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#JMKSpace: Arts Council England Project Funding with Rebecca Atkinson-Lord

October 22, 2020 by Jo

#JMKSpace: Arts Council England Project Funding with Rebecca Atkinson-Lord Update 9th November 3.40pm: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone this repeat of Rebecca’s workshop from September aimed at those who didn’t attend last time. We will be in touch shortly with all those who signed up for the event to give details […]

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#JMKSpace: Working with Non-Traditional Texts

October 22, 2020 by Jo

#JMKSpace: Working with Non-Traditional Texts with Tinuke Craig Join Tinuke Craig for this workshop which will examine the particularities of directing work that doesn’t fit comfortably into traditional structures. Perhaps the play is more like a poem, perhaps it has no beginning, middle or end, perhaps the characters are called 1, 2, 3 or maybe […]

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#JMKSpace: Assistant/Resident/Associate Director – What does it all mean?

October 6, 2020 by Jo

#JMKSpace: Assistant/Resident/Associate Director – What does it all mean? What’s the difference between an assistant director and a resident director? What does an associate director actually do? This workshop with Maria Crocker aims to define assistant/resident/associate roles and share various pathways available to directors who are interested in working in these positions. We will discuss […]

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#JMKSpace: Directors’ Surgeries with JMK and HOME

October 6, 2020 by Jo

Directors’ Surgeries with JMK and HOME On Wednesday 4 November we will be running directors’ surgeries for you to book your own 30-minute slot with JMK’s Director Practitioner, Piers Black and HOME’s Talent Development Producer: Theatre, Davinia Jokhi. These sessions will be an opportunity for you to have a private space for any thoughts, questions […]

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#JMK Space: Making work with Young People and Teenagers

September 9, 2020 by Jo

#JMK Space – Making work with Young People and Teenagers Ned Glasier, Artistic Director, Company Three In this workshop, Artistic Director and founder of Company Three, Ned Glasier, will share some of the principles and practice that underpin Company Three’s work, with a specific focus on how to create space in which young people can […]

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#JMKSpace: Disability and directing: Building access into your directing process

September 9, 2020 by Jo

#JMKSpace: Disability and directing: Building access into your directing process with Debbie Hannan and Matilda Ibini This workshop will be recorded, BSL interpreted and captioned on zoom. Lockdown has made many theatre makers face the challenge of access for the first time. As we start to think about what a return to the rehearsal room […]

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#JMKSpace: Arts Council England Project Funding with Rebecca Atkinson-Lord

August 20, 2020 by Jo

#JMKSpace: Arts Council England Project Funding with Rebecca Atkinson-Lord In a drastically changed/changing landscape, and time of real uncertainty for directors and theatre makers, we have asked Rebecca Atkinson-Lord (Artistic Director and CEO of Arch 468 and former Co-Director of Theatre at Ovalhouse) to run this session on how to apply for Project Grant funding […]

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#JMKSpace: Natalie Abrahami on Collaboration in the rehearsal room

August 20, 2020 by Jo

A workshop where director Natalie Abrahami will explore collaboration at the core of creating new work. The binaural sound project ANNA will form the basis of the workshop. No prior knowledge of the production necessary. Just bring yourselves and your questions. Natalie Abrahami was Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill from 2007-2012 and […]

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#JMKSpace: Preparing to Direct with Miranda Cromwell

August 20, 2020 by Jo

Preparing to Direct with Miranda Cromwell “I have discovered over recent years that the more I prepare, the more free and collaborative I can be in the room.” In this workshop you will cover: different ways of reading and preparing a script, looking at the text from multiple perspectives i.e. design, lighting, sound, music, movement, […]

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#JMKSpace: Opera Workshop with Adele Thomas

August 18, 2020 by Jo

Opera Workshop with  Adele Thomas Opera often feels like a closed shop. Getting into opera as a director can feel unfathomable and unclear. During this workshop, Adele is keen to burst the doors open and invite people in to explore opera for the first time- if you are a theatre director who is even tentatively […]

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  • 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

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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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