Fran Bundey

Hello! I am Fran Bundey and I'm a Leeds based theatre maker, sound artist and performer.

 

I create intimate outdoor contemporary performances based on the inspiring life and works of female historical figures and the places that shaped them. I use soundscapes, field recordings, live sound manipulation and contemporary theatre to explore how I can re-frame outdoor landscapes and historical figures for modern audiences. Via silent disco headphones, I delve into history alonside my audiences. We engage with our surroundings through a unique lens and celebrate the local and global impact of brilliant women throughout history.

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In 2025, I won one of the Four Nations Outdoor Arts commissions. During this project, I created a new piece of walkabout outdoor performance designed for cities and green spaces called 'Charlotte Brontë: Senseless Trash'. This piece was a physical and audio journey accross the Yorkshire moors with Charlotte Brontë herself. Through silent disco headphones, audiences are led through the literary landscapes of Jane Eyre and Wuthering heights, clambering over imaginary stiles and leaping over streams, journeying with Charlotte through her struggles, ambitions and desires to become a writer in Victorian England. Take a look at Charlotte Bronte: Senseless Trash here.​

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I received the Developing Your Creative Practice grant from the Arts Council in 2023 which enabled me to further develop my recording and editing skills, this has led me to several commissioned sound pieces that explore and celebrate the history and heritage of Leeds. I'm very interested in heritage and I love to delve deep into research to create authentic and meaningful soundscapes. If you have a heritage project and would like to discuss how to use sound to create a unique offering or take on something, I'd love to chat!  Take a look at my sound art portfolio here.

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