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support the next generation of working class actors

We’re a charity that receives no core funding. That means we rely solely on the generous support and funding of individuals to deliver our year-round programme of plays, workshops, scholarship and education.

Without your support, we wouldn’t have scholarship winners like Madison, Sol, Ayo and Melodie (above) - all working class actors from low-income backgrounds and that have had life and career-changing opportunities thanks to your generosity.

It’s not just the lives of scholarship winners you’re improving, read more about where your donations go below

All donations are processed through the charity's account.

What does your donation support?

  • Workshops

    We’re run the most affordable casting workshops in the UK. We run approximately 5 workshops a week in-person and and online and include casting, agent and acting workshops and courses.

  • The Luke Westlake Scholarship

    Since 2019, we have hosted an annual scholarship for working class actors at drama school and university. Since then, we’ve had 4 winners and provided over £20,000 worth of support to launch their careers into the industry.

    Ayomide Adegun (2020) was recently cast in his first major on-screen role in the John Wick spin-off, The Continental. He has recently been announced as a supporting role in The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

  • New plays

    After producer Liam McLaughlin joined in 2018, we’ve gone onto to produce new writing plays that have taken place at venues all over the country.

    We work with working class writers to feed into our mission and give them the platform to have their voices heard.

    Our latest production, Biscuits For Breakfast by Gareth Farr, will open at Hampstead Theatre in May 2023.

  • Education

    We work with various partners across the UK to deliver educational programmes and classes.

    From ArtsEd to Rose Bruford, South Essex College to Lyric Hammersmith, we work closely with students who are graduating and ensure they are prepared for the industry with casting workshops and a range of ‘how to’ sessions such as theatre company formation, Arts Council bid-writing and agent representation letters.

2023, a record-breaking year thanks to you

  • 200+ Workshops

    In 2023 alone we ran 242 casting, agent and acting workshops

  • 250+ Scholarship Applicants

    We had 278 applicants to the Luke Westlake Scholarship, smashing 2022’s record of 198

  • Actors come first

    We subsidised (discounted or provided for free) over £4500 worth of workshop places to working class and low-income actors

  • Record number of actors

    We saw 1298 different actors attend our workshops in 2023, growing our total number to over 2600

Perks for supporting the charity

Perks & benefits

Every supporter will receive a personal thank you note and be added to our bi-annual newsletter. We also have a few perks along the way depending on how much you’d like to donate, take a look below:

Over £100

  • A personal invitation to the annual Luke Westlake Scholarship award evening in London

  • The official playtext script of our original production Biscuits For Breakfast (2023) from Nick Hern Books

Over £250

  • Press night invitation to our productions

  • A selection of JAM merchandise

If you’d like to find out more or talk to us about the charity or donating, please email Executive Director Liam McLaughlin here.