Desperate Men 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.

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 bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth – Darwin and the Dodo.

Desperate Men have also worked internationally, including in Beirut[9] and in Hong Kong.

[9] They also developed a project as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the South-West of England,[10] and featured in the 2014 and 2016 Wye Valley River Festivals.