Francesca McCrohon

Education

About me

Currently based in Portsmouth

Additional skills:

Teaching - Have been teaching child and adult drama for 5 years.

Devising - co-wrote and devised two plays for Tormented Casserole, most notably 'Gilded Butterflies', which had a three week run at The Hope Theatre, London, in 2018.

Role-Play - Highly experienced in several forms of role-play, especially medical.

Improvisation - Skilled in improvised character work, such as immersive theatre, street theatre and murder mystery events.

Stage Combat - BADC Foundation Certificate.


Workshops taken include:
Acting For Radio - Tamsin Collison
Acting For The Camera - Clifford Millner
Clown - Uri Roodner
Voice Over - Marina Calderone


Additional information:

Review of MA Acting Showcase in 'The Stage', by Paul Vale -

'...but it is Francesca McCrohon as the strangely forceful Molly who really guides the scene through. McCrohon is a strong presence on stage that should stand her in good stead for rewarding character roles in the future...'

Reviews of 'Gilded Butterflies', 2018 -

‘McCrohon holds the weight of the play on her shoulders, moulding the long monologues into what feels like a natural stream of consciousness… she looks entirely comfortable in Maggie's shoes...’ - Broadway World

‘…and it’s Francesca McCrohon who steals the show throughout... Both the script and McCrohon’s performance draw us in’ – Blog of Theatre Things

‘Francesca McCrohon imbues all of this with real conviction and a directness that is almost distressing’ – Ought To Be Clowns

‘From an opening soliloquy that could easily be a stand-up comedy performance from an Edinburgh Fringe breakout, McCrohon invites us into the eccentric, mismatched world of Maggie …a superb performance from Francesca McCrohon’ – View From The Cheap Seats

Review of 'Blithe Spirit', 2021 -

'Francesca McCrohon is an absolute joy, bringing a vitality and exuberance to the role. From the moment she arrives on her cycle, dressed in a bohemian red velvet coat and black dress, she commands attention.' – British Theatre Guide

Review of 'Abigail's Party', 2021 -

'Francesca McCrohon is superb as sexually-charged snob Beverly... More Jesse Wallace than Alison Steadman and all the better for it, her Lady Macbeth scheming under the heavy palette of bright blue eye shadow is a joy to watch. Any chance her character has to patronise and assert her superiority over her guests is taken with gusto, verve and relish, planned within an inch of its life: tit-bit gossip rolled off the tongue dripping with condescension of high-handed opinion...' - Scene One Plus

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Eastern European, English - Cockney, English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Italian (Standard International), Northern Irish, Polish, Russian, Southern American, US West Coast (California, Portland)
Vocal Types	Alto
Additional Skills	Acting, Children's Entertainer
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)