Lost Atoms at Liverpool Playhouse

If you’ve ever experienced the intensity of a Frantic Assembly production – the heart‑in‑your‑mouth physicality, the way movement and music are powerfully woven together – you’ll know what a big deal it is when this company debuts something new. Add in the fact that Lost Atoms is written by Anna Jordan – the award‑winning writer behind Yen, The Unreturning and TV’s Succession – and you’ve got one of the most anticipated theatre events of the year. It arrives as part of the company’s 2025/26 premiere tour, with a stop at Liverpool Playhouse. We can’t wait.

Frantic Assembly’s 30th anniversary season finds the company returning to its roots – with a piece of work that is visceral and poetic, hilarious and devastating. Co‑created by Frantic’s Artistic Director Scott Graham and Anna Jordan, Lost Atoms explores memory and love, and how the two twist around each other over time. Expect Frantic Assembly’s signature physicality, inventive staging and stunning storytelling – the elements that have made their work a favourite with contemporary theatre‑lovers.

At its heart, Lost Atoms follows two people whose lives are inextricably linked. We see them at different moments: falling in love, falling apart, re‑imagining the future they might have had. As memories fade and re‑form, the truth becomes slippery. Was it a transformative love story, or a toxic one? Are the good times gilded by nostalgia, or were they what truly mattered? Moving fluidly between past and present, reality and imagination – as only Frantic Assembly can – Lost Atoms is a time‑spanning meditation on love that will feel familiar to anyone who adored Lovesong, though here tenderness comes laced with a darker, more ambiguous undercurrent.

This production reunites trusted collaborators: Joe Layton (Metamorphosis, The Unreturning) and Hannah Sinclair Robinson (Othello, I Think We Are Alone) join forces on stage under Graham’s direction. Jordan’s text – known for its emotional accuracy and raw honesty – finds the perfect partner in Frantic’s highly visual style. Together, they promise a production that’s equal parts emotional gut‑punch and theatrical spectacle.

With its heady mix of movement, music and memory, Lost Atoms is set to be one of 2025’s must‑see theatre events.