ABSTRACT
There is a range of material available for anyone seeking to explore the ideas that underpin the work of Frantic Assembly. Graham and Hoggett have written their own book, The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre , now in its second edition, which outlines the history of the company and describes the evolution of key exercises and significant productions. While Frantic’s work has featured only briefly in other books on UK theatre practice, their own books and online videos have been hugely popular. Since Look Back in Anger , Frantic Assembly have also offered those interested in their work the opportunity to experience their approach to performing and devising directly, through workshops and residencies. This chapter refers to all of these, and to theoretical and analytical works, in order to give a critical overview of Frantic Assembly’s approach to making theatre. Frantic’s work speaks to a generation for whom political theatre had become a thing of the past.
