National youth theatre present frantic assemblys othello. Creating the production budget for frantic assemblys othello. Apr 28, 2014 frantic assembly will revive its uk theatre awardwinning production of othello later this year, bringing the show to the lyric hammersmith for a fourweek run in january 2015 following a national tour. In frantic assembly othello it was performed in a physical theatre style which body language was used to show their point of view and the music was very current and new. Frantic assemblys othello behind the scenes interviews. The frantic assembly book of devising theatre 2nd edition. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners. Othello is a collaboration between the national youth theatre and frantic assembly. The adaptation of othello is choregraphed by frantic assembly with adrenalinfuelled soundtrack from electroband hybrid. Frantic assemblys othello is explosive and gripping londonist. I would like to thank the team at frantic assembly for creating this resource for ocr to support as. As director scott grahams reimagined othello arrives in london, he and frantic cofounder steven hoggett talk to lyn gardner about their stage.
This radical production retains all the passion and drama from the text yet revolutionises the setting, the interpretation and even the production values to bring to life a dynamic, exciting and relevant othello. Frantic assembly s othello at the lyric hammersmith. Neil bartletts romeo and juliet and frantic assemblys. The significance of their work stems majorly from the stylistic movement throughout their performances. Frantic assemblys lovesong media release press citizens.
Frantic assembly othello 2014 getting fit in rehearsals othello mark ebulue and desdemona kirsty oswald. Playing at the lyric hammersmith from january to 7 february 2015. On wednesday 10 th october i went to see frantic assembly s adaptation of othello at the theatre royal plymouth. Frantic assembly take audiences behind the scenes of some.
He said, its full of violence, revenge, hatred, nastiness and sexual intrigue, jealousy. One of his most heartbreaking tragedies, shakespeares tale of love, jealousy and deceit is brought to life in this groundbreaking production from the royal shakespeare company. Frantic assembly s awardwinning othello bursts onto the stage with this electrifying take on shakespeares most brutal and engrossing thrillertragedy. An interactive resource based on the design of frantic assemblys othello. Frantic othello is a thrilling new collaboration between awardwinning theatre company frantic assembly and filmmaker johnny kenton, commissioned by canvas. Scott graham, cofounder and artistic director of frantic assembly, first brought his reimagining of othello to the stage in 2008, later garnering a best direction award at tma theatre awards. Frantic assembly and theatre royal plymouths production of shakesperes othello plays at the rep from 12 15 november as part of a uk tour. Frantic assembly was formed in 1994 by scott graham, steven hoggett and vicki middleton, students from swansea university.
We had been talking about making a show about racial tension and a broken britain but it took me some time to convince steven that othello was our way of doing this. Jul 16, 2014 mark ebulue will star in the title role of othello at the lyric hammersmith next year when frantic assemblys production of shakespeares brutal thriller arrives in london following its uk tour. Dec 19, 2018 a frantic assembly and theatre royal plymouth coproduction, in association with curve, leicester frantic assembly present this electrifying tale of paranoia, jealousy, sex and murder, taking a. A a wanamaker stars in hugh whitemores play stevie. Frantic assemblys othello cast announced whatsonstage.
Punchdrunk return with their biggest production yet and zoa. To make a group booking please download, and complete this form and return to. The success of utilising the unique idea of incorporating movement so distinctively. You dont want to put people off shakespeare forever. Approaching their current performance of othello, directed by scott graham, then, i was pretty unsure of what to expect. None of the three studied drama or any of the arts, but were. Jul 16, 2014 frantic assemblys othello will be a coproduction with theatre royal plymouth and the tour will open there with a press performance on wednesday 8 october 2014, before touring to the nuffield. Frantic assemblys othello is explosive and gripping. Captured live in stratforduponavon, iqbal khans adaptation was the first at the rsc to cast a black actor, lucian msamati, in the role of. Frantic assemblys othello returns official london theatre.
The play is directed by scott graham with mark ebulue as othello and kirsty oswald as desdemona. A delicate mix of storytelling and physical theatre, this production was captured by digital theatre live at the lyric hammersmith, london. Shakespeares othello meets west yorkshire 2001 posted on october 6, 2014 by curvetheatreleicester frantic assembly return to curve this month with an electrifying take on othello, shakespeares thrillertragedy of paranoia, jealousy, lust and murder. Set in a pub caught at the frontier of the racial tension in west yorkshire in 2001, frantic assembly s othello took an original shakespearean play and reinvented it for a modern audience whilst still keeping the authenticity of the original text. National youth theatre present frantic assemblys othello national.
