JORDI M. CARTER

Theatre Director.

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

His recent work includes directing Daniel Kaluuya’s Centre 59 Company at the Roundhouse, making his West End debut as Associate Director on MARIE & ROSETTA at @sohoplace, and lead direction across new writing, devised performance, and institutional collaborations.

ARTISTIC TERRITORY.

Blackness (culture, diaspora, history, and the Caribbean). 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. Textual analysis. Dramaturgy. The actor and the space. Audience experience. Mindfulness.

SELECTED RECENT CREDITS.

Director: …BEFORE I WAKE | Written, devised, and performed by Daniel Kaluuya’s Centre 59 Company | Roundhouse, Apr 2026.

Associate Director: MARIE & ROSETTA (West End Premiere) by George Brant, dir. Monique Touko | @sohoplace, Feb — Apr 2026.

Associate Director: FRIENDSGIVING / THE MENDING CIRCLE (Bill Cashmore Award) by Shona Graham and Chloe Yates, dir. Rebekah Murrell | Lyric Hammersmith, Sep 2025.

Director: PAUSE/REWIND (World Premiere) devised and performed by the Bush 14 — 17 Young Company | Bush Theatre, Aug 2025.

Associate Director: Black British Theatre Award-winning and UK Theatre Award-nominated MARIE & ROSETTA (UK Premiere) by George Brant, dir. Monique Touko | Rose Theatre, English Touring Theatre, Wolverhampton Grand, Chichester Festival Theatre, May — Jul 2025.

Assistant Director: UK Theatre Award-winning & Olivier Award-nominated ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy, dir. Amy Leach | Stratford East, Leeds Playhouse, Nottingham Playhouse, Feb — Apr 2025.

Director: AROMATHERAPY by Khai Shaw | Talawa Theatre Company, Jul 2024.

Director: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Jordi M. Carter | Lyric Hammersmith, UAL: Wimbledon College of Arts, Mar 2024.