In her home country, Rebecca Frecknall (1986) is best known for her West End direction of Cabaret – a classic 1960s musical set in 1930s Berlin – for which she received an Olivier Award. The Evening Standard ★★★★★ wrote: 'Frecknall proves herself one of our most exciting directors, and she draws superb performances from all involved.'

Rebecca Frecknall is Associate Director at London's Almeida Theatre, where she has directed plays such as Three Sisters (by Chekhov) and A Streetcar Named Desire (by Tennessee Williams). About the latter performance, The Times ★★★★★ wrote: 'This is raw, poetic, painful and plausible. Funny, too.'