'It's simple. You imagine it - and then you make it so'

ASSEMBLY was due to be performed on stage in July 2020 and the production process began back in December 2019 when members of the community from our home boroughs of Camden and Westminster were invited to participate in a series of workshops with writer Nina Segal and director Joseph Hancock.

Through those workshops, Nina and Joseph formed the first Donmar Local Company, who were due to perform on the Donmar stage in July 2020. Three rehearsals in, lockdown began and the project had to pause.

The company kept in touch and the Creative Team began to consider how ASSEMBLY might be reimagined as a live digital experience. In this seven-minute film, Nina and Joseph discuss that process: its challenges, the enthusiasm and resilience of the company, and the surprising positive outcomes of these uncertain times. The film also includes clips from the original broadcast, behind the scenes content and insights from the Donmar Local Company.

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THE ASSEMBLY COMPANY
Angie Lieu (River)
Brian McGinnis (Jed, Bee)
David Cunningham (Colin, Polar Bear Cub)
Jenneba Sie-Jalloh (Facilitator)
Josiah Phoenix (Max, Cloud)
Karen Walkden (Deborah, Glacier)
Martin Fisher (Allun, Heatwave)
Michael Turney (Derek (on the phone), and The Stars)
Patrick Burrows (Gordo, Mick (on the phone), and New Moon)
Paul Ringo (News Reporter)
Pen Riley (Sylvia, The Planets)
Rita Barry (The Sun)
Sadhbha Odufuwa-Bolger (Kaysha, Mouse 1)
Stephen Rooney (Polar Bear)
Ubah Egal (Plant)
Victoria Valcheva (Shiv, Wind)
Youyangg Song (Mary, Mouse 2)

CREATIVE TEAM
Writer Nina Segal
Director Joseph Hancock
Video Designer and Director of Photography Andrzej Goulding
Set and Costume Designer Frankie Bradshaw
Composer and Sound Designer Max Pappenheim
Lighting Designer Sam House
System Designer, Programmer and Operator Dan Trenchard
Producer Liz Bate
Assistant Director Eleanor Clack
Participant Recruitment Lily Einhorn

Production Manager Kate West
Company Stage Manager Lizzie Donaghy
Deputy Stage Manager Amy Wildgoose
Stage Management Work Placement Victoria Rose
Costume Supervisor and Head of Wardrobe Katie Griffins
Hair & Make-up and Deputy Head of Wardrobe Sharon Pearson
vMix Operator and Programmer Dan McIntosh
Video Technician Rick Clutton

PRODUCTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Installation Makers Alex Berry, Philly Noone and Grace Smart
Animation Assistant Raphael Pimlott
Production Electrics George Dives
Streaming Equipment and Facilities Stage Sound Services
Lighting Hires White Light

SPECIAL THANKS
To the Donmar Staff and team supporting this production, Josh Grigg, Khadija Raza, Jess Bernberg, Chloe Jones, Paul Allen and the Centre for Alternative Technology, Zoë Svendsen, Cllr Heather Acton, Westminster City Council, Camden City Council, Rob Lehmann, Mike Candler, Steve Grant, Erma Simon, Jeff Stephens, Melchizedek Oketch, Naomi Ankrah, Omar Williams, Sabrina D'anjou, Teniola Osholoye, Tenz Kotomah and to the wider Donmar Local participants who joined us for our R&D workshops in December 2019 and January 2020.
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Behind the scenes photos: Richard Davenport/The Other Richard | theotherrichard.com
Video filmed and edited by differenceenginefilms.co.uk
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The Donmar wishes to thank the following individual, corporate and trust & foundation supporters of Discover, all of whom have enabled the Donmar's work with young people and the local community while the theatre’s doors remain closed:

Anonymous
Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
Chapman Charitable Trust
Clore Duffield Foundation
The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Emmanuel Kaye Foundation
Adam and Victoria Freudenheim
John Lyon's Charity
Kirkland and Ellis
The Oak Foundation
The Thompson Family Charitable Trust
Universal Consolidated Group

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