Rebecca Frecknall
Rebecca Frecknall is a multi-Olivier Award-winning director, who has directed in the UK and internationally. She is Associate Director at the Almeida Theatre, and the incoming Associate Director at the Old Vic. Rebecca was listed as one of ‘The Stage’s Most Influential Figures working in Theatre’ in 2023 and 2024.
From January 2025, Frecknall was appointed Ibsen Artist in Residence at ITA, an initiative of the Philip Loubser Foundation, which gives directors with an international ambition the opportunity to develop themselves artistically.
In season 24/25 her direction Julie will be reprised at ITA and abroad.
Theatre credits
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Almeida)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Almeida, West End and BAM; Olivier Award Winner for Best Revival, Olivier Award Nominee for Best Director)
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (West End and Broadway; Winner of seven Olivier Awards, including Best Director and Best Musical Revival 2022; Nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical 2024; Winner of the Critics’ Circle Award for Best Director 2022)
Julie (ITA)
The House of Bernarda Alba (National Theatre)
Romeo and Juliet (Almeida)
Sanctuary City (New York Theatre Workshop; Drama Desk Award Winner for Outstanding Director of a Play; Joe A. Callaway Award for Distinguished Direction Finalist)
The Duchess of Malfi (Almeida)
Three Sisters (Almeida)
Summer and Smoke (Almeida and West End; Olivier Award Winner for Best Revival, Olivier Award Nominee for Best Director)
Julie (Northern Stage)