JORDI M. CARTER

Theatre Director.

Jordi M. Carter (he/him/his) is a Caribbean-British director from Streatham, South London.

Recent work includes his West End debut as the Associate Director of MARIE & ROSETTA at @sohoplace, directing Daniel Kaluuya’s Centre 59 at the Roundhouse, directing the Almeida Theatre Young Company, and directing new writing, devised performance, and adaptations across leading UK venues.

ARTISTIC INTERESTS.

Blackness (culture, diaspora, history) • Progressive masculinity • Afrosurrealism • Poetic realism • Coming of age and self-discovery • Spirituality • Emotional vulnerability & interiority • Platonic love • Healing • Social and political consciousness.

DIRECTORIAL APPROACH.

Character: Soul → Body → Mind • Movement • Sound • Music and rhythm • Textual analysis • Dramaturgy • The actor and the space • Audience experience • Mindfulness.

He was the inaugural Co-Artistic Director & CEO at Boundless Theatre (2023) and the 2024/25 Lambeth Baylis Trustee at The Old Vic.

He currently sits on the Board of Trustees at Chichester Festival Theatre.