Diary of a Madman) at the Arcola, starring Adam Gillen (Amadeus, National Theatre). “Lying there, drifting up into those ancient lights was exactly like looking into the past. It is looking into the past. […]
JMK Northern Stage – Emerging Talent Directing Residency
The JMK Trust and Northern Stage are hosting an Emerging Talent Directing Residency. Venue: Northern Stage, Newcastle Date: Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th May Cost: Free The residency is a 2 day series of events and workshops aimed at emerging directors working in theatre and based in the North East of England. A brilliant […]
JMK Northampton Workshop – Well-being and Directing Trauma with Nikki Disney
Thursday 26th April 6 – 8pm Royal & Derngate, Northampton In this 2 hour workshop, we will be looking at trauma and how it impacts individuals and the collective. We will look at how these themes can impact on the rehearsal room and how to support actors who have both lived experiences of traumatic events […]
JMK Leeds Playhouse – Making Verbatim Theatre
JMK Workshop with Leeds Playhouse, Thursday 25th April Verbatim theatre is a form of documentary theatre which is based on the spoken words of real people. This Spring, Junction 8 Theatre’s production of their new verbatim play Lancastrians will tour community spaces around Lancashire. The play was made using the real words of 500 people […]
JMK Assistant Director Blog – Nyasha Gudo
JMK Assistant Director bursary recipient Nyasha Gudo shares his experience of working on The Mountaintop, written by Katori Hall and directed by Roy Alexander Weise (who won the 2016 JMK Award with this production). The show was a co-production between Reading Rep, Nuffield Southampton Theatres and Desara Productions, and also toured to Northern Stage, The […]
JMK Birmingham Rep Directors’ Group Sessions
On the second Thursday of every month (7-9pm), our JMK bursary recipients Nyasha Gudo and Lucy Bird will be running a free workshop at Birmingham Rep for Midlands based directors. These workshops will be a practical and theoretical look at various aspect of directing, such as preparing a text for production, working with a writer, […]
JMK CV Surgery and Application Q&As at Dundee Rep – Sat 27 April
Free JMK event as part of Dundee Rep’s inaugural Rep Stripped festival. If you’re a director and looking for some advice or guidance on how to polish up your CV or have questions about how to make job applications work better for you, we’re offering 1-2-1 20 minute chats on Saturday 27th April at Dundee […]
JMK HOME Manchester Assistant Director Bursary
The JMK Trust in partnership with HOME is offering an Assistant Director Bursary on Javaad Alipoor’s next production. This production is the third in a trilogy of shows by Javaad Alipoor and his collaborators, which began with the critically acclaimed The Believers Are But Brothers. The bursary recipient will demonstrate a commitment to living and […]
JMK Assistant Director Blog – Evan Lordan
In our latest JMK blog, Evan Lordan describes his experiences as the JMK Assistant Director on Touching the Void, adapted by David Greig from the memoir by Joe Simpson, and directed by Tom Morris. Touching the Void was a co-production between Bristol Old Vic, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Royal & Derngate Northampton and Fuel. The […]
