Josh Roche wins 20th JMK Award

Josh Roche has been announced as the winner of the 2017 James Menzies-Kitchin Young Director Award.  He will receive £25,000 to mount a production of My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Young Vic.

On winning the award, Josh said: "I'm stunned and delighted to win the JMK award. It's hard to express quite what it means to me. The chance to direct at the Young Vic is extraordinary in any context, but to be working on this play makes the opportunity even more remarkable.

"Rachel Corrie and I were born only ten years apart. Her legacy is our inheritance. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to tell her story."

Josh joins previous winners including Natalie Abrahami, Thea Sharrock and Bijan Sheibani.