Kaufman, Jonathan

Jonathan is a freelance theatre director and playwright with fifteen years of experience on the London Fringe circuit. A graduate of Rose Bruford College, he was previously Artistic Director at the Colour House Theatre in Wimbledon, and co-Artistic Director at the Brockley Jack Theatre. As one half of the Brothers Kaufman writing/producing team, he has directed, co-written and produced 17 original musical plays for children.

In addition the Brothers’ original devised musical, School Ties, was a critics’ favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2003 and 2005. His other productions include Proper Red Stuff: Deconstructing Jack the Ripper (Brockley Jack), the devised plays Stan & Ollie (Brockley Jack) and Groovy Times (Tabard Theatre, Time Out critics’ choice 1998), as well as A Doll’s House, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Dumb Waiter and original adaptations of A Christmas Carol, Dracula and Frankenstein. He is an experienced drama workshop leader and teacher, and an accomplished writer of fiction. He currently runs two writers’ workshops at Kirkdale Bookshop, Sydenham.

Contact details
MrJonathanKaufman
3 Churchley Road
Sydenham
London
SE26 6JF
020 8699 4897
jonathankaufman@hotmail.co.uk

Primary Art Form
Theatre, Drama and Live Art

Other Artform categories
Screenwriting
Storytelling
Writer
Director
Playwriting