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Image: Othello
Photographer: Perou

	FRANTIC ASSEMBLY


	New writing\|Contemporary drama\|Physical theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
5–13 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Directors
Scott Graham
Steven Hoggett
Executive Producer
Lisa Maguire
Creative Learning Manager
Laura Sutton

ARTISTIC POLICY
Frantic Assembly produces thrilling, energetic, and uncompromising theatre. The company is committed to making work that reflects contemporary culture and attracts new audiences. In collaboration with a wide variety of artists, Frantic Assembly creates new work that places equal emphasis on movement, design, music, and text.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
This latest show from Frantic Assembly comes together like a perfectly designed piece of flat packed furniture and is a sinister joy.
The Guardian **** (Stockholm)
Beautifully choreographed by directors Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett…with its pervasive club music and all-embracing physicality, this show grips you by the throat and doesn't let go.
The Daily Telegraph ****

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Othello by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett
An electrifying take on Shakespeare’s gripping thriller-tragedy. Fusing a taut adaptation of the classic text with its trademark hard-hitting choreography, Frantic Assembly exposes prejudice, danger and fear in 21st century Britain.
150 mins, no interval, cast (9), crew (4), Includes violence.
Stockholm by Bryony Lavery
Treading a fine line between tenderness and cruelty, fantasy and reality, Stockholm reveals a relationship unravelling. It’s beautiful, but it’s not pretty. Stockholm delivers an extraordinary perspective on the nature of modern love.
70 mins, no interval, cast (2), crew (3). Includes strong language, violence and sexually explicit content.

WRAP-AROUND
Creative Learning
In addition to its work on stage the company runs an extensive programme of activity to introduce young people to physical theatre and develop their performance skills and confidence. The Creative Learning Programme consists of workshops, creative residencies and teacher training, which explore devising and physicality or current productions.
Training
Frantic Assembly also runs a Training Programme for aspiring professionals consisting of workshops with the artistic directors in devising and physicality.

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Stockholm and Othello are available for international touring throughout 2009 & 2010.