Sarah Frankcom (born 1968) is an English theatre director. She was an

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the ...

of the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester from 2008 to 2019, when she became director of the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal i ...

Early life

Sarah Frankcom was born in

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. She studied at

Westfield College Westfield College was a small college situated in Hampstead, London, from 1882 to 1989. It was the first college to aim to educate women for University of London degrees from its opening. The college originally admitted only women as students and ...

which was a constituent college of the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degre ...

and then at

Goldsmiths College Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...

, London where she obtained her PGCE.

Career

After working as a drama teacher in the

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, 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 Gregory A. "Greg" Hersov (born 1956) is a British theatre director. Hersov was educated at Bryanston School and Mansfield College, Oxford. Overview Hersov has been associated with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester since 1979. He became an ...

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 ''Our Town'' is a 1938 Metatheatre, metatheatrical Three act structure, three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Cor ...

''. 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: * ''Snapshots'' by Fiona Padfield. World premiere directed by

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and Sarah Frankcom with Terence Wilton (Mar. 2000) * ''The Ghost Train Tattoo'' by

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. World premiere directed by

and Sarah Frankcom with Terence Wilton,

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and

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(Mar. 2000) * ''Habitat'' by Judith Thompson (May 2002) * ''Moonshed'' by Aisha Khan (Jun. 2003) * ''Across Oka'' by Robert Holman (Oct. 2003) * ''

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' is a 1992 play written by English dramatist Jim Cartwright. Production history Sam Mendes directed the first production at the Royal National Theatre that transferred to the Aldwych Theatre in London's ...

'' by

Jim Cartwright Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born in Farnworth, Lancashire. Cartwright's first play, ''Road'', won a number of awards before being adapted for TV and broadcast by the BBC. His work has been translated into more ...

with

Denise Black Denise Black (born 16 March 1958) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale'' and guest starring as ''Jessie Devlin'' Denny Blood's mother in '' ITV drama series '' Bad Girls''. Early life ...

( ''Manchester Evening News'' Award), Emma Lowndes and

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(Feb. 2004) * ''Basil and Beattie'' by Linda Brogan with Eileen O’Brien and Wyllie Longmore (May 2004) * '' Kes'' by

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with

Andrew Garfield Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. ''Time' ...

(''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards), William Beck and

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(Oct. 2004) * '' Rutherford & Son'' by Githa Sowerby with

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Maxine Peake Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in the BBC One sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000), Veronica Ball in the hit Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'' (2004–2007), Ma ...

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and

Jonas Armstrong William Jonas Armstrong is an Irish actor known for playing the title role in the BBC One drama series ''Robin Hood''. Career In 2003, Armstrong appeared in '' Quartermaine's Terms'' at the Royal Theatre in Northampton as Derek Meadle. In 200 ...

(Feb. 2005) * ''

On the Shore of the Wide World ''On the Shore of the Wide World'' is a play by English playwright Simon Stephens. It opened 18 April 2005, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, under the direction of Sarah Frankcom. On May 26, the production transferred to the Cottesloe ...

'' by

Simon Stephens Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is an English playwright and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic ...

(

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). World Premiere with

Nicholas Gleaves Nicholas Gleaves (born 2 January 1969) is an English actor and playwright. Career Gleaves's first theatre part was as an extra in ''Don Carlos'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. He did several plays there including the lead in ''Mac ...

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(''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards) and Eileen O’Brien (April 2005) * ''Christmas is Miles Away'' by Chloe Moss. World premiere (2007) * ''

Separate Tables ''Separate Tables'' is the collective name of two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, on the south coast of England. The first play, titled ''Table by the Window'', focuses on the ...

'' by

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with Nigel Cooke, Claire Holman, Alexandra Matthie and

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(June 2006) * ''

Mary Barton ''Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life'' is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victor ...

'' adapted by Rona Munroe with

Kellie Bright Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. Her roles include Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', for which she won the 2015 British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance, Julie in '' Ali ...

, Roger Morlidge and William Ash (Oct. 2006) * ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...

'' by

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with

Barbara Marten Barbara Marten (born 3 January 1947) is a British actress. She is most known for playing Eve Montgomery in '' Casualty''. She has appeared in various soaps, including Eastenders and Brookside, as well as many other drama serials such as '' Harr ...

and

Philip Bretherton Philip Bretherton (born 30 May 1955) is an English actor best known for his role as Alistair Deacon in the long-running British television series '' As Time Goes By''. Early life Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English ...

(Apr. 2007) * ''Pretend you have Big Buildings'' by Ben Musgrave directed with Jo Combes (Jul. 2007) * ''Strawgirl'' by

Jackie Kay Jacqueline Margaret Kay, (born 9 November 1961), is a Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist, known for her works ''Other Lovers'' (1993), ''Trumpet'' (1998) and ''Red Dust Road'' (2011). Kay has won many awards, including the Guardian Fictio ...

(Nov/ 2007) * ''The Adoption Papers'' by Jackie Kay (Nov. 2007) * '' The Children's Hour'' by

Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism. She was blacklisted aft ...

with

( MEN Award), Charlotte Emmerson and

Kate O'Flynn Kate O'Flynn is a British actress. She is known for her performance in National Theatre's production of ''Port'' for which she received a Critics' Circle Theatre Award in 2013, as well as starring roles in plays ''A Taste of Honey'' in 2014, a ...

(

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) (Mar. 2008) * '' Three Sisters'' by

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with

Emma Cunniffe Emma Cunniffe (born 3 July 1973) is an English film, stage and television actress. Early life Cunniffe was raised in Frodsham, Cheshire and attended Frodsham High School. She was in the local Frodsham panto group whilst growing up and was onc ...