The frantic assembly book of devising theatreis out there now in all good bookstores, as they say and it seemed to tell us that we had reached a certain level of credibility. They spoke in the original language shakespeare wrote. Nov 16, 2014 though ive often heard of frantic assembly, particularly since coming to university, ive never had the opportunity to see any of their work. The cast of frantic assembly s othello are taking part in tough mudder this is a 1012 mile obstacle course which is designed by special forces soldiers to test your all around strength, stamina, determination, and camaraderie. Frantic assemblys othello lyric hammersmith january 2015. Frantic assemblys revival of othello originally adapted, directed and choreographed by scott graham and steven hoggett is a gripping 21st century take interweaving gang culture influences, northern accents, contemporary costume and a pulsating music score that compliments the action to rigorous effect. Until 07 feb 2015 frantic assembly return to the lyric with this electrifying take on shakespeares thrillertragedy of paranoia, jealousy, sex and murder. Jan 16, 2015 frantic assemblys othello is shakespeare how it should be experienced.
Oct 27, 2008 frantic assembly s ingenious new touring abridgement of othello which transposes the action of shakespeares play to modernday gangland britain is far more satisfyingly fleetoffoot. Modern interpretation of othello by frantic assembly. Scott graham, cofounder and artistic director of frantic assembly, first brought his reimagining of othello to the stage in 2008, later garnering a. A scan of the shows page on the birmingham rep website told me that the performance would only last an hour and forty minutes. Frantic assemblys acclaimed and awardwinning othello will explode onto the stage of londons lyric hammersmith following its uk tour. Frantic assembly s othello cast members, kirsty oswald and richard james neale perform their chair duet at alexandra palace in london. Joining him as desdemona is kirsty oswald and steven miller, who is best known for playing lenny lyons in casualty, plays iago. Jan 15, 2015 frantic assemblys othello at the lyric hammersmith. Traverse, edinburghanna jordans fourhander for frantic assembly, unfolding across time to tell parallel war stories, is performed with heart and focus. It has been set in a bar with upbeat music showing the atmosphere of drunk and cheery men and women. I was writing an argument against the statement that british theatre is dead from the neck down, and when i found the trailer for frantic assembly s othello, i knew i was on to a winner. The frantic assembly company, known for highly physical work, seizes the play by its scruff and gets it off to a memorable start with a ballet around, on and over a snooker table. Forget the days of watching actors in side view, occasionally spitting and standing in hunched profile which can. World leaders in devising and collaborative theatre, frantic assembly has launched a new virtual resource, frantic digital, which will give audiences exclusive insight into the creation of some of.
Adapted by scott graham and steven hoggett for frantic assembly. I absolutely loved frantic assemblys reworking of othello. Jan, 2012 internationally frantic assembly has performed, created and collaborated in 28 different countries. Frantic assemblys adaptation of othello by frantic assembly. Frantic assembly s othello will be a coproduction with theatre royal plymouth and the tour will open there with a press performance on wednesday 8. Lovesong intricately weaves the story of a couple in the first stages of their life together with the same couple as they approach the end of this story. Fa general resource pack the drama department website for st. The spectacle is undeniable, particularly when the walls of the pub concertina during set changes. Frantic assemblys othello othello hamlet the storm mr heracles time and the conways i am thomas carnesky. Kirsty oswald and mark ebulue in frantic assemblys othello. And its about to kick off in an exclusive collaboration, the national youth theatre are proud to present frantic assembly s awardwinning adaptation of othello. Shakespeares othello meets west yorkshire 2001 curve. The frantic assembly book of devising theatre is out there now in all good.
Frantic assembly s othello 2017 rep company written by william shakespeare, adapted by scott graham and steven hoggett for frantic assembly. Frantic assemblys design of othello by frantic assembly on prezi. Sally abbotts new play, produced by frantic assembly and codirected by company chief scott graham and kathy burke, comes straight from the heart. Adapted by scott graham and steven hoggett for frantic assembly directed by simon pittman.
