Actor standing on stage facing the audience holding a flag from Star Cross'd.

Star Cross'd by Imogen Frances & Tanya Bridgeman. Directed by Imogen Frances. Rose Bruford College, 2023.

“Sharp and witty text, precise design, seamless direction and masterful performances.”

~ tell me straight, London Pub Theatres

“A beautifully realised piece of theatre.”

~ WOJTEK: The Happy Warrior, Broadway Baby

“This is the type of honest and stripped back theatre you should be watching.”

~ tell me straight, Pocket Size Theatre

“Delightfully funny, fluid and engaging, and the play zips along under the tight direction of Imogen Frances.”

~ tell me straight, Everything Theatre

A creative director focused on queer stories, music, and bold narratives

As a director, Imogen is passionate about female-led & queer-centric narratives, and continuously drawn to stories that delve into sexuality, grief, power, and love. Their process is ensemble led, collaborative, and holds empathy and courage as two central values. They adore working with actor musicians on contemporary texts and finding ways to weave music into production, as a means of elevating and enhancing the story. Imogen is committed to creating inclusive rehearsal rooms & telling stories that are representative of the world today. Stories that are evocative, daring & authentic.

A versatile director and drama educator with a passion for innovative productions

Imogen’s directorial production of tell me straight by Paul Bradshaw was Offie nominated, and won the Standing Ovation Award for Black Box Theatre in 2022. To find out more about this play, please read Imogen's guest blog written for Broadway World. Previous work also includes Associate Direction on The Quarter Too Ensemble’s critically acclaimed physical theatre show WOJTEK: The Happy Warrior.

Imogen has several years of experience working as a workshop facilitator, teacher and freelance director in the UK’s leading drama schools including Italia Conti, Fourth Monkey, and Rose Bruford College; for which they have co-created the first year curriculum in Psychological Realism with Chaskis Theatre. They have also worked internationally with Oxford World Theatre and The Quarter Too Ensemble.

More recently their work includes Yerma by Lorca, adapted by Ursala Rani Sarma, and Dogville by Lars Von Trier, adapted for the stage by Christian Lollike. In the summer of 2023 they also directed Star Cross’d; a queer contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy Romeo & Juliet, at Rose Bruford College, which they were co-commissioned to write for the second year students alongside Tanya Bridgeman (Soho Theatre Tony Craze Award shortlisted writer).

A full directors CV is available upon request via the contact form below. Click here to find out more about Imogen’s work as a writer.