Francesca Moody

{{Short description|British theatrical producer}}

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Francesca Moody MBE is a British theatrical producer best known for bringing the theatrical versions of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, both of which were adapted into television series,{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Anya |date=2024-08-15 |title=Francesca Moody: ‘I locked Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a room to write Fleabag’ |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/francesca-moody-phoebe-waller-bridge-fleabag-baby-reindeer-8slgxjp72 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=The Times}} to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She also produced the 2022 musical Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder{{Cite news |last=Pollock |first=David |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Baby Reindeer and Fleabag producer Francesca Moody on the magic of the Edinburgh Fringe |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/baby-reindeer-and-fleabag-producer-francesca-moody-on-the-magic-of-the-edinburgh-fringe-4724220 |work=The Scotsman}} and the 2024 play Weather Girl.{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |date=2024-08-09 |title=Weather Girl review – apocalyptic comedy gives chilling forecast for a burning planet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/09/weather-girl-review-summerhall-edinburgh |access-date=2024-08-15 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}

Her reputation at the Edinburgh Fringe is such that audiences, performers and critics specifically seek out Moody’s shows.{{Cite news |last=Marshall |first=Alex |date=2024-08-19 |title=What’s the Next ‘Baby Reindeer’? This Producer Might Have the Script. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/theater/francesca-moody-fringe-baby-reindeer-fleabag.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}

Career

Originally Moody has wanted to be an actor, and attended the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at the age of 17 as an intern for a small production company. The exposure to new theatrical forms helped inspire her career as a producer.

Moody produced her first Fringe show when an actor friend named Alex Waldmann asked her to help him produce his show. This led to her eventually producing more shows.

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