The JMK Trust

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

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JMK Assistant Director Bursary Recipients

Click on the images below to find out more about our JMK Assistant Directors, including their work and achievements since the bursary.

You can also find a full list of our bursary recipients by clicking here.

We are very grateful to the Leverhulme Trust, the Carne Trust (Sherman Cymru), the Victoria Wood Foundation (Leeds Playhouse & Manchester Royal Exchange) and the family of Bob Carlton (Birmingham Rep) for their support of our JMK Assistant Director bursaries.

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    Stephanie Kempson

    Bristol Old Vic

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    Ben Mills

    Salisbury Playhouse

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    Maria Crocker

    Northern Stage

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    Miriam Battye

    Bristol Old Vic

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    Dan Hutton

    Royal & Derngate Northampton

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    Oliver O’Shea

    Leeds Playhouse

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    Katherine Nesbitt

    Traverse Theatre

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    Jac Ifan Moore

    Sherman Theatre

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    Christa Harris

    Birmingham Rep

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    Tom Guest

    Northern Stage

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    Miriam Higgins

    Salisbury Playhouse

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    Anna Ryder

    Northern Stage

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    Jo Gleave

    Birmingham Rep

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    Ali Pidsley

    Leeds Playhouse

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    Michael White

    HOME Manchester

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    Ed Madden

    Bristol Old Vic

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    Jonluke McKie

    Northern Stage

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    Chelsey Gillard

    Sherman Theatr

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    Leigh Toney

    Royal & Derngate Northampton

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    Piers Black

    HOME Manchester

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    Sophie Jacobs-Wyburn

    Bristol Old Vic

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    Gitika Buttoo

    Leeds Playhouse

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    Chloe Masterton

    Tobacco Factory Theatres

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    Paul Jenkins

    Sherman Theatre

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    Zoe Murtagh

    Northern Stage

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    Finley-Rose Townsend

    Birmingham Rep

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    Gemma Aked-Priestly

    Nuffield Southampton Theatres

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    Charlotte Marigot

    Tobacco Factory Theatres

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    Holly Gallagher

    Northern Stage

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    Sameena Hussain

    Leeds Playhouse

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    Alice Wordsworth

    Salisbury Playhouse

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    Kolbrun Sigfusdottir

    Traverse Theatre

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    Lucy Bird

    Birmingham Rep

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    Heather Carroll

    HOME, assisted Unlimited and Rash Dash on Future Bodies

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    Evan Lordan

    Bristol Old Vic

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    Nyasha Gudo

    Reading Rep and touring

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    Marcus Bazley

    Wiltshire Creative

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    Karen Traynor

    Northern Stage

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    Georgia Tillery

    Royal & Derngate Northampton

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    Shilpa T-Hyland

    Traverse Theatre

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    Kayleigh Hawkins

    HOME Manchester

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    Rachael Walsh

    Northern Stage (Victoria Wood Bursary)

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    Dale Edwards

    Royal Exchange Manchester (Victoria Wood bursary)

Latest News

  • JMK Trust announces new recipients of 2023 Victoria Wood Bursaries March 14, 2023
  • The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022 November 29, 2022
  • JMK announce Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursaries with Leeds Playhouse and Royal Exchange Manchester November 16, 2022

Alumni

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 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

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The JMK Trust
  • Home
  • About
  • The JMK Award
    • About the JMK Award
    • Application process 2023
    • 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
    • Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary – Leeds Playhouse
      • Apply: Leeds Playhouse Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary
    • Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary – Royal Exchange Manchester
      • Apply: Royal Exchange Victoria Wood Assistant Director Bursary
    • JMK Assistant Director Bursary Recipients
    • JMK Bob Carlton Bursary
  • 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
  • Exploring the relationship between Director and Movement Director with Vicki Manderson
  • JMK Workshop – GROUPWORK – OUR DEVISING AND REHEARSAL PROCESS