John Wilkinson Email & Phone Number | John is a multi-award-winning director. He directed the world premiere of Mugabe, My Dad & Me by Tonderai Munyevu, which won Best New Play at the UK Theatre Awards 2022. He was also the tenth recipient of the Genesis Future Directors Award at the Young Vic. He is known for making intense drama through an othered lens of disability. John is Associate Director at York Theatre Royal and an Associate Artist at the Gate Theatre in London. Direction: The Coppergate Woman (co-directed with Juliet Forster, York Theatre Royal), Mugabe, My Dad & Me (World Premiere, York Theatre Royal, English Touring Theatre, Brixton House and Alison Holder) Mugabe, My Dad & Me (Audible.com), Hello and Goodbye (York Theatre Royal), Swallows and Amazons (co-directed with Damian Cruden, York Theatre Royal), Talking Heads (co-directed with James Brining and Amy Leach, Leeds Playhouse), Winter (Young Vic), Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down (York Theatre Royal). Associate Direction: NT Connections 2020-22 (National Theatre), Sunshine on Leith (Leeds Playhouse – UK Tour). Other: Agent for Change at Leeds Playhouse (2017-2019). Training: Bretton Hall College and the National Theatre Directors’ Course.

John Wilkinson

John is a multi-award-winning director. He directed the world premiere of Mugabe, My Dad & Me by Ton...
Greater Leeds Area, Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom

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John Wilkinson’s Current Industry York Citizens' Theatre Trust

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York Citizens' Theatre Trust

Executive

2015-12-01 00:00:00 - Present

York Theatre Royal

Associate Director

2021-04-01 00:00:00 - 2022-11-01 00:00:00

Arts Council England

Theater Director

2019-01-01 00:00:00 - 2019-09-01 00:00:00

Leeds Playhouse

Agent For Change

2017-09-01 00:00:00 - 2019-07-01 00:00:00

Young Vic

Genesis Future Director 2018

2018-01-01 00:00:00 - 2019-02-01 00:00:00

Theatre Study Publications

Associate Writer

2014-07-01 00:00:00 - 2017-11-01 00:00:00

Graeae

Visiting Director

2015-12-01 00:00:00 - 2015-12-01 00:00:00

West Yorkshire Playhouse

Visiting Director

2014-04-01 00:00:00 - 2014-05-01 00:00:00

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Greater Leeds Area, Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom

John Wilkinson is a John is a multi-award-winning director. He directed the world premiere of Mugabe, My Dad & Me by Tonderai Munyevu, which won Best New Play at the UK Theatre Awards 2022. He was also the tenth recipient of the Genesis Future Directors Award at the Young Vic. He is known for making intense drama through an othered lens of disability. John is Associate Director at York Theatre Royal and an Associate Artist at the Gate Theatre in London. Direction: The Coppergate Woman (co-directed with Juliet Forster, York Theatre Royal), Mugabe, My Dad & Me (World Premiere, York Theatre Royal, English Touring Theatre, Brixton House and Alison Holder) Mugabe, My Dad & Me (Audible.com), Hello and Goodbye (York Theatre Royal), Swallows and Amazons (co-directed with Damian Cruden, York Theatre Royal), Talking Heads (co-directed with James Brining and Amy Leach, Leeds Playhouse), Winter (Young Vic), Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down (York Theatre Royal). Associate Direction: NT Connections 2020-22 (National Theatre), Sunshine on Leith (Leeds Playhouse – UK Tour). Other: Agent for Change at Leeds Playhouse (2017-2019). Training: Bretton Hall College and the National Theatre Directors’ Course.

John Wilkinson currently works in the York Citizens' Theatre Trust |

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John Wilkinson has prior
experience in the following industries:
York Theatre Royal | Arts Council England | Leeds Playhouse | Young Vic | Theatre Study Publications | Graeae | West Yorkshire Playhouse

John Wilkinson has the following professional experience:
York Citizens' Theatre Trust | York Theatre Royal | Arts Council England | Leeds Playhouse | Young Vic | Theatre Study Publications | Graeae | West Yorkshire Playhouse