Josephine Frankel

A London-based director with a particular interest in new writing and reimagined classics. I am drawn to theatre that subverts genre expectations and blurs the boundary between comedy and tragedy, especially work exploring themes of identity and psychology.

Credits

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTORS, Waiting For Godot, Theatre Royal Haymarket (West End) (3 months), 2024

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Pickle, Soho Theatre (2 weeks), 2024

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Pickle, Soho Theatre (3 nights), 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Pickle, Manchester Jewish Museum (1 night) and Radlett Centre (1 night), 2022-23

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Pickle, Park Theatre (2 weeks), 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Tussy, Bloomsbury Festival, 1 night, 2022

DIRECTOR, Anticlimax (RWR), Theatre 503, 2 nights, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Fear Eats Life, The Cockpit, 2 nights, 2021

ASSISTANT PRODUCER, Fear Eats Life, The Cockpit, 2 nights, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Mojo, Lion Theatre Company, 1 week, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Beautiful Thing, Hild Bede Theatre Company, 1 week, 2018

Training

Shadowing: Emerald Crankson, R&D, National Theatre Studio

Playwriting with Lulu Raczka: The Almeida

How Plays Work: Theatre 503 (Stephen Beresford)

From First Draft to First Night: Theatre 503 (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini and Jade Lewis)

Playwriting Workshop: Tara Theatre

Introduction to Playwriting: Elysium Theatre Company

BA Liberal Arts, Durham University: First-Class Honours