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Poppy Franziska is a London-based director working internationally across disciplines of live performance including opera, theatre and film. Her work foregrounds interdisciplinary collaboration to make performances that are in radical dialogue with the reality of our changing political, social and environmental climate.

She has experience in text based theatre, new writing, opera, object theatre, micro-cinema, puppetry and live-cinema shows. Poppy has directed and assisted on productions across the UK, including for the National Theatre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Tall Stories Studio, The Albany, The Shipwright.

Her practice as a puppeteer runs along side her work as a director. Specialising in multi-operator and object puppetry, she has also taught and directed puppetry at Birmingham University, Collective Acting Studio, Barbican Centre, Dash Arts, Diverse Voices.

Poppy is passionate about inviting and including new audiences and performers into the incredible landscape of performance making. Her work as a facilitator focuses on supporting young people to grow in confidence and develop tools for their individual creative expression.

Training
BA (Hons) Drama, Exeter University
Curious School of Puppetry
Script Supervision Director Whisperer course with Daniella Saioni

Contact
poppyfranziska@gmail.com
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