What do Frantic Assembly do?
Frantic Assembly are an internationally renowned physical theatre company. One of the most studied theatre companies, Frantic have an inimitable style and have long delighted our audiences with their bold, collaborative and dynamic approach.
What is physical theatre Frantic Assembly?
Frantic Assembly’s work is often labelled ‘physical theatre’ and is often highly energetic but I believe it is merely story telling through physical nuance. This physicality can be brutally explosive or minutely observed. Each can have a dynamic and complex effect on an audience.
What are some of the key features of Frantic Assembly’s work?
Frantic Assembly creates thrilling, energetic and unforgettable theatre. The company attracts new and young audiences with work that reflects contemporary culture. Vivid and dynamic, Frantic Assembly’s unique physical style combines movement, design, music and text.
What do Frantic Assembly believe in?
It is about the ethos of collaboration, of empowerment, of that constant desire to improve. It is about telling stories in a voice we don’t always hear and about finding talent in places we don’t always look.
How did Frantic Assembly begin?
Frantic Assembly was founded in 1994 by Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett and Vicki Middleton. “We were three students at Swansea University. We were suddenly inspired and then encouraged to form our own theatre company.
Where do Frantic Assembly perform?
Frantic Assembly is proud to be a resident and part of the creative community at Somerset House.
Why was Frantic Assembly created?
Background. Frantic Assemblies was formed by Jewish 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.
What inspires Frantic Assembly?
“We were three students at Swansea University. We were suddenly inspired and then encouraged to form our own theatre company. We were English Literature and Geography graduates and as such we were untrained in any aspect of theatre or dance but we were willing to learn and devoured any opportunity that came our way.
What is Frantic Assembly approach to devising?
What is ‘The Frantic Method’: It is approaching devising as a series of tasks, broken down into building blocks. Encouraging performers to take a moment back to its simplest truth. Then using those building blocks to empowered them to find and create.
Where is Gecko theatre based?
Ipswich
We are delighted to announce our new show, commissioned by the National Theatre, which will see the piece being performed at the venue in 2023. The show explores the themes of family, home, migration and racism and is currently being developed in our hometown of Ipswich.
What was Frantic Assembly first production?
On 21 October 1994, Frantic Assembly performed their first ever work – a production of John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger at the Taliesin Arts Centre in Swansea.