Frantic Assembly will return to Swansea next year to work in partnership with National Theatre Wales to devise a new production for their 2012 season.

Little Dogs is inspired by the Dylan Thomas story Just Like Little Dogs, and the furtive hours so many of us have spent searching for kindness and warmth in the shadows of the city.

Across the city, hearts are beating and the mating ritual has begun. In the nightclubs, the bus shelters, the back streets and the sand dunes, daring girls and reckless boys engage in a desperate dance while the less fortunate observe and pretend it doesn't hurt.

The production will be staged in Swansea’s richly atmospheric Patti Pavilion in May 2012.

Find out more about Little Dogs and the NTW 2012 season here.

Watch the NTW 2012 Season trailer here.

Here are some images from our visit to Swansea as part of our research for a new commission from National Theatre Wales. We will keep you updated as this exciting project develops.

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