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'''Sarah Frankcom''' is an English theatre director. She has been an ] of the ] since 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/7656717/Focus-on-Regional-Theatre-Manchester.html|title= Daily Telegraph, 30 April 2010, ''Focus on Regional Theatre: Manchester"|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|date=|accessdate=2014-10-13}}</ref>
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'''Sarah Frankcom''' (born 1968) is an English theatre director. She was an ] of the ] theatre in Manchester from 2008 to 2019,<ref name="focus" /> when she became director of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2019/royal-exchange-artistic-director-sarah-frankcom-leave-21-years-top-lamda-job/|title=Royal Exchange artistic director Sarah Frankcom to leave after 21 years for top LAMDA job|last=Hemley|first=Matthew|date=2019-02-28|website=The Stage|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sarah Frankcom was born in ]. She studied at ] which was a constituent college of the ] and then at ], London where she obtained her ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2016/sarah-frankcom-im-surprised-we-dont-fail-more-often-we-should-do/|title=The Stage Interview with Sarah Frankcom|publisher=thestage.co.uk|access-date=2016-09-17}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
⚫ After working as a drama teacher in the ], she began to work with new writers and drama schools. She spent time at the ] Studio, Oval House and ] and taught at the Poor School. She originally joined the Royal Exchange as literary manager in 2000, before becoming an associate artistic director and then artistic director in 2008. With the departure of ] in 2014 she became the sole artistic director.<ref name="focus">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/7656717/Focus-on-Regional-Theatre-Manchester.html|work= Daily Telegraph|date= 30 April 2010|title=Focus on Regional Theatre: Manchester|access-date=2014-10-13}}</ref>


In October 2018 she won the ] for best director for her production of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uktheatre.org/training-events/uk-theatre-awards/uk-theatre-awards-2018/|title=UK Theatre Awards|publisher=uktheatre.org|access-date=2018-10-17}}</ref>
⚫ After working as a drama teacher in the ], she started working with new writers and drama schools. She spent time at the ] Studio, Oval House and ] and taught at the Poor School.She originally joined the Royal Exchange as literary manager in 2000 before becoming an associate artistic director and then artistic director in 2008. With the departure of ] in 2014 she became the sole artistic director. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/7656717/Focus-on-Regional-Theatre-Manchester.html|title= Daily Telegraph, 30 April 2010, ''Focus on Regional Theatre: Manchester"|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|date=|accessdate=2014-10-13}}</ref>

In August 2021 it was announced that Sarah Frankcom would step down as Director of LAMDA, and that the institution was conducting a search for a successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/10/lamda-boss-to-leave-job-amid-conduct-and-management-style-complaints?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other|title = Lamda boss to leave job amid 'conduct and management style' complaints|date = 10 August 2021}}</ref>


