Wednesday 23rd August 11.15am, Traverse Theatre bar If you’re in Edinburgh for the Festival, we’d love for you to join us for our annual JMK Breakfast! Free coffee and pastries to start your day. Spaces for this event and tickets for ADULTS are limited so please be sure to sign up early. It’s an […]
JMK Award winner 2023
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the JMK Award 2023 is Kalungi Ssebandeke with his production of Meetings by Mustapha Matura, presented in partnership with the Orange Tree Theatre. Kalungi will work with designer Olivia Jamieson on the production. The production forms part of Artistic Director Tom Littler’s inaugural season at the venue this Autumn. As well as the JMK […]
JMK Award 2023 Shortlist
The JMK Trust are pleased to announce the eight shortlisted candidates for the 2023 JMK Director Award in partnership with the Orange Tree Theatre. The winner will be announced on Friday 21st April at an industry event and the production takes place this Autumn. Each year, we received well over a hundred applications for this […]
JMK Trust announces new recipients of 2023 Victoria Wood Bursaries
We are delighted to announce, through the generous funding of the Victoria Wood Foundation, this year’s recipients of the bursary awards specifically for the North of England. As part of JMK Trust’s National Programme, Laura May Brunk and Zoe Lack have joined the teams to Royal Exchange Manchester and Leeds Playhouse. Zoe Lack will assist Amy […]
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
We are participating in The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge22 to raise at least £4,000 towards our programme of work in 2023. As we approach 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 will go towards our National Programme […]
JMK announce Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursaries with Leeds Playhouse and Royal Exchange Manchester
The JMK Trust are delighted to be partnering with Leeds Playhouse and Royal Exchange Manchester, with support from the Victoria Wood Foundation, to offer two Assistant Director bursaries to early career directors in the North of England. For the first bursary we are looking for a West Yorkshire-based early career director […]
News about this year’s JMK Award
Due the significant and ongoing impact of Covid 19 on the theatres that we partner with and host the JMK Award and National Program of director development events, the JMK Trust is adjusting some of the ways in which it delivers its work. This year’s selection process for the JMK Award is continuing, with longlisted […]
JMK and Sherman Theatre – Directors Programme Opportunity
Sherman Theatre and the JMK Trust are inviting submissions for the next stage of their Directors Programme supported by The Carne Trust, which will run from January 2018 until the end of the year. We are looking for six emerging directors who will take part in a series of workshops and training sessions led by […]
Assistant Director Opportunity – Bristol JMK Group
We are looking for an Assistant Director for the 2018 Tobacco Factory Theatres production of Macbeth, directed by Adele Thomas. For this role, the JMK Trust in partnership with Tobacco Factory Theatres is offering an Assistant Director Bursary to a participant of the JMK Directors’ Group in Bristol. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by […]
Assistant Director – Southampton JMK Group
We are looking for an assistant director for Samuel Hodges’ upcoming production of The Shadow Factory written by Howard Brenton. This is a world premiere to open Southampton’s brand new theatre NST City. The JMK Trust in partnership with Nuffield Southampton Theatres is offering an Assistant Director Bursary. The bursary is an arts scholarship, funded by the […]
