Internationally acclaimed theatre company Frantic Assembly celebrate 30 years with the announcement of a dynamic new programme of work. Over the last three decades Frantic Assembly has redefined the landscape of contemporary theatre-making, foregrounded the role of movement directors and choreographers in new dramatic works and inspired writers, actors and dancers to embrace new creative processes.
Frantic Assembly’s innovation continues to shape theatre by amplifying the stories of marginalised voices both onstage and off, and empowering artists from often-overlooked communities through its groundbreaking Ignition programme.
Scott Graham, co-Founder and Artistic Director of Frantic Assembly said: “I am not sure how to feel about Frantic Assembly turning 30! That seems like quite a large number to capture what essentially feels like a blur! But when I stop to think about it there is much to be proud of. I like to think there has been a positive impact upon how theatre is made, who gets to make it, and how our young people are invited to engage with it.
Our productions, outreach and accessible training have spawned a methodology that invites and supports creativity from those who might have found theatre distant or elitist. I am proud of that. But I am not going to spend too long celebrating the 30th birthday. I am more interested in ‘what’s next?’ It can be fun to look back but it is much more exciting to look forward.”
The programme includes:
The world premiere of Lost Atoms a new play by Anna Jordan (Succession/ Killing Eve/ Yen) directed by Scott Graham will tour for 17 weeks from September 2025.
The House Party by Laura Lomas (Metamorphoses, The Blue Woman), co-produced by Headlong and Chichester Festival Theatre in association with Frantic Assembly, which premiered in Chichester in May returns for further touring dates in early 2025, featuring six Frantic Ignition graduates in the cast.
A collaboration with Aurora Orchestra on Carnival, a new staging of Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals, to premiere at the Southbank Centre in May 2025.
Fundraising efforts to save Frantic Assembly’s vital talent development programme Ignition continue with ‘The Big Give Christmas Challenge’ as 50% of funds needed for 2025 reached so far.
The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre will be updated with new content in a third edition to be published by Routledge in the new year
