Frantic Assembly
Frantic Assembly is a theatre production company. They have worked in around 30 countries[1] and are widely studied as practitioners for A-Levels in the UK.[2]
Background
Frantic Assembly was formed in 1994 by Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett and Vicki Middleton, students from Swansea University. None of the three studied drama or any of the arts, but were inspired by theatre and wanted to create their own unique company.[3] They wanted to create non-realistic pieces through the use of lots of movement and music, although they have always said that this should never stray away from the storyline.[4]
Their most notable production, in co-operation with The National Theatre, is The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, which won a Tony award for Best Play in 2016. In 2016, Frantic Assembly collaborated with State Theatre South Australia and Andrew Bovell to create Things I Know To Be True. This toured both Australia (2016) and the UK (2016 and 2017).
In 2018, Frantic Assembly launched a podcast, which has had guest appearances from old school teachers of Scott Graham, Simon Stephens and Karl Hyde from Underworld.[5]
Productions
Production name | Origination year | Music composed by | Written by |
---|---|---|---|
Look Back In Anger | 1994 | N/A | John Osborne |
Klub | 1995 | Andy Cleeton | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Flesh | 1996 | Various | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Zero | 1997 | N/A | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Deadly Avenger | Michael Wynne | ||
Hymns | 1999 | Various | Chris O'Connell |
Underworld | 2001 | Various | Nicola McCartney |
Tiny Dynamite | 2001 | Various | Abi Morgan |
Heavenly | 2002 | Various | Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett, Liam Steel |
Peepshow | 2002 | Lamb | Isabel Wright |
Rabbit | 2003 | Deadly Avenger | Brendan Cowell |
On Blindness | 2004 | Various | Devised by Company |
Dirty Wonderland | 2005 | Goldfrapp | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Pool (No Water) | 2006 | Imogen Heap | Mark Ravenhill |
Stockholm | 2007 | Various | Bryony Lavery |
Othello | 2008 | Hybrid | William Shakespeare (edited by Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett) |
Beautiful Burnout | 2010 | Underworld | Bryony Lavery |
Lovesong | 2011 | Various | Abi Morgan |
Little Dogs | 2012 | Hybrid | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | 2012 | Adrian Sutton | Simon Stephens |
The Believers | 2014 | Various | Bryony Lavery |
No Way Back | 2015 | Various | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Things I Know To Be True | 2016 | Nils Frahm | Andrew Bovell |
This Will All Be Gone | 2017 | Various | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Fatherland | 2017 | Karl Hyde from Underworld, Matthew Herbert | Simon Stephens |
Othello (collaboration with National Youth Theatre) | 2017 | Hybrid | William Shakespeare (edited by Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett) |
The Unreturning | 2018 | Pete Malkin | Anna Jordan |
Sometimes Thinking | 2019 | Underworld | Phil Porter |
I Think We Are Alone | 2020 | Ella Wahlström | Sally Abbott |
A Winding Road to Nowhere | 2023 | Magic Carpet Ryde | Zoro Zwager |
References
- ^ "Frantic Assembly". Theatre and Dance. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Physical theatre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "About - Frantic Assembly".
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (6 June 2015). "Frantic Assembly's Othello: 'You don't want to put people off Shakespeare forever'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Assembly, Frantic. "Production - Frantic Assembly PodcastFrantic Assembly". franticassembly.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-23.