One of the UK’s most versatile and inventive outdoor arts company, Desperate Men’s mischievous, warmhearted work invites audiences to ask serious questions about the world.

WHAT WE DO

Desperate Men have been creating, performing and producing ground-breaking outdoor theatre in the UK and internationally for 32 years. As creative producers, we work on large-scale outdoor art projects and collaborate with other partners and arts organisations. We also create bespoke performances, street animations and education projects on commission and still find time for our own creative work. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, from working with local authorities to engage communities to setting up partnerships with other artists.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Our biggest 2012 project is Battle for the Winds, which we are co-producing with Cirque Bijou. Unprecedented in scale, Battle for the Winds is a unique theatrical event marking the opening celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing events.

Thousands of artists and participants from the seven counties of the South West and beyond are creating this stunning and unforgettable piece of outdoor performance. Weaving myths and stories of the region with a new myth telling the story of a great battle to release the winds in time for the sailing events, the story begins in April, travels throughout the South West and culminates in three magnificent days in Weymouth and Portland from July 26 – 28.

Other projects include our new British Council-commissioned science show CSI Clowns, available for booking in the UK after a successful international tour and already booked for Mint Fest on September 1-2. CSI Clowns forms the third part in a trio of science shows, along with Everything Gets Eaten and Darwin and the Dodo, commissioned by the British Council in Hong Kong and Ciencia na Rua (Science in the Streets), Estremoz, Portugal.

GET IN TOUCH

If you would like to talk to us about booking a performance or creating a project, please call or email us. For press enquiries you can also email us. You can also follow us on Facebook or Twitter .