, Lucy Black and Beth Cooke (Sep. 2008) * '' See How They Run'' by Philip King with Nick Caldecott, Laura Rogers and Kate O'Flynn (Dec. 2008) * '' Punk Rock'' by

(''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards) with Jessica Raine (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards) and Tom Sturridge (''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Awards and Critics' Circle Award) (Oct. 2009) * '' Blithe Spirit'' by

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combina ...

with

Annette Badland Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series '' Doctor Who'', Mrs. Glen ...

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and

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(Dec 2009) * ''

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'' by

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with

Neve McIntosh Neve McIntosh (born Carol McIntosh; 9 April 1972) is a Scottish actress. Early life Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, McIntosh grew up in Edinburgh, where she attended Boroughmuir High School. She was a member of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in the ...

and

Reece Dinsdale Reece Dinsdale (born 6 August 1959) is an English actor and director of stage, film and television. He is a Huddersfield Town fan. In 2017 he became a patron of the Square Chapel, an arts centre in Halifax. He is also an honorary patron of Th ...

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A View From The Bridge ''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with '' A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, ...

'' by

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' (19 ...

with Con O'Neill and Ian Redford (June 2011) * ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' by

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with

(

Manchester Theatre Awards The Manchester Theatre Awards were established in 2011 to replace the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. The MEN awards, created in 1981 by Alan Hulme, the paper's theatre critic, had long been recognised as the most important theatrical priz ...

) as Miss Julie, Joe Armstrong as Jean, Liam Gerrard as the fiddler and Carla Henry as Kristin (April 2012) * '' Orpheus Descending'' by

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with

Imogen Stubbs Imogen Stubbs (born 20 February 1961) is an English actress and writer. Her first leading part was in '' Privileged'' (1982), followed by ''A Summer Story'' (1988). Her first play, '' We Happy Few'', was produced in 2004. In 2008 she joined ' ...

as Lady Torrance, Val Xavier as Luke Norris and Jodie McNee as Carol Cutrere (November 2012) * ''

The Masque of Anarchy ''The Masque of Anarchy'' (or ''The Mask of Anarchy'') is a British political poem written in 1819 (see 1819 in poetry) by Percy Bysshe Shelley following the Peterloo Massacre of that year. In his call for freedom, it is perhaps the first moder ...

'' by

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with

for the

Manchester International Festival The Manchester International Festival is a biennial international arts festival, with a specific focus on original new work, held in the English city of Manchester and run by Factory International. The festival is a biennial event, first takin ...

(July 2013) * ''That Day We Sang'' by

Victoria Wood Victoria Wood (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, lyricist, singer, composer, pianist, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over s ...

with

Anna Francolini Anna Francolini (born 30 October 1973) is an English actress. Early life Francolini was born in Chertsey, Surrey, attended Bristol Grammar School and studied theatre at the University of Warwick. She also trained as a member of the National Yo ...

as Enid and

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as Tubby (December 2013) * ''Blindsided'' by

with

Julie Hesmondhalgh Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh (born 25 February 1970) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her role as Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' between 1998 and 2014. For this role, she won Best Serial Drama Perf ...

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) * ''

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as Hamlet,

John Shrapnel John Morley Shrapnel (27 April 1942 – 14 February 2020) was an English actor. He is known mainly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the United Kingdom and for his many television appearances. O ...

as Claudius/Ghost,

as Gertrude,

Gillian Bevan Gillian Bevan (born 13 February 1956) is an English actress, best known for her roles in British television shows and West End theatre. In 1988 she played Dorothy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's revival of their version of ''The Wizard of O ...

as Polonia, Katie West as Ophelia and

Claire Benedict Claire Benedict (born 28 July 1951) is a British actress known for her work in classical productions on the British stage, but best known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the continuing radio adaptations of '' The No 1 Lad ...

as Marcella/Player King (September 2014) The production was filmed and released through the

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. * '' The Skriker'' by

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. Commissioned and produced with the

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as The Skriker (July 2015) * ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...

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as Stanley Kowalski, Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Stella Kowalski and Youssef Kerkour as Harold Mitchell (October 2016) * ''

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Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes — for the novel ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' and for the plays '' Our Town'' and '' The Skin of Our Teeth'' — ...

with Youssef Kerkour as Stage Manager, Nicholas Khan as Dr Gibbs, Carla Henry as Mrs Julia Gibbs,

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as Mr Webb and Kelly Hotten as Mrs Myrtle Webb. UK Theatre Award for best director (September 2017) * ''

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as Winnie and

David Crellin David Crellin (born 1961) is an English actor. Crellin, who was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is known for roles in ''Emmerdale'' as Billy Hopwood, BBC 2's BAFTA award-winning series '' The Cops'' as Alan Wakefield, and ''Coronation Stree ...

as Willie (June 2018) * ''

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with

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as Willy Loman, Maureen Beattie as Linda Loman, Ashley Zhangazha as Biff and Buom Tihngang as Happy (Oct. 2018) * ''

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and Stephen Sondheim 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

Matt Charman Matt Charman (born June 5, 1979) is a British screenwriter, playwright, and producer from Horsham, West Sussex. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his 2015 film '' Bridge of Spies'', directed by Steven Spielber ...

at the National Theatre with

Sorcha Cusack Sorcha Cusack (; born 9 April 1949) is an Irish television and stage actress. Her numerous television credits include playing the title role in '' Jane Eyre'' (1973), '' Casualty'' (1994–1997), ''Coronation Street'' (2008) and ''Father Brown' ...

and

Adam Gillen Adam Gillen (born 11 September 1985, Manchester) is a British actor, best known for his role as Liam Conroy in the ITV hit series ''Benidorm'', Brian in the Channel 4 comedy '' Fresh Meat'' and Gavin in BBC's '' Prisoners’ Wives''. In 2019, ...

(2007)

References

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