A world of broken glass and beatings in the car park. Tristram kenton for the guardian s ome say this is othello as youve never seen it before. Nov 04, 2017 a frantic assembly and theatre royal plymouth production for more information visit \r\r in this second part of this art of dying trilogy, dennis rudge performs the famous tragic suicide from shakespeares othello, marking. Since then, the ever expanding company has produced a wide range of physical theatre productions, including othello, beautiful burnout and a collaboration with national theatres the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Its objective is to finish the game with the greater amount of pieces circles of the same color. Being set in a bar in northern england, their aim was clearly to make this classic shakespeare play accessible and contemporary to a 21 st century audience.
This production is directed by simon pittman, associate director of frantic assembly. The whole diary will be available to download on the. Jan, 2015 until 07 feb 2015 frantic assembly return to the lyric with this electrifying take on shakespeares thrillertragedy of paranoia, jealousy, sex and murder. It also made us realise that 15 years is a long time and we are no longer the new kids on the block, or the up and coming hot things. Shakespeares text has been adapted by scott graham and steven hoggett for frantic assembly. And its about to kick off in an exclusive collaboration, the national youth theatre are proud to present frantic assemblys awardwinning adaptation of othello. Frantic assembly, led by director scott graham, is a theatre company which strongly cooperates with contemporary techniques.
Richard has appeared in two uk tours of frantic s othello. Frantic assembly s revival of othello originally adapted, directed and choreographed by scott graham and steven hoggett is a gripping 21st century take interweaving gang culture influences, northern accents, contemporary costume and a pulsating music score that compliments the action to rigorous effect. William shakespeare, adapted by scott graham and steven hoggett frantic assembly lyric, hammersmith 2008 share. The original suggestion came from another director who just said, out of the blue, that we should do othello. Jan 06, 2015 as director scott grahams reimagined othello arrives in london, he and frantic cofounder steven hoggett talk to lyn gardner about their stage ethos, parting company professionally, and the. They have worked in around 30 countries and are widely studied as practitioners for alevels in the uk background. Set against the backdrop of yorkshire during the race riots of 2001, artistic director scott graham has bought a fresh. Frantic assembly s othello is shakespeare how it should be experienced. The jointartistic directors of frantic assembly, talk to philip fisher about their radical new vision of shakespeares othello currently playing at the lyric, hammersmith, and about the path from dance theatre that has led them to it. The production is national youth theatres first staging of othello since its acclaimed. World leaders in devising and collaborative theatre, frantic assembly has launched a new virtual resource, frantic digital, which will give audiences exclusive insight into the creation of some of the companys most iconic productions, including beautiful burnout, lovesong, othello and things i know to be true. Here we learn and experience the collaborative processes behind frantic assembly. Othello was an interesting diversion as we had originally set out to make a show about racial. Inside the rehearsal room of frantic assemblys othello.
The influential theatre company has inspired thousands of young. They have worked in around 30 countries and are widely studied as practitioners for alevels in the uk. I was also incredibly lucky that frantic assembly are big on providing learning resources. Frantic assembly take audiences behind the scenes of some of their best loved shows with new digital resource world leaders in devising and collaborative theatre, frantic assembly has launched a new virtual resource, frantic digital, which will give audiences exclusive insight into the creation of some of the companys most iconic productions, including beautiful burnout, lovesong, othello. Pool table sofa and table the walls slot machine windows the director took away the fourth wall. Frantic assembly award winning london based theater company movement direction for the tony awardwinning theatre production the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime west end, broadway. Frantic assemblys design of othello by frantic assembly on. Frantic assemblys adaptation of othello by frantic. Who would have thought that shakespeares othello could be placed in a chatsworth estate like location, bursting with rawness but, at the same time, realness unlike any other.
It was founded in 1994 by scott, steven hogget and vicki middleton. Frantic assembly has announced that mark ebulue will take the title role in the revival of their adaptation of shakespeares othello. Theres tension around the pool table, cues in hand. Though ive often heard of frantic assembly, particularly since coming to university, ive never had the opportunity to see any of their work. Take a look at our 2014 production trailer then head over to our website for films, resources and creative tasks. An interactive resource based on frantic assemblys adaptation of othello. Described by the times as the most innovative and progressive company around, physical theatre group frantic assembly have a fierce reputation to uphold. This helped the actors to show their confusion when influenced by drugs the walls would move or. Frantic assembly present othello at lyric hammersmith. Othello is a classic strategy game, also known as reversi. Shakespeare really is amazing with both language and dramas that are timeless and capable of convincing in the most unlikely productions.
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