Description
The Ignition Intensive
Experience two original devised shows created over five days by the next generation of theatre makers.
Ignition is Frantic Assembly’s free, nationwide talent development programme for young people aged 16-24, celebrating creativity across the UK.
In collaboration with Frantic’s UK wide partners, the programme seeks out under-represented talent in unexpected places, showing young people that the arts can be for them. Ignition has been discovering and nurturing talent for the last 15 years and has worked with over 10,000 young people. Ignition Graduates have gone onto successful careers within the creative industries, working with Frantic Assembly and other companies around the world.
During September and October 2023, the Frantic Assembly team travel the length and breadth of the UK meeting young people with little or no experience of theatre and introducing them the Frantic Method of devising theatre. From the hundreds of people, they meet 24 young people are selected to come together for the Ignition Intensive and devise two original performances in just 6 days.
Duration: 2 hours with an interval.
Ignition 2023 is proud to be partnering with:
Brixton House
Birmingham Hippodrome
Corby Cube
National Theatre Scotland
Leeds Playhouse
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse
Lyric Theatre Belfast
MAST Mayflower Studios
Northern Stage
Mercury Theatre
Sherman Theatre
Theatre Royal Plymouth
East London Theatre School