Hola Amigxs!
I'm Fran Olivares Medina, a theatre director, translator, and facilitator based in London.
I like theatre that takes you somewhere new, sometimes somewhere uncomfortable. Theatre that is sharp, over the top, ridiculous, funny, political, visually bold and emotionally alive.
© 2018 by Daniela Stirbulov
© 2018 by Laura Arroyo
© 2018 by Daniela Stirbulov
News & Projects
WHAT'S COMING...
Back with Out of the Wings this summer!
I’m very happy to share that I’ll be part of the Out of the Wings Festival 2026 with my English translation of The Rape of a Theatre Actress by Carla Zúñiga.
The festival takes place from 14 to 18 July 2026 at Omnibus Theatre, celebrating its 10th edition with UK-premiere play readings from across Ibero-America. This year’s line-up includes plays from Spain, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay and Portugal, all presented in English translation.
My translation of The Rape of a Theatre Actress will be part of the programme on 16 July.
A LITTLE UPDATE...
I’ve been a bit quiet on here, but definitely not quiet in real life. The last few years have been full of projects, collaborations, rehearsals, translations, workshops, applications, rejections, small wins, big questions, and lots of learning.
A few things have happened since I last properly updated this space.
The SAD Summers of Princess Diana published in Latin American Plays in Translation
This is a big one for me...
My English translation of Carla Zúñiga’s The SAD Summers of Princess Diana has been published by Bloomsbury/Methuen Drama as part of Latin American Plays in Translation: Modern Stories of Gender, Class and Society in Latin America. The book was also launched through a HowlRound.
SHADOWING DIRECTOR RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR DURING R&D OF "ROTTEN" BY JOSIE WHITE AT NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE.
A poignant, dangerous, and funny play that keeps you on your toes!
My short piece "Spoonful of Sugar' will be one of the four pieces featuring on this sexy night, come and and join us!
Click below for more info about our show.
FEMINIST TRANSLATE
Date: Friday July 22
Time: 15.00 – 17.30
Location: Omnibus Common Room
Format: Workshop
FREE
We always translate from a specific time and place. This workshop asks what happens when the place we translate from is feminism. The workshop will be led by Out of the Wings theatre translators and researchers, Catherine Boyle and Sophie Stevens, and theatre practitioners Gaël Le Cornec and Fran Olivares. We will explore the translation of activist hashtags and of dramatic texts and practices that test the limits of translation. What are they? What role do different subjectivities and positions play in the translation of texts across time and space? We will explore texts in both Spanish and Portuguese.
#OOTW2022
ENGINE ROOM
21 FEB
Dynamic theatre makers present work for the very first time in front of a live audience. Discover the next generation of theatre before anyone else.
'Spoonful of Sugar' has been selected to take part in the next Engine Room at the Omnibus Theatre, where we will be developing our piece further and having a juicy sharing of our work on the 21st.
Come and join us!
#OTengineroom
About Latinx Scratch
SUN OCT 31 2021 AT 02:00 PM TO 08:00 PM
Omnibus Theatre | London
A MESSAGE FROM UNTOLD COLLECTIV:
Two years since the last Latinx Scratch we have returned! And we bring you some changes and surprises.
A day of new writing: five short plays by Latin American playwrights. Five teams who will put these stories onstage. Five opportunities to own our stories. All contained within the Omnibus Theatre which is a 5min walk from Clapham Common's station
This time there will be TWO SHOWS. Yes a matiné performance at 2:00 pm and an evening performance at 6:30pm.
After the evening performance we will have a traditional Day of the Dead ceremony to celebrate our loved ones who are no longer here.
You are very very encouraged to come in your Halloween costumes too. There is plenty of room for all traditions. ;)
We can’t wait to meet again!