Desperate Men Theatre Company

Desperate Men Theatre Company

Desperate Men Theatre Company is a street theatre company founded by Richie Smith and Jon Beedell in 1980, [1] and is the UK's longest-running street theatre company. Now based in Bristol, England, the company aims to produce original, accessible comic theatre, and offers a variety of street animations,[2] bespoke work,[3] and creative consultancy.[4]

In 1985, Smith and Beedell appeared in Vivian Stanshall and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall's Old Profanity Showboat production of Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera. Smith played the part of Buster and Beedell played Screwy. Richard Smith reprised his role in the 1988 London production at the Bloomsbury Theatre.

Desperate Men have a history of producing work that deals with social and environmental issues, such as littering – the Rubbish Heads,[5] recycling – Eco-Pirates[6] and the forthcoming bicentary of Charles Darwin's birth – Darwin and the Dodo.[7] In 2007 they were artistic leaders on the Severn Project,[8] one of the UK's largest outdoor arts projects.

Desperate Men have also worked internationally, including recently in Beirut[9] and later this year in Hong Kong.[9] They are also working to develop a project as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the South-West of England.[10]

The name 'Desperate Men' comes from a poem by John Donne – 'Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men...'[11]

References

  1. ^ Commedia Dell'arte: A Handbook for Troupes By John Rudlin, Olly Crick Published by Routledge, 2001 ISBN 0-415-20408-9, 978-0-415-20408-8
  2. ^ http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/print.php?sid=5854
  3. ^ http://www.rudi.net/pages/19698
  4. ^ Welcome to Desperate Men – Desperate Men – Street Theatre, Outdoor Events & Commissions
  5. ^ http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/daysout/Wacky-theatre-company-Newport-cycle-patharticle-264152-details/article.html
  6. ^ http://www.poole.gov.uk/go.php?structureID=U45f582bd5dfd9&ref=N46B1F3E2B4EE4
  7. ^ http://www.darwin200.org/news/darwin-and-dodo.html
  8. ^ http://www.severnproject.com/2007/the_artists.html
  9. ^ a b http://www.santonaresidence.com/news_desc.php?id=20
  10. ^ http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/projects/phpNUC7eb.doc
  11. ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ObaxqTH2w2wC
  • Commedia Dell'arte: A Handbook for Troupes By John Rudlin, Olly Crick. Published by Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-20408-9, 978-0-415-20408-8
  • Street Theatre and Other Outdoor Performance. By Bim Mason. Published by Routledge, 1992. ISBN 0-415-07050-3, 978-0-415-07050-8
  • "In situ, European artists on the road", CARNETS DE RUE collection, editions l’Entretemps, 207 p. ISBN 2-912877-53-9

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