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Sarah Frankcom: turning the Royal Exchange into a northern powerhouse by Lyn Gardner

Via bold collaborations with Maxine Peake and a ruthless self-analysis, Frankcom has shrugged off the 'regional theatre' tag at Manchester's Royal Exchange. The argumentative director explains why 'it's good to scare yourself'"I'm quite surprised I'm here. I shouldn't be," says Sarah Frankcom. The "here" is the artistic director's office at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. Being a working-class, non-Oxbridge woman s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38AM on June 1, 2016

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