Frantic Assembly
Frantic Assembly is a theatre production company. They have worked in over 40 countries and are widely studied as practitioners for A-Levels in the UK.
Frantic Assembly is a theatre production company. They have worked in over 40 countries and are widely studied as practitioners for A-Levels in the UK.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Frantic Assembly was formed by three 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. They wanted to create non-realistic pieces through much movement and music, although they have always said this should never stray from the storyline.[3][4]
Their most notable production, in cooperation 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. They toured Australia (2016) and the UK (2016 and 2017).
In 2018, Frantic Assembly launched a podcast with 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 | Deadly Avenger | 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) |
| 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 | 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 Wahlstrom | Sally Abbott |
| Metamorphosis | 2023 | Stefan Janik | Lemn Sissay, based on the Novel by Franz Kafka |
| Lost Atoms | 2025 | Various | Anna Jordan, to celebrate 30 years of the company |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.