Frantic Assembly is a theatre production company. They have worked in over 40 countries and are widely studied as practitioners for

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in the UK.

Background

Frantic Assembly was formed by three students of

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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 the use of much movement and music, although they have always said that this should never stray away from the storyline. Their most notable production, in co-operation 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

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to create ''Things I Know To Be True.'' This toured both Australia (2016) and the UK (2016 and 2017). In 2018, Frantic Assembly launched a podcast, which has had guest appearances from old school teachers of Scott Graham,

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and

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References

{{Reflist Theatre production companies British companies established in 1994