Jon Beedell and Richard Headon

‘Generations’ – a new show by The Desperate Men for 2022

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Oct
7
In 2022, Jon Beedell and Richard Headon will be going back into the streets, directing and performing in a new […]
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Forty years of Desperate Men

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Sep
10
    If you can believe it, 2020 marks Desperate Men’s 40th birthday. Four decades have passed […]

Desperate Men Christmas Newsletter 2018

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Dec
17
WYE VALLEY RIVER FESTIVAL WINS BOWLAND AWARD Our years acting as Artistic Directors for three Wye Valley River […]

Farewell to the Wye Valley River Festival 2018

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jun
2
The third Wye Valley River Festival (WVRF) ended on May 20th with fire, music, and the unforgettable sight of […]

Wye Valley River Festival 2018 – one month to go!

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Apr
12
WYE VALLEY RIVER FESTIVAL 2018 There’ll be magic in the air at Tintern Abbey next month as the moon rises […]

Desperate Men Autumn News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Oct
27
Bickering away on the road back from fame and fortune ‘WASHED UP’ IS FULLY FUNDEDThanks so much […]

Summer 2017 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jul
11
Image by Paul Bullivant NORWICH BURSTS BRISTOL’S BALLOONS The sporting world has been rocked by the […]

See us live in 2017

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
May
12
May 6th Blooming Whiteway – DNA arts Project May 13th Sprung Up Springfield Park Bath – DNA arts […]

Winter 2016 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Feb
16
BOOTY, BADDIES & BEASTIES “Have we awoken the terrible Dragon? Will it overwhelm us all?” […]
Photographer - Paul Blakemore

Summer 2016 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Aug
24
“Anarchic but consummately crafted sketches” – The Stage review of Slapstick & […]

See us live in 2016

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jul
28
August 4th – 7th Countryfile Live, Blenheim Palace Catch Richard Headon as Dave Fallow hosting Cirque […]

Winter 2015 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Dec
4
We’re preparing a travelling cavalcade of delights for 2016 as the second Wye Valley River Festival […]

Wye Valley River Festival

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Oct
30
Let the fanfare sound down the river from Hereford to Chepstow – the second Wye Valley River Festival […]

See us perform in 2015

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Mar
12
May 9 Round About Radstock DNA Project June 4 Circomedia, Bristol Slapstick and Slaughter June 14 Bedminster, […]

Bristol Loves Tides

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Mar
12
Water runs under, over and around Bristol, but how many people understand how and when it ebbs, flows, floods […]

March 2015 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Mar
6
Funding success for Wye Valley River Festival 2016 research We’ve scored a hat-trick with our research […]

Spring 2015 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jan
21
SLAPSTICK AND STEPHEN FRY We will be sharing the stage with the inimitable Stephen Fry on January 25th during […]
Slapstick and Slaughter

July 2014 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jul
3
We now have some confirmed dates for Slapstick & Slaughter over the summer – go to the Slapstick […]

Wye Valley River Festival

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jun
16
The first ever Wye Valley River Festival has ended – two weeks of spectacular events from May 3 – […]

Outside Online Report – March, 2014

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Mar
31
Read the report from Outside Online 2014, our second live online forum for outdoor artists! It took place on […]

Spring 2014 News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Feb
11
2014 kicks off with funding success for Slapstick & Slaughter and an Articulture commission opportunity […]
History and Heritage

History and Heritage

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Oct
2
Desperate Men are adept at bringing history, heritage and landscape to life, whether through large-scale […]

Autumn News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Sep
23
It’s a miracle! Desperate Men embarks upon our 34th glorious year of existence this September, having […]
Happy Families

Summer News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jul
2
Its summer and everybody’s going surfing but we’ve got far too much to do. From the Wye Valley River […]

News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Mar
26
WYE VALLEY RIVER FESTIVAL We’re delighted to be working as Creative Organisers on developing the inaugural […]
OUTSIDE ONLINE REPORT

News

Posted Posted by Kate Morrison
Jul
3
DESPERATE MEN IN ACADEMIA Susan C Haedicke (associate professor professor in the School of Theatre, Performance, […]

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