==Productions== ==Productions==
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* ''Snapshots'' by Fiona Padfield. World premiere directed by ] and Sarah Frankcom with Terence Wilton (Mar 2000) * ''Snapshots'' by Fiona Padfield. World premiere directed by ] and Sarah Frankcom with Terence Wilton (Mar. 2000)
* ''The Ghost Train Tattoo'' by ]. World premiere directed by ] and Sarah Frankcom with Terence Wilton, ] and ] (Mar 2000) * ''The Ghost Train Tattoo'' by ]. World premiere directed by ] and Sarah Frankcom with Terence Wilton, ] and ] (Mar. 2000)
* ''Habitat'' by Judith Thompson (May 2002) * ''Habitat'' by Judith Thompson (May 2002)
* ''Moonshed'' by Aisha Khan (Jun 2003) * ''Moonshed'' by Aisha Khan (Jun. 2003)
* ''Across Oka'' by Robert Holman (Oct 2003) * ''Across Oka'' by Robert Holman (Oct. 2003)
* '']'' by ] with ] (]), ] and ] (Feb 2004) * '']'' by ] with ] (]), ] and ] (Feb. 2004)
* ''Basil and Beattie'' by Linda Brogan with Eileen O’Brien and Whyllie Longmore (May 2004) * ''Basil and Beattie'' by Linda Brogan with Eileen O’Brien and Wyllie Longmore (May 2004)
* '']'' by ] with ] (]), William Beck and ] (Oct 2004) * '']'' by ] with ] (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards]]), William Beck and ] (Oct. 2004)
* '']'' by Githa Sowerby with ], ], ] and ] (Feb 2005) * '']'' by Githa Sowerby with ], ], ] and ] (Feb. 2005)
* '']'' by ] (]). World Premiere with ], ] (]) and ] (April 2005) * '']'' by ] (]). World Premiere with ], ] (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards) and ] (April 2005)
* ''Christmas is Miles Away'' by Chloe Moss. World premiere (2007) * ''Christmas is Miles Away'' by Chloe Moss. World premiere (2007)
* '']'' by ] with Nigel Cooke, Claire Holman, Alexandra Matthie and ] (June 2006) * '']'' by ] with Nigel Cooke, Claire Holman, Alexandra Matthie and Ian Barritt (June 2006)
* '']'' adapted by Rona Munroe with ], Roger Morlidge and ] (Oct 2006) * '']'' adapted by Rona Munroe with ], Roger Morlidge and ] (Oct. 2006)
* '']'' by ] with ] and ] (Apr 2007) * '']'' by ] with ] and ] (Apr. 2007)
* ''Pretend you have Big Buildings'' by Ben Musgrave directed with Jo Combes(Jul 2007) * ''Pretend you have Big Buildings'' by Ben Musgrave directed with Jo Combes (Jul. 2007)
* ''Strawgirl'' by Jackie Kay (Nov 2007) * ''Strawgirl'' by ] (Nov/ 2007)
* ''The Adoption Papers'' by Jackie Kay (Nov 2007) * ''The Adoption Papers'' by Jackie Kay (Nov. 2007)
* '']'' by ] with ] (]), Charlotte Emmerson and Kate O’Flynn (]) (Mar 2008) * '']'' by ] with ] (]), Charlotte Emmerson and ] (]) (Mar. 2008)
* '']'' by ] with ], Lucy Black and Beth Cooke (Sep 2008) * '']'' by ] with ], Lucy Black and Beth Cooke (Sep. 2008)
* '']'' by ] with ], ] and Kate O’Flynn (Dec 2008) * '']'' by ] with ], ] and Kate O'Flynn (Dec. 2008)
* '']'' by ] (]) with Jessica Raine (]) and ] (] and ]) (Oct 2009) * '']'' by ] (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards) with Jessica Raine (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards) and ] (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards and ]) (Oct. 2009)
* '']'' by ] with ], ] and ] (Dec 2009) * '']'' by ] with ], ] and ] (Dec 2009)
* '']'' by ] with ] and ] (Oct 2010)<ref></ref> * '']'' by ] with ] and ] (Oct. 2010)<ref></ref>
* '']'' by ] with ] and Ian Redford (June 2011) * '']'' by ] with ] and Ian Redford (June 2011)
* ] by ] with ] (]) as Miss Julie, ] as Jean, ] as the fiddler and ] as Kristin (April 2012) * '']'' by ] with ] (]) as Miss Julie, ] as Jean, ] as the fiddler and ] as Kristin (April 2012)
* ] by ] with ] as Lady Torrance, Val Xavier as Luke Norris and Jodie McNee as Carol Cutrere (November 2012) * '']'' by ] with ] as Lady Torrance, Val Xavier as Luke Norris and Jodie McNee as Carol Cutrere (November 2012)
* ] by ] with ] for the ](July 2013) * '']'' by ] with ] for the ](July 2013)
* ''That Day We Sang'' by ] with ] as Enid and ] as Tubby (December 2013) * ''That Day We Sang'' by ] with ] as Enid and ] as Tubby (December 2013)
* ''Blindsided'' by ] with ] as Susan Heyer, Andrew Sheridan as John Connolly, Katie West as Cathy Heyer, Isaac Berg as Jack Deam and Rebecca Callard as Siobhan Hennessy (January 2014) * ''Blindsided'' by ] with ] as Susan Heyer, Andrew Sheridan as John Connolly, Katie West as Cathy Heyer, Jack Deam as Isaac Berg and Rebecca Callard as Siobhan Hennessy (January 2014)
* ] with ] as Hamlet, ] as Claudius/Ghost, ] as Gertrude, ] as Polonia, Katie West as Ophelia and Claire Benedict as Marcella/Player King (September 2014) * '']'' with ] as Hamlet, ] as Claudius/Ghost, ] as Gertrude, ] as Polonia, Katie West as Ophelia and ] as Marcella/Player King (September 2014) The production was filmed and released through the ].
* '']'' by ]. Commissioned and produced with the ] with ] as The Skriker (July 2015)

* '']'' by ] with ] as ], ] as Stanley Kowalski, ] as Stella Kowalski and ] as Harold Mitchell (October 2016)
⚫ ===Other Theatres===
* '']'' by ] with ] as Stage Manager, Nicholas Khan as Dr Gibbs, ] as Mrs Julia Gibbs, ] as Mr Webb and Kelly Hotten as Mrs Myrtle Webb. ] for best director (September 2017)
* '']'' by ] with ] as Winnie and ] as Willie (June 2018)
* '']'' by ] with ] as Willy Loman, ] as Linda Loman, Ashley Zhangazha as Biff and Buom Tihngang as Happy (Oct. 2018)
* '']'' by ] and ] with Gabriela Garcia as Maria, Andy Coxon as Tony, Jocasta Almgill as Anita, Michael Duke as Riff and Fernando Marino as Bernado. (April 2019)
* ''Light Falls'' by ] with Rebecca Manley as Christine, Lloyd Hutchinson as Bernard, David Moorst as Steven, Katie West as Ashe and Witney White as Jess (October 2019)


⚫ ===Other theatres===
* ''The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder'' by ] at the ] with ] and ] (2007) * ''The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder'' by ] at the ] with ] and ] (2007)


==References== ==References==

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Latest revision as of 10:48, 11 November 2024

English theatre director

Sarah Frankcom (born 1968) is an English theatre director. She was an artistic director of the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester from 2008 to 2019, when she became director of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Early life

Sarah Frankcom was born in Sheffield. She studied at Westfield College which was a constituent college of the University of London and then at Goldsmiths College, London where she obtained her PGCE.

Career

After working as a drama teacher in the East End, she began to work with new writers and drama schools. She spent time at the National Theatre Studio, Oval House and The Red Room and taught at the Poor School. She originally joined the Royal Exchange as literary manager in 2000, before becoming an associate artistic director and then artistic director in 2008. With the departure of Greg Hersov in 2014 she became the sole artistic director.

In October 2018 she won the UK Theatre Award for best director for her production of Our Town.

In August 2021 it was announced that Sarah Frankcom would step down as Director of LAMDA, and that the institution was conducting a search for a successor.

Productions

Royal Exchange

Her credits include:

Other theatres

References

  1. ^ "Focus on Regional Theatre: Manchester". Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. Hemley, Matthew (28 February 2019). "Royal Exchange artistic director Sarah Frankcom to leave after 21 years for top LAMDA job". The Stage. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "The Stage Interview with Sarah Frankcom". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "UK Theatre Awards". uktheatre.org. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. "Lamda boss to leave job amid 'conduct and management style' complaints". 10 August 2021.
  6. Exchange Theatre, About Us
  7. Exchange Theatre, About Us
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