J. PRODUCTIONS – Milan
is an innovative theatre company, working on new English language theatre projects both online and on stage for Milan audiences.
Our primary mission is to offer a professional selection of shows, for internationally attuned theatre goers as well as for newcomers to English language theatre.
With unshakeable passion for live-storytelling, J. Productions seeks to inspire a love of theatre, spark the imagination and provoke new ways of seeing the world around us.
We aim to nurture world-class English language theatre in our city and watch it grow.
J. Productions, set up by Julia Holden, is dedicated to bringing top quality classic and modern English theatre to the stages of our city.
Julia Holden is a theatre producer and founding artistic director of J. Productions Milan, specializing in hosting and producing top quality English-language theatre in Milan and throughout Italy. She is a partner in one of Italy’s top IP law firms, Trevisan & Cuonzo, based in Milan, Rome, Parma and Bari. Her professional background as an Intellectual Property lawyer has positioned her to work closely within the creative industries in the fields of brands, trademarks and copyright. Since 2013, she has collaborated closely with award-winning British playwright Justin Butcher, Olivier-award winning director and actor Guy Masterson Mastroianni, renowned actor Rupert Mason and many other renowned artists from the UK and Italy to bring a diverse and original programme of English-language theatre to Milan.
Since founding J.Productions in 2019, Julia has presented many professional English language shows at centrally located theatres in Milan. She also presented a number of English language shows at the International Roman Theatre Festival in Volterra and plans to continue this collaboration in 2024.
J.Productions has produced workshops for better use of theatre techniques in court for the law firm, Trevisan & Cuonzo as well as hosting English language theatre productions for several International Schools in Milan including the British School and the International School of Milan.
J. Productions also prides itself on its bi-annual literary and drama weekend workshops in Milan run by highly experienced professional theatre practitioners Janet Suzman and Illona Linthwaite. Over the years J.Productions has also hosted Summer Theatre Retreats in Tuscany on Boccaccio’s The Decameron and on the Theme of Childhood and Storytelling.
