FRANCESCA GOODRIDGE
Director
Agent: Dan Usztan | United Agents | DUsztan@unitedagents.co.uk | 0203 214 0873
LIST OF PRODUCTIONS
Upcoming
OUR TOWN | Director | Inaugural production for Welsh National Theatre, in co production with The Rose Theatre. Starring Michael Sheen, with creative associate Russel T Davies. (Opening January 2026)
MONUMENT by Rhys Warrington | Director | Co- Production with The Royal Court Theatre and Sherman Theatre, part of The Royal Court’s 70th Anniversary Season and the first Sherman production as Artistic Director. (Opens 2026 at The Royal Court Theatre, London)
2025
SNAKE IN THE GRASS | Director | Co-production with Theatr Clwyd & Bolton Theatre. (2025)
NYE | Revival Co-Director with Rufus Norris | The National Theatre (2025)
WORN OUT | Director | BYMT & The Lowry. (2025)
WATERLOO ROAD | Shadow Director to John Maidens | Series 17 | Wall to Wall productions, Rope Ladder Fiction for BBC.
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN | Director | Leeds Conservatoire
CONSTELLATIONS | Director | RWCMD
2024
RAPUNZEL by Jude Christian | Director | Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre
ROPE by Patrick Hamilton | Director | Theatr Clwyd
NYE by Tim Price | Associate Director | Director: Rufus Norris | Olivier Stage, The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre
2023
SLEEPING BEAUTY ROCK N ROLL PANTO | Director | Theatr Clwyd, Big Top (1000 seat venue)
BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF | Associate Director | Director: Kate Wasserberg | Liverpool’s Royal Court
A GREASY SPOON | Director | Liverpool’s Royal Court
TRUTH OR DARE | Director | Theatr Clwyd
SORTER | Director | Swansea Grand Theatre (Nominated for a Stage Debut Award)
FAUSTUS: THAT DAMNED WOMAN | Director | Storyhouse Theatre
MISS WALES | Director and co-creator | R&D Recipient of The Generate Programme by The NT Studio & BEAM showcase
2022
THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF MARIAN AND ROBIN HOOD | Director | The Barn Theatre
FAMOUS FIVE THE MUSICAL | Associate Director | Director: Tamara Harvey | Chichester FT & Thear Clwyd
PRETTY SHITTY LOVE | Director | Theatr Clwyd
POSH | Director | LIPA
2021
THE BROTHERS GRIMM PRESENT CINDERELLA | Director | The Barn Theatre
REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. | Director | LIPA
ISLA | Associate Director | Director: Tamara Harvey | Theatr Clwyd & The Royal Court
CAROUSEL | Director | Mountview
Previous Productions
2020 | ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS | Director | Theatr Clwyd
2020 | PHILISTINES | Director | LIPA
2019 | THE CROCODILE | Cornerstone Theatre
2017 | ADAM, EVE AND STEVE | The Kings Head Theatre
2015 | SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL | Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre
Previous Selected Associate/Assistant Productions
SINNERS CLUB | Associate Director | Director: Titas Halder | The Other Room
PAVILION | Director: Tamara Harvey | Theatr Clwyd
MILKY PEAKS | Associate Director | Director: Alex Swift | Tour
FOR THE GRACE OF YOU GO I | Director: James Grieve | Theatr Clwyd / Tour
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Liz Stevenson | Theatr Clwyd
CURTAIN UP | Associate Director | Director: Tamara Harvey | Theatr Clwyd
Other
Visiting Director at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Leeds Conservatoire, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Mountview and LIPA.
Work in Development
MISS WALES | A new all-female musical and recipient of the National Theatre Studio's Generate Programme. Selected for BEAM 2023. Created by Francesca Goodridge, Daniel Lloyd and Dylan Townley.
WITHOUT YOU: THE BADFINGER MUSICAL | Supported by Arts Council Wales
TRAINING
2024 | WBD Access x Waterloo Road | Directing for TV
2024 | RSC | Artist Development | Directing with Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod (Cheeky by Jowl)
2023 | RSC | Artist Development | Directing Shakespeare with Robert Icke
2022 | National Theatre Directors Course
2019 | First Recipient of Carne 18-month Traineeship for Directors in Wales at Theatr Clwyd
2011-2014 | BA Honours Acting, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (Awarded Acting Prize)