Press Releases
Cast announced for The Earthworks directed by Andrea Ling
29 February 2024
The Young Vic Theatre today announces casting for The Earthworks directed by Andrea Ling, the 2023 Genesis Future Directors Award recipient. Written by Olivier Award winner Tom Morton-Smith (My Neighbour Totoro, Oppenheimer at the RSC), it will be in the Young Vic’s Clare Theatre ...The Almeida Theatre announces a new season for 2024
13 February 2024
Genesis Almeida New Playwright Kendall Feaver presents her new play, Alma Mater, with a cast including Nathalie Armin, Phoebe Campbell, Liv Hill, Liam Lau-Fernandez, Lia Williams and Susannah Wise. Directed by Polly Findlay. ...Annie Kershaw wins the Young Vic’s 2024 Genesis Future Directors…
8 February 2024
Annie Kershaw is today announced as the 2024 Genesis Future Directors Award recipient. The Genesis Future Directors Award program is made possible by the Genesis Foundation ...The new cohort of Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays…
20 September 2023
The Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays Programme is a two-year programme that supports emerging and mid-career writers to develop new plays for larger stages. The Genesis Almeida Writers for 2023-2025 are Georgia Bruce, Shahid Iqbal Khan, Martha Loader, Nikhil Parmar ...Matt Armstrong joins the Genesis Foundation’s Board of Trustees
13 June 2023
The Genesis Foundation is pleased to announce that Matt Armstrong has joined its Board of Trustees, effective 30 June 2023. ...The Sixteen announces the 13th cohort of Genesis Sixteen
26 May 2023
The Sixteen is pleased to announce the names of the 22 young singers who will join Genesis Sixteen’s 13th cohort this autumn. ...Genesis Theatre Design Programme’s first cohort begins its training
16 May 2023
Six people with no previous formal training in performance design have been chosen from more than 50 applicants for the pilot Genesis Theatre Design Programme and have begun their studies. ...Brenda Emmanus to chair Genesis Conversation in partnership with the Mayor…
11 May 2023
The Genesis Foundation and the Mayor of London today announce the full line-up for the Genesis Conversation to take place at City Hall on Monday 5 June. ...The Royal Academy of Arts announces the Genesis Future Curators…
24 April 2023
The Royal Academy of Arts is pleased to announce the launch of the Genesis Future Curators Programme, a new programme enabling two 2-year Curatorial positions at the Royal Academy, presented in partnership with the Genesis Foundation. ...Applications Open For 2023/24 Genesis Jewish Book Week Programme
17 April 2023
Applications are now open for the third annual Genesis Jewish Book Week Emerging Writers’ Programme, which covers fiction, non-fiction and poetry and includes bursaries, mentoring, peer support and an event at London’s longest-running literary festival ...Taio Lawson Announced as 2023-24 Genesis Fellow / Young Vic Associate Director
12 April 2023
The Young Vic Theatre is delighted to announce director Taio Lawson as the 2023 Genesis Fellow / Associate Director, a two-year programme for experienced directors and theatre-makers to develop their craft in directing, programming and artistic planning ...Genesis Theatre Design Programme launches to increase representation in theatre…
8 December 2022
The Genesis Foundation is today announcing the launch of a free training and mentoring programme for global majority applicants who are from socially and economically challenging backgrounds who want to pursue a career in theatre as a designer. ...