Guidelines for Creative Residencies
A Creative Residency will provide your students with the unique experience of working as a professional theatre company. The residency will be led by two Creative Practitioners, with support from your organisation.
Dates:
Creative Residencies are available across the UK all year round. Please provide your preferred dates in the form below and we will contact you to confirm availability. If the date is unavailable, we will work with you to find an alternative.
Duration:
3 – 5 days
Venue:
To be held at your school or venue.
The space must be of reasonable size (approx. 10m x 10m), be warm and have a suitable floor for exercise (i.e. sprung or wooden floor, NOT carpet or concrete). Please ensure that the floor has been swept and that there are no hazards in the space. The performance space should be available for the full day on the final day of the residency.
Cost:
Frantic Assembly will provide a quotation based on your requirements.
As a VAT registered company, we have to apply VAT for recharges that we invoice for. Even though there is no VAT on travel itself, as we are recharging you for it, we have been advised by both the Inland Revenue and our accountant that we must charge VAT on travel reimbursements.
Should you have any queries about this, information about this is detailed in on the HMRC website here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-costs-or-disbursements-passed-to-customers
Return to Face-to-Face Engagement – Covid-19
As we return to face-to-face engagement, it is important that our Frantic Practitioners understand and follow your school’s Covid-19 Guidelines & Policies. As such, the Host must send a copy of its Covid-19 Risk Assessment for Practical Drama Workshops and its Covid-19 Guidelines to maya@franticassembly.co.uk.
We ask that you ensure the following:
- Your school/organisation Covid-19 Guidelines are sent ASAP to maya@franticassembly.co.uk
- Your school/organisation Covid-19 Risk Assessment for practical session is sent ASAP to maya@franticassembly.co.uk
- Face coverings are worn if require by government guidelines (unless exempt) during the workshop and in public areas
- Social distancing is maintained at all times during the workshop between the Practitioner and the participants, and the Practitioner and the Host
- Social distancing is maintained at all times if require by government guidelines
- The room/venue is well ventilated during the workshop
- The room/venue is thoroughly cleaned and all surfaces (incl. door handles, music systems and light switched) are wiped down before and after
- The room/venue must be adequate size for all participants to maintain social distance if require by government guidelines
- Students/participants must not share props/equipment during the workshop
- You MUST inform maya@franticassembly.co.uk if a participant has tested positive before the workshop, so the session can be postponed
We will also be asking all our Frantic Practitioners to complete 2 lateral flow tests prior to the workshop, to ensure that you and your students are protected.
The Frantic Practitioner may wish to remain masked and socially distanced for the duration of the workshop for their own safety.
Frantic Assembly reserve the right to postpone or cancel the workshop should the Host not provide their Covid-19 Risk Assessment and Covid-19 Guidelines.
Rescheduling & Cancellation:
If the Host reschedules the booking with less than 10 working days’ notice, the Host must pay a £50 administration fee.
Both parties should endeavour to avoid cancellation. If cancellation is unavoidable both parties should liaise to rearrange an alternative date for the workshop.
However, if the Host cancels the booking more than 21 days in advance and an alternative date cannot be agreed, the host will not be charged for the workshop. If the Host cancels the booking less than 21 days in advance of the workshop and an alternative date cannot be agreed, the host must pay 50% of the total fee. If the Host cancels the booking less than 7 days in advance of the workshop date, the host must pay 100% of the total fee.
In the instance that a workshop is cancelled by Frantic Assembly and an alternative date cannot be agreed, the host will not be charged for the workshop.
Additional Covid-19 Clause
If the Host needs to reschedule the workshop due to Covid-19 restrictions or implications, Frantic Assembly will work with the Host venue to find an alternative date within a calendar month of Covid-19 restrictions being lifted. The Host will not be charged for this amendment.
Participants:
Age 14 + only. Participants must be made aware of the physical and movement-based nature of the workshop, prior to the workshop. Frantic Assembly must be informed of any special needs or medical requirements in advance.
Dress Code:
Participants must be advised to wear loose and comfortable clothing and trainers suitable for exercise - we recommend students wear PE Kit. NO jeans, NO jewellery and NO short skirts. Participants must NOT wear school uniform.
Numbers:
10-24 participants per group (even numbers are preferable).
We cannot work with more than 24 in a group.
Equipment:
A loud sound system with an mp3 connection must be provided.
Staff Support:
Please ensure that one member of staff is available to provide technical support on the final day of the residency and for the performance (the level of support required will be determined by the practitioners in the lead up to the performance). Please arrange front of house staff or stewarding for the performance.
Safety:
A member of staff must be present for the entire duration of the workshop.
Your organisation is responsible for health and safety, first aid and behaviour management.
Promotion:
Please do promote the performance widely so that your students can experience performing as a company in front of an audience. However, you must not circulate any press or publicity materials without prior consent from Frantic Assembly and ensure that all publicity includes the Frantic Assembly logo, which can be requested from maya@franticassembly.co.uk.
Photography:
Photographs must not be shared without the prior consent of Frantic Assembly. You can request consent by contacting maya@franticassembly.co.uk
Contracts & Workshop Booking Confirmation:
Once your booking form has been processed, our Learn & Train Team will send a Contract of Services to you to be signed, dated and returned. The contract MUST be returned to Frantic Assembly within 10 working days. Please note, your booking is NOT confirmed or secured until your Contract of Services has been safely received.