# Frantic Assembly

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British theatre company

**Frantic Assembly** is a theatre production company. They have worked in over 40 countries and are widely studied as [practitioners](/source/Theatre_practitioner) for [A-Levels](/source/GCE_Advanced_Level) in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom).[1][2]

## Background

Frantic Assembly was formed by three students of [Swansea University](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Simon_Stephens) and [Karl Hyde](/source/Karl_Hyde) from [Underworld](/source/Underworld_(band)).[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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Frantic Assembly"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143058/https://theatreanddance.britishcouncil.org/artists-and-companies/f/frantic-assembly/). *Theatre and Dance*. Archived from [the original](https://theatreanddance.britishcouncil.org/artists-and-companies/f/frantic-assembly/) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-03-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Physical theatre"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/ztfk6sg/revision/2). *bbc.co.uk*. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["About - Frantic Assembly"](https://www.franticassembly.co.uk/about).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Gardner, Lyn (6 June 2015). ["Frantic Assembly's Othello: 'You don't want to put people off Shakespeare forever'"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jan/06/frantic-assembly-othello-scott-graham-steven-hoggett-interview). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Assembly, Frantic. ["Production - Frantic Assembly PodcastFrantic Assembly"](https://www.franticassembly.co.uk/the-frantic-podcast). *franticassembly.co.uk*. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

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