Frankcom steps down as Artistic Director

After 21 years with the Royal Exchange Theatre, the last five of which as sole Artistic Director, SARAH FRANKCOM is leaving to take up the post of Director at drama school LAMDA in November. Alongside her work on stage, she established the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and championed the development of community projects such as Young Company and Elders, Open Exchange, and the Theatre’s newest programme, Local Exchange