A very brief history of Frantic Assembly
What devising means to us
Truth and lies-persona and performance
What is physical theatre? (and why we hate answering that question)
Director/Director relationship
Video camera in rehearsal
Physical truth and characterisation
Insecurity, pragmatism, and admitting you were wrong!
Frantic music and the notion of soundtracking
2. Scenes and their creation
Part 2. Practical Exercises
Initial movement sessions
The importance of rules, time frames and limitations
Suggestions for Constructive Warm-Ups
Games-A Selection of Crowd Pleasers
What we mean by 'choreography'
Stopping Points and Connections
Movement for Non-Dancers/Choreography That Doesn't Feel Like Dance
Ways into basic lifting techniques
New Physical Vocabulary/Restrictions and Freedom
Sell Out Floor/Caterpillar
Advanced Exercises-Pushing the Potential
Devising choreography for site-specific theatre
6. Devising with words-devising through images
Words as starting points-working physically with text
The questionnaire and devising from a theme
Stockholm day one and the Stockholm recipe
Actions speak louder than words?
Getting Scenes on Their Feet
Physical Characters and Relationships
Playing with words: Leg of Lamb
8. Some things to think about
Bibliography of inspiration
