‘It’s with great sadness that I pass on the news that our former Trustee, patron and mother to James, Clare Menzies Kitchin MBE has died. Clare’s support was a prerequisite when we set up the JMK Trust in 1996. She and her husband Graham lent their weight to the charity, initially at a distance, but […]

Today we’re delighted to announce that Adam Karim wins this year’s JMK Award with his production of Guards at the Taj by Rajiv Joseph. The JMK Award offers Adam the opportunity to stage his own full-scale professional show with designer Roisin Jenner.  Hosted by the Orange Tree Theatre, Guards at the Taj will form part […]

 JMK TRUST ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST FOR 2024 JMK AWARD   The JMK Trust today announces the eight shortlisted theatre directors, and the designers they partnered with, in the running for the 2024 JMK Award – Dipo Baruwa-Etti, Adam Karim, Zoe Murtagh, Josh Parr, Joanna Pidcock, Zoë Templeman-Young, Amelia Thornber and Sam Woof. The recipient will be […]

We’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those that supported this  years BIG GIVE Christmas Challenge. We are delighted to tell you that we met our target, and this will now be doubled by the very generous Big Give campaign champions, The Reed Foundation. We know you’ll understand, in these financially challenging […]

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 We are participating in The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge23 to raise at least £4,000 towards our programme of work in 2024.  As we complete our 25th year of activity, we are seeking your support to continue providing opportunity to the next generation of theatre directors across the UK.  The funds […]

We are delighted that through the generous funding provided by the family of the late Bob Carlton, Laura Ryder is the recipient of a JMK Assistant Director Bursary and will be joining the team of Little Red Riding Hood at Birmingham Rep. Laura is a theatre maker, director and facilitator. Her work centres around collaborative […]

The 2023 JMK Award winner, Kalungi Ssebandeke, opened his show at the Orange Tree Theatre last night, and it’s not to be missed! “Every aspect of Meetings benefits from director Kalungi Ssebandeke’s ingenuity… Meetings earns its status as one of the best plays to see in 2023.” *****  Loretta Monaco, TheatreLondon1 “Kalungi Ssebandeke, winner of the […]