About
Can you be terrified and fearless? That is how we started Frantic Assembly. We began with little more than a fierce work ethic and a desire to do something different and to do it differently. The name Frantic Assembly gives it all away. It conjures an energy created by joining together. It has always been about this energy and learning from each other.
From a reckless leap into the unknown Frantic Assembly has developed into one of the most studied and praised theatre companies working today.
Our ambition is that we continue to learn and remain committed to making brave and bold theatre. At times it is physically dynamic and brutal. At others it's proudly tender and fragile.
Frantic Assembly has always been about more than the work on the stage. 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. Over the years the Frantic Method of devising theatre has helped people understand and make work throughout the world.
We began with little more than a fierce work ethic and a desire to do something different and to do it differently.
Our work
Award winning and sector leading theatre company led by Artistic Director and co-founder Scott Graham, we have toured extensively across Great Britain, and worked in over 40 countries internationally collaborating with some of today's most inspiring artists.
We are studied as leading contemporary theatre practitioners on five British and international academic syllabuses. We deliver a Collaborative Theatre-Making MA, with Coventry University (UK Modern University of the Year 2014, 2015, 2016 and UK University of the Year 2015). We also deliver Ignition, an innovative free vocational training programme for young men, particularly targeting those with little previous experience of, or access to, the arts. Ignition unlocks creative potential in boys across the UK and aims to make the future of British theatre better, fairer and younger.
Our productions include Things I Know To Be True (UK and Australia), Othello, Beautiful Burnout (UK, Australia, New Zealand and New York), Lovesong, Stockholm (UK and Australia) and The Believers. We have also provided movement direction on the award-winning National Theatre of Great Britain production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (West End, Broadway, UK & Ireland Tour, US tour) as well as movement direction on the BAFTA nominated British/American TV series Humans (AMC, Channel 4 & Kudos).
We have commissioned and collaborated with writers such as Simon Stephens, Andrew Bovell, Mark Ravenhill, Abi Morgan and Bryony Lavery. Our distinct creative approach has influenced contemporary theatre-making and foregrounded the use of movement directors and choreographers in new dramatic works. It has inspired writers to embrace new creative processes and opened up actors and dancers to new techniques. This is a matter of great pride as we continue to do something different and to do it differently.
History
Meet the Team
Learn & Train Practitioners:
Our team of trained specialists teach and share the Frantic method of devising all around the world.
Maggie Ann Bain, Sofie Burgoyne, Amelia Cardwell, Delphine Gaborit, Paolo Guidi, Sean Hollands, Eddie Kay, Steve Kirkham, Vicki Manderson, Steven Miller, Jonnie Riordan, Naomi Said, Krista Vuori, Jess Williams, Perry Johnson, Richard James Neale, Richard Mylan (Trainee)
Trustees: The board are the guardians and conscience of the company, they make sure we act properly as a charity, and have legal responsibility for the company’s administration.
Sian Alexander (Chair), Mark Ball, Julie Crofts, Matthew Littleford, and Sally Noonan
Scott Graham
Artistic Director
I set the artistic vision for the company and decide on the shows and projects we'll do, I direct and lead all our main productions and lots of our other projects, and I develop artists and young people through our Learn & Train work.
Peter Holland
Contact Peter at peter@franticassembly.co.uk or call the office on 0207 841 3115
Neil Bettles
Associate Director
I direct productions on the artistic programme of our work as well as shows and projects for Learn & Train. I also develop artists and young people through our Learn & Train work.
Email Neil or call +44 (0)20 7841 3115
Sharon Kanolik
Head of Learning & Participation
I head up our extensive Learn & Train programme, working to bring the Frantic method to more people and more places all around the world.
Email Sharon or call +44(0)20 7841 3115
Amelia Cardwell
Bio here Maggie Ann Bain
Bio here
Simon Pittman
Associate Director (Learn & Train)
I lead on the artistic side of our Learn & Train work, I direct shows and projects, and I teach our method to students, practitioners and artists.
Email Simon or call +44 (0)20 7841 3115
Juliet Styles
Learn & Train Coordinator
I coordinate the delivery of our Learn & Train programme, bringing the Frantic method to teachers, young people and artists across the UK and beyond.
Email Juliet or call +44 (0)20 7841 3119
Gemma Grand
I am the first person you speak to you when you get in contact with Frantic. I deal with any queries as well as supporting anything the team needs.
Email Gemma or call +44 (0)20 7841 3115
Kerry Whelan
Email Kerry or call +44 (0)20 7841 3115
