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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Frantic Assembly". Theatre and Dance. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Physical theatre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "About - Frantic Assembly".
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Assembly, Frantic. "Production - Frantic Assembly PodcastFrantic Assembly". franticassembly.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
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