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Introducing the director of A Fine Idea… Charlotte Westenra ()

Charlotte is a director and dramaturg. Her most recent show AGREEMENT won the BWW Irish Award for Best Director, Best Play and Best New Play. It was nominated for the International Award at the Stage Awards and Best Play at the UK Theatre Awards. Hillary Clinton said it was “absolutely captivating” and Alastair Campbell named it the “Cultural Event of 2023” on the Rest is Politics podcast.

Other credits include THE WICKER HUSBAND (“Westenra's perfectly nuanced production” WhatsOnStage.com), THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER at New Wolsey and Hope Mill (“Delicately directed… Full of heart and achingly beautiful” Opening Night), TITANIC for the Mac, Belfast (“Westenra directs the cast with superb attention to nuance” The Guardian), LOWER NINTH for Donmar at Trafalgar (“To judge by the tension, humour and sudden surprises that Charlotte Westenra conjures in her production... she has an exciting future ahead of her” Daily Telegraph) and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN at the Donmar Warehouse (“Westenra’s direction is tender, unflinching and full of visual flair. Spellbinding.” Time Out).

🌍 A Fine Idea
📅 11 Jun - 4 Jul 2026
📍 Arcola Theatre ()

ice&fire presents
A Fine Idea
By Christine Bacon
Directed by Charlotte Westenra ()

Starring Grace Saif (.saif), Ella Bryant (), Georgina Rich () and Kevin Trainor

A Fine Idea is a response to the bestselling book The Divide by Jason Hickel



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Charlotte Westenra in rehearsals. She looks over her shoulder smiling.