FRAN MOULDS

THEATRE MAKER

Directing

Some of  the projects in which Fran has recently been involved as a Director can be found below.

Foreign Body

Director | Foreign Body

Performance of 'Foreign Body' by Imogen Butler-Cole at Rich Mix London on 19 March 2017 © Chantal Guevara
© Chantal Guevara

1 in 3 of our women
have survived sexual violence.
We are all affected.
We are all responsible.

Foreign Body is the beautifully crafted debut solo show by Imogen Butler-Cole about hope, healing and forgiveness after sexual assault. Told from a unique and challenging perspective, using a charged combination of verbatim and physical theatre, Foreign Body is a brave, liberating and life-affirming story.

“Capture[s] the fragility felt by the invaded body, and the courage needed to forgive the man, or men, who invaded… a reminder of how important individual action is in creating political change.” ★★★★ The Stage

 “…a brave and challenging work [that] approaches its emotive subject calmly and with respect, giving a much-needed voice to the voiceless women who experience sexual violence.” Reviews Hub

“Definitely one of the most transformative, healing and cathartic nights ever.” Audience feedback

“Inspiring and brilliant… I felt electrified… an extremely powerful and hugely memorable experience.” Audience feedback

 

About Foreign Body

Fran Moulds has collaborated with theatre maker Imogen Butler-Cole since 2014.

Imogen has performed and devised work across the world. She has produced for Shakespeare’s Globe, cast a TV series for the BBC, and directs at RADA. Favourite roles include Ophelia in The Secret Love Life of Ophelia; Ursula in Ursula and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Foreign Body is touring from March 2017. Funded by Arts Council England.

foreignbodyplay.com

Passion of Christa

Director, Writer, and Performer| Union Chapel

Chrysalis Opening © Janet McKenzie
© Janet McKenzie

A meditative, sensory-based theatrical experience devised by four female performers.

On Good Friday, the story of the Passion is retold and reimagined through the eyes of a female Christ. An evening of performance, ritual and music exploring suffering and grief from a unique perspective, in the atmospheric Union Chapel.

The Passion of Christa is a piece of Sacred Theatre. It’s an inquiry into the possibility of Christ
representing aspects of the Feminine Divine – Christ as darkness, death, descent, chaos, bodily
sensation, emotion, vulnerability, grief, rage, despair. It’s an inquiry into the paradigm of order and
authority that wants to shut that down and ‘crucify it’.

We asked ourselves the question who is the suffering Christ? We asked ourselves who is Christa? We considered our own experiences, as women, growing up within a church tradition.

Our vision of Sacred Theatre is a coming together of artists through heart connection and a
commitment to deep intuition, with the intention of creating a space where ‘the Gods can descend’.

About Union Chapel

Since 1992, Union Chapel has been hosting concerts and events – this has grown over the years and it now has hundreds of events a year. Readers of Time Out have voted it London’s Favourite Venue an amazing three times.

unionchapel.org.uk

Witch

Director, Creator, and Performer | Union Chapel

© Union Chapel

At Halloween, when the veil is thin between the world of the living and the dead, Union Chapel hosts an immersive theatre piece exploring the witch craze that took place across Europe during the 15th to 18th centuries. This is a rare chance for audiences to go behind the scenes at Union Chapel and be taken in small groups on a chilling tour.

The witch trials took place in a widespread moral panic that malevolent Satanic witches were operating as an organized threat to the established church. The Union Chapel is an ideal setting to revisit these harrowing tales of suspicion, torture and intrigue.

Created by Boe Huntress, Fran Moulds, and Julieta Kilgelmann.

Audience Feedback

“Powerful, important, feminist storytelling. I was terrified, moved and engaged. Exceptional acting.”

“Intense, fun and unexpected. I really loved it, it made my Halloween.”

“Truly immersive and interactive, based on a true story. Political and feminist.”

“An atmospherically rich, powerful production.”

About Union Chapel

Since 1992, Union Chapel has been hosting concerts and events – this has grown over the years and it now has hundreds of events a year. Readers of Time Out have voted it London’s Favourite Venue an amazing three times.

unionchapel.org.uk

Up and Down

Director, Spring tour 2014 | Ga Ga Theatre

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Up and Down © Ga Ga Theatre

The boy and the penguin are back! In this adventure, the penguin really wants to fly. Ignoring the boy’s advice that it is impossible, he leaves his friend to go searching for a chance to get his feet off the ground. But will flying be everything he had hoped?

Up and Down is a funny yet touching story about the importance of friendship and reaching for one’s dreams, that speaks to all ages.

This is the sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found and is written by the multi-award-winning author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers. In this production, live theatre is integrated with magical projections on the big screen based on illustrations from the book. It is a multi-sensory show with original music, creative lighting and innovative props to keep all members of the family absorbed.
Press

“Marrying live acting with projection based on illustrations, that many of the young audience will recognise, is an ingenious way of introducing theatre to under-sevens who will be more familiar with film. It’s a brave idea from a new company.” Susan Elkin, The Stage

“Your children will be charmed by this inky delight” ☆☆☆☆☆ Patrick Marmion, the Mail

Ga Ga Theatre

Ga Ga Theatre is a new children’s theatre company making high quality productions accessible on a local basis. They believe that theatre can (and should!) be a regular part of children’s lives, and not a rare outing with the hassle and stress that it can involve. Ga Ga create a magical theatre experience that is fun, stress-free and to be enjoyed by the whole family.

Fran worked on the research and development for Ga Ga Theatre’s debut show Up and Down, and directed the show’s 2014 spring tour.

www.gagatheatre.co.uk

Activities

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Collaborators

Coney Ga Ga Theatre Kit Theatre Punchdrunk Union Chapel