Frantic Assembly

Frantic Assembly

1. brave and bold theatre

   • physically dynamic and brutal
     • creates thrilling, energetic and unforgettable theatre
     • work reflects contemporary culture
   • tender and fragile
     • theatre with no fear
   • physical style - movement, design, music and text
     • education and community engagement

2. telling stories

3. Scott Graham - Artistic director and co-founder

4. https://www.franticassembly.co.uk/productions

   • https://theatreanddance.britishcouncil.org/artists-and-companies/f/frantic-assembly/
     • https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/frantic-assembly
     • https://franticassembly.co.uk/productions/things-i-know-to-be-true

5. "a theatrical language that has entered the mainstream of British theatre" - Lyn Gardner, Guardian

   • "We began with little more than a fierce work ethic and a desire to do something different and to do it differently"
     • "the vibrant and visceral Frantic Assembly"
     • "aching beautiful... directed and choreographed with imaginative precision and poignancy"
       • "Frantic Assembly has cracked theatres longed-for youth market with a club-style, body- crashing fusion of dance and drama" - The Independent

6. History

   • founded in 1994 by Scott Graham, Steve Hoggett and Vicki Middleton
   • Three students from Swansea University
     • suddenly inspired and then encouraged to form own theatre company
   • Untrained in theatre and dance

7. Lovesong

   • 7 people on road
     • haunting and beautiful tale of togetherness
   • intertwines a couple in their 20s with the same man and woman a lifetime later
     • Their past and present selves collide
   • Things I Know To Be True
     • tells the story of a family and marriage through the eyes of four grown siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents love and expectations
       • changing seasons bring home some shattering truths