John R. Wilkinson
Director
Photograph: © Leon Puplett
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
John is the tenth recipient of the Genesis Future Directors Award at the Young Vic. He consequently directed a sold-out production of Winter, by Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse, in February 2018.
He is currently Director in Residence at Leeds Playhouse, and Associate Artist at York Theatre Royal – for whom he directed a critically acclaimed revival of Richard Cameron’s Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down.
He studied for a first-class degree in Theatre Dramaturgy at Bretton Hall College and trained on the National Theatre Directors’ Course.
“The myth that theatre directors have to be loud, dominant rehearsal room wrecking balls is neatly skewered by a quiet rising star”
The Stage
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AS DIRECTOR | ||
TALKING HEADS 2018 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | By Alan Bennett |
WINTER 2018 | Young Vic | By Jon Fosse, Translation Ann Henning Jocelyn |
THE DROWNED WORLD | National Theatre Studio | Research and Development Week |
CAN’T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN 2013 | York Theatre Royal | By Richard Cameron |
AS ASSOCIATE/ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | ||
SUNSHINE ON LEITH 2018 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | By Stephen Greenhorn |
NT CONNECTIONS 2017 | National Theatre | |
(UNTITLED R&D) | National Theatre | Dir. Rufus Norris |
LAUREL AND HARDY 2011 | By Tom McGrath | |
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS 2011 | From the autobiography by Gerald Durrell, stage adaptation by Janys Chambers | |
AS DRAMATURG | ||
YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING 2017 | Dark Horse Theatre – UK Tour | Writer & Director: Lucy Campbell |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 2011 | York Theatre Royal – UK Tour | From the novel by Harper Lee, stage adaptation by Christopher Sergel |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FINALIST REGIONAL THEATRE YOUNG DIRECTORS SCHEME 2017 | Birmingham Rep, Sheffield Theatres, Manchester Royal Exchange | |
FINALIST ROYAL THEATRICAL SUPPORT TRUST DIRECTOR AWARD 2016 | Sheffield Theatres | Inaugural Year |
OBSERVER MONDAYS BLINDSIDED | Manchester Royal Exchange | Dir. Sarah Frankcom |