>> Desperate Men
Richard Headon / Jon Beedell
Directors
Epstein Buildings
Mivart Street
Easton Bristol
United Kingdom
M: 0777 5911 620
P: 0117 9393902
http://www.desperatemen.com
office@desperatemen.com
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Desperate Men present
Darwin’s Deadly Dodo Doo Doo
A walkabout show for anywhere…
The whole panoply of earthly existence is disembowelled and hung out to dry in this cabaret style walkabout presentation of the mystery of evolution and creation - a show for street, stage or screen – in development for the 2009 bicentennial celebrations of Darwin’s birth.
• Does God play dice with the Universe ?
• Did Dodos Die out because we Did them in ?
• Why Did Darwin spend 8 years with Only Barnacles for Company ?
• What Did his Wife play on the Piano ?
• Could All the Species on Earth Fit in the Ark ?
• How did Kangaroos get from Mt Ararat to Australia ?
• And Who Cares ?
Featuring the massively bearded
Charles Darwin
astride a life size puppet Dodo
( 1,000lbs of Muscle and Meat with Elephantine Legs and Huge feet )
And the Long Armed Vicar riding a Hairy Monkey….
( a Scrawny Crab Eating Maqaque with Skinny Legs)
They Joust. They Jest. They Justify and Jingoise.
Two Giant Knights of Evolution and Extinction fight it out in the Public Arena on Huge Puppets that Speak and Spit.
A walkabout for all ages and beliefs.
Knockabout Knowledge and Yabbering Nonsense
Puppets developed with Pickled Image ( Dik Downey )
Available for Touring 2008 -9
For further information please see our website.
Other shows:
ANIMATIONS
Desperate Men have various animations currently available including:
The Film Crew - With a BIG STAR, the crew involve the audience, creating hilarious interactions. Alarmingly realistic!
Pirates! – Authentically horrible historical misfits – loveable rogues.
The Rubbish Heads - A balletic comment on the throw away society. Smartly suited men discard and collect refuse. Silent but deadly.
Kippered... Banished from their cosy smokery, the kipper twins search for a place to puff.
Dancing Bears Cheese - Fabulous spoof food product suitable for any food-related festival.
Truck, Tent, & Taxi - A Karaoke Lada Taxi drives around town, playing karaoke songs through external speakers while the driver tells his story to the passengers.
3 per day / 45 mins each / suitable for indoor or outdoor events. Comissions & new work also undertaken - animations, spectaculars, intimate interventions… or anything else ! Original, unique, imaginative performances.
PRESS QUOTES :
‘Zen and the Art of street theatre no less..... works wonderfully well...‘
Total Theatre Magazine, UK.
‘Most daring piece of street theatre I’ve seen that worked - beautiful and poignant.‘
Arts Officer, London
'Most perverse thing seen all weekend... certainly captivated its audience.'
On Tour (British Council)
'Street theatre performed with great passion, alacrity, and fun. Loved it!'
Venue magazine, Bristol.
'A cheerful and unruly piece of theatre on a massive scale.'
Amersfoort Nieuws, Holland
'Immediate, intimate, accessible...' 'Rich, dreamlike qualities'...'Highly visual, often weird, hilarious.'
State of the Nation
If you have an impossible idea – let us do it for you ! ( Now ! )
ZAP ARTS. dave.reeves@zapuk.com
Neil Butler. UZ EVENTS. kathy@uzevents.com
Madalena Victorino. Centro Cultural de Belem. Lisbon . Portugal
madalena.vitorino@ccb.pt
Julieta Santos. Teatro do Mar. Portugal.
julietasantos@clix.pt
Jeremy Shine. Streets Ahead. jeremyshine@streetsahead.org.uk
Bill Gee. BGA Associates / ISAN mail@b-g-a.co.uk
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