We work with venues around the UK offering groups for young and emerging theatre directors, to provide access to exclusive free workshop and development opportunities as well as a chance to meet regularly with a group of peers to network and share ideas. There is no upper age limit for these groups.
Partners so far are Tobacco Factory Theatres and Bristol Old Vic; Sherman Cymru; Northern Stage; Traverse Theatre; HOME Manchester; Leeds Playhouse; New Vic Stoke; Royal & Derngate Northampton; Birmingham Rep; Nottingham Playhouse; Reading Rep; Wiltshire Creative and Nuffield Southampton Theatres.
Click on a venue to find out more about the JMK Directors’ Group we run there and how to join.
As a result of the current situation with COVID19 we are working on setting up some new online opportunities and will be in touch again soon with more details. We will also be rescheduling some of the workshops we had planned for April and May to later in the year.
About the National Programme:
Our groups at these partner venues are run by our five Director Practitioners (DPs) – who are established, locally-based directors. These DPs curate our Programme for their region, working with their nearest partner venues to tailor our Programme to the needs of local directors.
The emerging directors who take part in our Programme benefit from the mentorship, guidance and support of their local DP, who is in place to oversee their creative and professional development. The DPs also lead workshops at each other’s venues, exchanging knowledge and skills to benefit all our participants.
Our Director Practitioners are Adele Thomas, Nik Partridge, Maria Crocker, Martin Berry and Piers Black. Find out more about them here.
Assistant Director Bursaries:
We have so far awarded 55 Assistant Director bursaries, enabling a member of our directors’ group to assist on a production at their local venue. Click here to discover more about our bursaries.
Our Supporters:
The JMK National Programme in 2019/20 is supported by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the Hollick Family Foundation and Arts Council England.
Find Out More About the Programme:
Talent, tenacity and something else
How the JMK Trust is supporting emerging directors
Leaving London: the hunt for theatre directors outside the capital
