Grace Francis

Actor Children's Author Writer Creative Entrepreneur

Grace Francis (She/Her) - With a background as an actress, having performed in theatres ranging from Battersea Arts Centre to The National Theatre, appearing on Channel 4 and the BBC. It was a chance experience as an 11-year-old, after a month-long stint at a famous theatre school, which ended prematurely due to a lack of family funds, that became the catalyst to my lifelong passion for making Drama more accessible to children. In 2019 unable to support my family solely from acting work, I founded an award winning company called DramEd Ltd, to enrich children through Drama with the help of performers “from the stage to the classroom”. To date, I have written and published two children’s books and I am writing my 1st Business support book called ‘Performer’s who Pivot’. I am a 2020 Women of the Future award winner exploring playwriting, a journey encouraged after winning a Tangle Space commission in 2024.

Credits

WRITER & ACTOR, Hoxton Hall, Feb 16th 2024
PRODUCER & HOST, Performers who Pivot Podcast, 2021-Present
ACTOR, McDonalds & Dodds, C4, 2022
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR,
COMPANY DIRECTOR, DramEd & DramEd Events, 2019- Present
Supporting Actor, KING LEAR, National Theatre, 2014
ACTOR, Whole, 20 Stories High, 2013
ACTOR, Derek, C4, 2013
ACTOR, Public Enemies, BBC 1, 2011

Training

Self-Publishing
Business courses & Princes Trust Business Enterprise
Identity Drama School & Agency Representation 2011-2014
BA Honours Degree Performing Arts - London Metropolitan University 2008-2011

Location

Wiltshire

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Literature
  • Radio/Audio
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Singing
  • Performing
  • Producing
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

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