All assemble

I've really lucked out. I'm excited about absolutely everything.’ Marilyn Rice is the head of Learning and Participation at Frantic Assembly, covering Sharon Kanolik while she is on maternity leave – and there surely couldn't be a better time to be involved with the forward-thinking, trailblazing company: Frantic (as it's affectionately known) is about to celebrate its quarter-century anniversary.

Founded in 1994 by three students from Swansea University – none of whom studied any kind of arts-based subject – Frantic was established on the foundations of uniqueness, of experiment, and of movement. At the time it must have felt risky to establish a company without much prior experience, and in an industry that could be ruthless too – but the leap of faith paid off. Frantic has since become the go-to for authentic, boundary-nudging work. One of its most notable productions, The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time, in collaboration with the National Theatre, won a Tony Award.