The Genesis Foundation’s 2025

PARTNERS

Almeida Theatre

1 Stage Debut Award for Genesis Almeida Playwright Ava Pickett for her Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays Programme play 1536.

1 West End Transfer for Ava Pickett‘s 1536.

1 Standard Theatre Award nomination for Most Promising Playwright for Ava Pickett.

1 George Devine Award for Genesis Almeida Playwright Martha Loader for her Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays Programme play The Town.

2 Olivier Awards received by the Almeida Theatre and 3 further nominations.

Royal Court Theatre

1 new multi-year Genesis Next Generation Programme to support play commissioning, development and writers’ groups.

3 Olivier Awards received by the Royal Court Theatre and 3 further nominations.

National Theatre

1 artist, Maimuna Memon, completes her attachment at the National Theatre Studio as part of the Genesis Music Theatre programme.

7 Olivier Awards nominations received by the National Theatre.

Genesis Sixteen

23 choral singers from the 15th cohort of our Genesis Sixteen programme.

4 Genesis Sixteen alumni selected for the Southwell Music Festival Genesis Sixteen Apprenticeship Quartet.

3 Genesis Sixteen alumni perform in Glyndebourne’s The Railway Children composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage.

3 Genesis Sixteen alumni selected as Monteverdi Choir Apprentices.

1 Genesis Sixteen alumnus, James Newby, awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Leicester.

Jewish Literary Foundation

10 emerging writers begin our Genesis Emerging Writers’ Programme.

2 book releases for Genesis Emerging Writers alumni: Sculling by Sophie Dumont and The World Within by Guy Stagg.

1 Genesis Emerging Writers panel discussion, chaired by programme alumna Dr Karen Skinazi.

Royal Academy of Arts

2 curators, Natasha Fyffe and Gabriel Jamroz, graduate from the inaugural Genesis Future Curators programme.

2 curators, Emily Pryke and Jada McMillan, selected for the 2025-2027 Genesis Future Curators programme to work in Exhibitions and Collections respectively.

Genesis Theatre Design Programme

4 Genesis Theatre Designers, Afsana Begum, Shaquelle Devroux, Gisela Mulindwa and Louis Pimentel, are secured work placements on completion of the programme.

GENESIS CONNECTS

27 leading figures from the performing and visual arts, publishing, media, education and government attend the second Genesis Creative Industries Forum.

2 Genesis Conversations take place at Royal Court Theatre and Royal Academy of Arts.

COMMISSIONS

3 new Genesis Foundation choral commissions by emerging composers, performed by The Sixteen.

1 BBC4 programme feature for our 2021 commission I Shall Be An Angel of Peace by Will Todd.

GENESIS FOUNDATION PRIZE

1 £25,000 Genesis Foundation Prize awarded to director Joe Hill-Gibbons.

JOHN STUDZINSKI

1 book published for our Founder and Chairman John Studzinski’s A Talent For Giving, out now in the UK and US.