Hi, I’m Francisca stangel,

Originally from Sweden, I am a clown, theatre maker and applied theatre practitioner. My passion for working with young people and marginalised communities have led me to co-create performances with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, as well as with organisations such as Clowns Without Borders UK. I am a company director of award-winning Acá Theatre who make witty and slapstick-tastic performances for young people, and work as a freelance performer, director, producer and facilitator. With a PhD in Elizabethan drama I am a guest lecturer at the University of Kent, and frequently facilitates workshops in clowning, ensemble, LAMDA, classical theatre and physical theatre.