Rebecca Frecknall is a British theatre director best known for directing the 2021 West End revival of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley.[1] The show received the 2022 Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Musical, and Frecknall was named Best Director, taking home both the Olivier Award and Critics' Circle Award. She is also associate director at the Almeida Theatre[2] where she directed Summer & Smoke, Three Sisters,The Duchess of Malfi, A Streetcar Named Desire and Romeo and Juliet.[3] Her direction of Summer & Smoke first brought her critical acclaim and showcased her ability to re-invent old works in new ways.[4] The production won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2019, with Frecknall also nominated for the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director.[5] In 2023 she was listed by The Stage as the 13th most influential person in the theatre.[6]
^"'We were a little naive': staging Cabaret, in the 60s and now". The Guardian. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^"Almeida People". Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^"Director Rebecca Frecknall: 'I want to be moved and if I'm not I feel slightly cheated'". The FT. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^"Why Rebecca Frecknall and Patsy Ferran went back to Mississippi for Summer and Smoke". Evening Standard. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^Cite error: The named reference 2019 Olivier Nomination was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"The Stage 100 2023: numbers 9-14". The Stage. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
RebeccaFrecknall is a British theatre director best known for directing the 2021 West End revival of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley...
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Jessie Buckley to star alongside him as Sally Bowles, as well as RebeccaFrecknall about directing the production. The revival drew rave reviews, with...
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Retrieved April 17, 2024. Greenwood, Douglas (March 27, 2024). "RebeccaFrecknall Is Bringing 'Cabaret' Back to Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved...
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Retrieved 18 March 2020. Hemming, Sarah (28 November 2019). "Director RebeccaFrecknall: 'I want to be moved and if I'm not I feel slightly cheated'". Financial...
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