Franks maintains that he first fell in love with theatre at age six, when his parents took him along to see a production of The Tempest. The following year, his parents were going to a production of Hamlet,  and Franks insisted on going with them; at age seven, he was hooked for life.
Franks claims that he first fell in love with theatre at age six when his parents took him to see The Tempest. He then went with them to see Hamlet the following year, and became a devoted fan at age seven.