Frantic Assembly
Frantic Assembly is a theatre production company. They have worked in over 40 countries[1] and are widely studied as practitioners for A-Levels in the UK.[2]
Background[]
Frantic Assembly was formed by students of Swansea University in 1994. None of the three studied drama, 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 much 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 2015. 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]
Production Name | Year Performed | Music By | Written By |
---|---|---|---|
Look Back In Anger | 1994 | John Osborne, adapted by Spencer Hazel | |
Klub | 1995 | Devised by Frantic Assembly | |
Flesh | 1996 | Various | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Zero | 1997 | N/A | Devised by Frantic Assembly |
Sell Out | 1998 | 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 | Brendan Cowell | |
On Blindness | 2004 | Various | Glyn Cannon |
Dirty Wonderland | 2005 | Goldfrapp | Devised by Frantic Assembly, scripted by Michael Wynne |
Pool (No Water) | 2006 | Imogen Heap | Mark Ravenhill |
Stockholm | 2007 | Various | Bryony Lavery |
Othello | 2008 | Hybrid | William Shakespeare (edited by Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett) |
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 | A National Theatre Production based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by 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 | Scott Graham, Simon Stephens, Karl Hyde |
The Unreturning | 2018 | Pete Malkin | Anna Jordan |
Sometimes Thinking | 2019 | Underworld | Phil Porter |
I Think We Are Alone | 2020 | Ella Wahlström | Sally Abbott |
References[]
- ^ "Frantic Assembly". Theatre and Dance. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. 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.
- Theatre production companies
- British companies established in 1994