Our History
Formed in 2016, JAM have been making the industry more accessible for actors for the past decade.
Fast forward to present day, we’ve hosted thousands of acting, agent and casting workshops, become the most affordable casting workshop company in the UK, developed the leading scholarship for working class actors, produced new plays that champion working class voices and are now work globally with companies across the world as part of Actor Development Programme.
Read on to find out more about about our history.
“JAM and Next Level / One to One launch a brand new transatlantic Actor Development Programme for American-based actors”
“Darcy Dixon (RADA) wins the Luke Westlake Scholarship 2024”
“Tamzin Khan appears on BBC News to discuss her scholarship win and her acting future”
“ Tamzin Khan wins the Luke Westlake Scholarship 2023”
“ Biscuits For Breakfast opens at Hampstead Theatre in May with Ben Castle-Gibb and Boadicea Ricketts cast in the lead roles”
“ Biscuits For Breakfast is announced as part of Hampstead Theatre’s 2023 Spring season - an original commission by Just Add Milk Productions”
“2023
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“Sol Taibi (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) wins Luke Westlake Scholarship 2022”
“JAM announce long-term partnership with Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Theatre in London - with JAM supporting the Lyric’s Springboard Programme and Lyric supporting JAM’s annual scholarship”
“JAM announce official partnership with BAFTA - who will support the Luke Westlake Scholarship”
“JAM commission Bruntwood Prize for Playwritiing winner, Gareth Farr, to write Biscuits For Breakfast. The R&D, supported by Theatre Royal Plymouth and Arts Council England, takes place at TRP Studio”
“JAM co-produces a series of free writing workshops for early-career writers with Stockroom and Prime”
“JAM becomes a registered charity, turning into Just Add Milk Productions CIO. The first trustees are announced as Robyn Asolo, Remmie Milner, Faye Timby and Lee Westlake (Chair)”
“2022
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“Melodie Karczewski (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama) wins the Luke Westlake Scholarship 2021”
“JAM win Best Establishment award at the Industry Minds Awards 2021”
“JAM join imPOSSIBLE Producing’s The Island in Falmouth, a residency with ‘excellent artists and producers who align with their values and the things they want to see change in the world’”
“Liam McLaughlin and Kristian Wall, are awarded Stage One bursaries to develop the commercial producing arm of the company”
“The Agent Grad Scheme is launched, a month-long scheme aimed at providing actors in their 3rd year of training a chance to connect with Agents in the industry after the lack of opportunities due to the pandemic”
“2021
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“Ayomide Adegun (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama) wins the Luke Westlake Scholarship 2020”
“The JAM Scholarship is renamed and relaunched as the Luke Westlake Scholarship to honour Luke, a close friend of the company who died earlier in 2020 ”
“JAM host 2 weeks worth of free Q&As and workshops with leading industry professionals to support creatives during lockdown. Hosts included Katie Poster (Artistic Director of Paines Plough), Tom Bellerby (Resident Director, Donmar Warehouse) and Amy Jackson (Casting Associate, Amy Hubbard Casting)”
“After the pandemic forces the country into lockdown, JAM raise over £1000 to go towards grants for individual creatives that lost work due to Covid-19”
“Who Cares is one of Stagedoor’s top ‘Most Anticipated Shows of VAULT Festival 2020’”
“JAM produce ★★★★★ play Who Cares for a sold out run at VAULT Festival 2020 - supported by Arts Council England and MDUK”
“2020
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“Madison Stock (ALRA) wins the inaugural JAM Scholarship ”
“The brand new JAM Scholarship is launched, an award worth over £2000 that supports actors in 2nd year training at drama school or University in the UK”
“JAM become one of New Diorama Theatre’s Emerging companies - aimed at developing the brightest companies of the future”
“JAM are invited to speak at Lambeth Council’s Lord Mayor’s Suicide Prevention Event, discussing how to use theatre as a platform to safely explore and discuss men’s mental health and male suicide”
“JAM produce Digging Deep for a ★★★★★, sold out run at VAULT Festival 2019 - supported by Lambeth Council, CALM and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation to help raise awareness about male suicide and men’s mental health”
“2019
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“Liam McLaughlin joins the company as Producer”
“2018
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“JAM host their first ever workshop with Director Liz Bacon, Artistic Director of Anything Other Theatre Company”
“2017
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“ Year 10 transfers to the Tabard Theatre for a sell-out run (now Chiswick Playhouse)”
“JAM take Simon Vinnicobme’s Year 10 to Edinburgh Festival Fringe as their debut production”
“Just Add Milk Theatre Company (JAM) is formed”